Market capitalisation-to-GDP
8 Oct
Operators have bemoaned less than 18 per cent of Nigerian stock market capitalisation to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the past 64 years of its existence, urging the government to create more market-friendly policies...
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In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Court of Appeal to contest an order of…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians to the operations of 58 companies posing as investment entities and defrauding innocent Nigerians of their hard-earned money. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, noted that the move is in line with the commission’s commitment to sanitizing the financial space…
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The Cross River State House of Assembly has granted a request by the state governor, Senator Bassey Otu, to proceed on a three-week annual leave. Governor Otu, in a correspondence dated March 10, 2025, informed the State House of Assembly that he will commence his annual leave from March 11 to April 8. The governor…
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The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken her case against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to the global stage. This was as she tabled her plight at the Women in Parliament session held at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting (IPU) at the United Nations in New York.…
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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a trade bloc in East Africa said it is set to hold its 43rd Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on Wednesday. The summit is to discuss the evolving situation in South Sudan following the security crisis in the country. The summit will be held virtually, the…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully recovered 19 stolen vehicles, which had been taken from various locations across the FCT between January and February 2025. The recovery operation extended beyond the Federal Capital, with some of the stolen vehicles found in Jos, Niger, and Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement by…
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The Nasarawa State Government has officially taken over the prosecution of Timileyin Ajayi, who is accused of the gruesome murder of Salome Adaidu, a corps member. In a statement issued on March 10, 2025, the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Hauwa Jugbo, confirmed that her office would lead the legal proceedings against Ajayi. “The…
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The Police Command in Rivers has arrested five suspected kidnappers following credible intelligence ON their operations and hideouts. SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the command, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, stating that operatives also recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions from the suspects. She alleged that the suspects were responsible…
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The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed the importance of e-commerce in the imagined global economy, stressing the development as a driver of financial inclusion, a catalyst for wealth creation, and an enabler of economic resilience. Speaking at the introduction of a digital marketplace, Atlaxa, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Commissioner for Industry, Trade, and…
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Minna Branch, has raised concern over the alarming increase in reckless shootings and extra-judicial killings by police officers in Minna, the Niger State capital, in recent times. This was contained in an official letter signed by Barr. Isyaku Barau, Chairman of the NBA Minna Branch, to the Commissioner of Police,…