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African Securities Exchanges Association/CISI unite to promote professionalism, common certification standard in capital markets   The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide an effective framework to develop a common certification programme across the 26 ASEA Member Exchanges. The aim of the partnership is …

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  Dayo Emmanuel   A report has revealed that a total of N1,354,132,400,000.00 was allegedly embezzled from the Nigerian coffers since the advent of democracy in 1999. The report, a product of in-depth research published in a document titled, “Justice or Impunity? High profile corruption cases crawling or gone to sleep,” by Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, gave the alarming figure allegedly …

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Airlifting For Christian Pilgrim Commences 24th Nov–NCPC Barring any change, the Nigeria Christian pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has announced that the flag off of the 2016 Main Pilgrimage to Israel, Rome and Greece will take place on 24th November, 2016 at Yola International Airport, Adamawa State. The Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Senator. Mohammed Bindow, will serve as the special Guest of …

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NDIC Decry Okereke Onyuike’s merger call with AMCON FRIDAY EKEOBA The management of Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has decried the merger call by the erstwhile Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyuike. The NDIC said the organisation mandate and scope of operations are far beyond such narrow scope as was ignorantly painted by Okereke Onyuike, …

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A hideout of suspected criminals has been uncovered in Bayelsa State. According to Channelstv.com, the Joint Task Force code-named “Operation Delta Safe” uncovered the hideout around Biogbolo Secondary School in Yenagoa, the state capital. During search, the Joint Task Force uncovered Improvised Explosive Device (IED) set with the intention of setting it off which device was diffused by the troops. …

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An elderly woman during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Edo State reportedly broke through security protocols to present a goat to the President. To Lady Egbon Grace, a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from Ward 7, Oredo Local Government Area of the State, it was a dream come true though in a brave manner. Moving through the crowd …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with other conservationists working in the country have recently caught on camera images of chimpanzees in the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa (OSO) Forest, traversing Ogun, Osun and Ondo States. The camera-trap photos are the first firm evidence of chimpanzees in South West Nigeria for over a decade and the discovery has been greeted with …

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Electricity, housing prices push inflation rate to 18.3% – NBS  The National Bureau of Statistics has said that the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation rate has increased from 17.9 per cent in September to 18.3 per cent in October. The bureau in a report on Monday, attributed the increase in inflation rate to pressures recorded in some sub-index such …

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Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun FG spends N750bn for infrastructure development in five months, says Minister As part of measure to reposition Nigeria’s economy, the Federal Government in the last five months mobilized not less than N750 Billion for infrastructure development. Speaking in Lagos on Saturday at the 2016 Wealth Creation Platform organized by KICC International, the Minister of Finance, …

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NCPC Holds Maiden Security Orientation For 2016 Pilgrimage To Israel, Rome and Greece The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) held a two day security Orientation for security personnel and staff of the Commission who will be participating in this year’s pilgrimage.   The event which took place at the Conference Hall of FCT Christian Pilgrim Welfare Board, WUSE Zone 5, …

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