naija news today 020718

Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, Mr. Eric Fajemisin, in this interview discusses how the proposed micro pension scheme will grow the pension ... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2tKRD17 Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has cleared a former Executive Director of Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Austen Obigwe, of any wrongdoing in the transaction between the bank, Union Trustees Limited and Falcon Securities’ capital market infractions. The Investment and Securities Tribunal ... Read...

Nigeria’s total export earnings increased by 10.2 per cent to $14.394 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 compared with the $12.925 billion recorded in Q4 2017. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed this in its Q1 2018 ‘Brief on Balance of Payments Statistics,’ posted on its ...

SUNDAYEXPRESS.CO.LS There is palpable tension in Owerri, the capital of Imo State following the abduction of a popular pro-democracy activist, Paulcy Iwuala. Iwuala, founder of Genius Eyes International, was reportedly kidnapped along the Spibat area of Owerri while returning from the birthday...

In spite of the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, six persons were in the early hours of Sundayreportedly killed in an early morning attack on Rahwol-Fwi village, a community … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2lLBvYB Get More...

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said, weekend, that it would soon release the full report of its investigation into alleged under-aged voting in the Kano election report. Yakubu INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this during an interaction with newsmen in...

The leader of new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, has said the group will make its position known to ... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2INUGdG Get More Nigeria Political News

File Photo Former National Deputy Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, says a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, remains his leader forever. He said this on Sunday, when he led 10 of his loyalists on a thank you visit to Obasanjo at his...

Eleven members of the same family have been found dead – with nine hanging from the ceiling of their home, blindfolded, gagged and with their hands tied behind the back. Police are investigating whether the victims – seven women, two men and two boys aged 15 – committed suicide … Read more...

A car bomb attack targeting a military patrol in northern Mali has killed at least two civilians and wounded several French soldiers, according to Mali’s defence ministry. Patrik Steiger, France’s army spokesman, confirmed that civilians had been killed in Sunday’s bombing near the town of...

The new law, which enters into force on July 1, modified previous Swedish legislation necessitating proof that a perpetrator had used force or that a victim was in a vulnerable situation, such as under the influence of alcohol, in order to secure a rape conviction. The wording states that …...

Axios has obtained a leaked draft of a Trump administration bill — ordered by the president himself — that would declare America’s abandonment of fundamental World Trade Organization rules. Why it matters: The draft legislation is stunning. The bill essentially provides Trump a license to...

African leaders have gathered in Mauritania’s capital for talks on combating extremism ahead of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit kicked off as an extremist attack killed four people in Mali. The 31st African Union (AU) summit opened in the Mauritanian capital of...

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) has expressed the hope that the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 will promote ease of doing business; attract local and foreign investments into the country. The council said the Code will also enhance the integrity of the Nigerian...

Minister of Communications, Dr. Abdur-raheem Adebayo Shittu said Chinese companies have invested over $16 billion in Nigerian telecommunications industry. He disclosed this in Abuja at a one-day conference on "Africa-China Cooperation in Information Technology and Digital Economy: Prospects...

The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that there will be no more room for negotiation with obligors as the company is now set for a new stage which is complete assets take-over. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, who disclosed in …...

A Mexican Workers’ Party member was shot dead Sunday in western Michoacan state shortly before polls opened for general elections, local law enforcement … Read more via More Top Stories – Google News – https://ift.tt/2yWchAe Get more World News

A Mexican Workers’ Party member was shot dead Sunday in western Michoacan state shortly before polls opened for general elections, local law enforcement … Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2tVumZl Get more World News

The images come as leaked reports from US intelligence officials appear to cast doubt on North Korea’s willingness to give up its nuclear weapons program, something Washington said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to when he met US President Donald Trump in … Read more via More Top...

The 2,000-pound, 32-foot MOMO-2 rocket crashed just after 5:30 a.m. local time in Japan, the second failed launch ... Read more via Yahoo News – Latest News & Headlines – https://ift.tt/2KAp2BU Get more World News