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The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers has launched a book and a documentary on the capital market to mark its 30th anniversary. In his welcome address at the launch, which took place on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange recently, the institute’s President, Oluwole Adeosun, explained that the book, History of the Nigerian Capital Market,

Operators in the built industry have voiced their discontent over how politicians are negatively impacting town planning laws. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, a former President of the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria, Moses Ogunleye, said the enforcement of town planning laws was ineffective because of the weak system. He said,

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, said his administration was keen to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and become a net exporter of agricultural products through what he called “aggressive mechanisation.” He affirmed his administration’s support to give ease and succour to the 2024 Hajj pilgrims. “Nigeria will become a net exporter of food through

The Federal Government is aiming to create 1.2 million jobs for through the construction of 3,112 housing units under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, revealed that during the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Karsana, Abuja recently. He noted that the government was prepared to take advantage

One of Nigeria’s oldest cocoa companies, FTN Cocoa Processors, recorded zero earnings in 2023 due to its inability to engage in production because of working capital adequacy concerns. This was indicated in its financial statements for the year ended December 2023 filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited recently. The report showed that the firm suffered

RARE coins thought to have been buried in 1066 — the year of the Battle of Hastings — are expected to sell for £180,000.

NIGERIA is reeling in darkness once again due to the first collapse of the national grid in 2024 on February 4. This recurring nightmare provokes grave concern for the country as its socioeconomic potential is disrupted, its enterprising people limited, and its households entombed in perpetual darkness. President Bola Tinubu and his Minister of Power,

Agonizing defeat for 49ers as Patrick Mahomes leads Kansas City's game-winning touchdown drive in overtime

Chris Pratt is in a hilarious new Super Bowl campaign! The 44-year-old Jurassic World actor stars as “Mr. P” in the Pringles commercial, the mascot who has appeared on the Pringles can. As for the mustache featured in the ad, he told Variety: “I grew it out and shaved down the sides, and it curled [...]

After facing teething challenges in selling insurance policies through mobile phones, underwriting companies are now expanding their reach with innovative products and insurtech, NIKE POPOOLA reports About a decade ago, some insurance companies partnered with mobile telecommunication network companies to enable phone users to subscribe to life insurance policy using their mobile phone devices. The

The death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, will leave the country, especially the financial sector, in a pensive mood for some time. In this piece, Oluwakemi Abimbola, writes about his strides in banking and the business world While the Access Holding family and the Nigerian financial sector were still

Troops of the Nigerian Navy under the Operation Delta Sanity have set ablaze three illegal oil refining sites in Rivers and Bayelsa States. The Navy said its ship, Soroh, discovered and deactivated one of the refining sites with two reservoirs, three drums, empty sacks, and two ovens with crude oil of about 4,000 litres at

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday, said that the socio-economic as well as security challenges confronting the country require spiritual solutions. The spiritual leader noted that the nation’s political leaders appeared to have tried their best to seek solutions but that Nigeria urgently needed divine intervention.

Rodolfo Vieira reflects on his submission win over Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night 236.

In this interview, the Director General of Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission, Seye Oyeleye, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBITE the causes of current insecurity in the South-West What are the new things the commission wants to bring to the table this year? Well, as you quite know at DAWN, we work assiduously for the development of

Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance & other Financial Institutions has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to tame inflation in the country. The chairman of the committee said this on Saturday at a retreat with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation in Lagos. He said, “If you follow what has been happening, particularly from the end

Kris Jenner is starring in a new Super Bowl ad! The commercial, which aired during CBS’ broadcast of the 2024 Super Bowl, focuses on people throughout history, and how they twist open the iconic cookie to make critical decisions. In one scene, guards allow the Trojan Horse to enter the city of Troy. And in [...]

The Pentagon announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, 70, was hospitalized Sunday afternoon for “symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.” The statement said Austin was retaining his powers.

THE recent rebound of the naira after the Central Bank of Nigeria ordered Deposit Money Banks in the country to offload the excess dollars in their vaults comes as a welcome relief to Nigerians. Many citizens have had to cope with escalating cost-of-living after the petrol subsidy removal and floating of the national currency by

Report from RNZ Motorcycle and motor scooter riders in Wellington are being revved up by a proposal to introduce paid parking. City councillors will this week consider options for their draft long term plan – the council’s ten year budget – and among the proposals are changes to parking which would see a fee of […]

Liverpool and Manchester City Eye Leeds United’s Rising Stars: The Gray Brothers’ Premier League Future The Premier League giants, Liverpool and Manchester City, are reportedly setting their sights on Leeds United’s promising young talents, Harry and Archie Gray. As the transfer window looms, the potential move for these siblings has become a hot topic, especially […]

Jason Momoa is bringing the humor to the Super Bowl! The Game of Thrones star appears in the T-Mobile 2024 Super Bowl ad dancing to Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… What a Feeling” alongside Zach Braff and Donald Faison. In the clip, Jason gets doused with water, hits a few high notes and even meets the movie’s [...]

[Vanguard] The Elephants of Cote D'Ivoire have won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after defeating the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 on Sunday.

Almost 6,000 hotspots were detected in neighbouring countries on Sunday, with at least 4,000 of them located in Cambodia, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).

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