Kayode Ariwoola, who was born on August 22, 1958, is the Supreme Court’s most senior justice. Ariwoola was sworn-in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Monday, following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Muhammad. Background Between 1959 and 1967, Ariwoola…
Okomu, Ecobank, other stocks drive market’s N140bn gain as week opens
Nigeria’s equities market opened a new week in green, rising by about N140billion or 0.50percent on Monday, driven majorly by buy activities seen in stocks like Okomu Oil Palm Plc and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. Lagos-based research analysts at…
Optimising remote work in post-Covid-19 new normal: A work-life discourse
The lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic evolved a new world order with several possibilities that point to the potency of remote work as a trajectory to helping corporate organisations and businesses achieve their ultimate bottom-line of optim…
‘June 12’ redress: Buhari’s arbitrariness tells he’s a pseudo democrat
Once an autocrat, General Muhammadu Buhari later declared himself a “converted democrat.” And since becoming a civilian president in 2015, he has tried hard, often without success, to portray himself as a strong defender of the ideals of democracy. One…
Buhari returns from Kigali after 26th CHOGM
President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday afternoon, returned to Abuja after attending the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the capital of Rwanda, Kigali. President Buhari, had traveled on Wednesday, June 22, and was received by senior…
‘FG pays N83m to 16,636 households in Anambra every month’
At least 16,636 poor and vulnerable households in Anambra state have been benefitting from the Federal government monthly N5000 conditional Cash transfer programme, totalling N83,180,000. The Unit Head, Anambra State Cash Transfer Unit, Raphael Enukora…
Guinness Nigeria pledges to provide more females with viable career opportunities
As part of its diversity and inclusivity strategy for empowering the underrepresented in Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Plc has empowered nine female bartenders in the pilot edition of the Diageo Bar Academy (DBA) programme in Lagos. The DBA is designed to …
Mouka unveils novel technology to further quality mandate
As a company which prides itself in investing in Research and Development (R&D), Mouka recently equipped its world-class laboratory with two additional machines that are said to be one of a kind in Nigeria. These machines were installed in a purpose-bu…
Here’s how naira closed week at official, parallel market
Trading at Nigeria’s foreign exchange market closed on Friday with Naira appreciating marginally by 0.28 percent or N1.21/$1.00 Week-on-Week (W/W) at the official window, also known as the Investors and Exporters (I&E) forex window. A report by Afrinve…
New PVCs ready for collection October 2022 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said Nigerians who are currently registering in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) October 2022. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Ya…