The Debt Management Office (DMO) has listed N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk on the Nigerian Exchange (NSE) Limited and the FMDQ Securities Exchange. The N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk was issued in December 2021. Proceeds from the Sovereign Sukuk, which was heavily oversubscribed, were meant for execution of infrastructural projects across the country. According to the DMO, the listing is done to maximise market liquidity for investors in the Sovereign Sukuk “To maximise market liquidity for investors in the Sovereign Sukuk, the DMO is listing the N250 Billion Sovereign Sukuk, which was issued in December 2021, on the NSE and the FMDQ…
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons began their title defence on a faltering note on Monday at the 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Rabat, Morocco by losing again (1-2) to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana.
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have adopted the recommendations of its mediator for Mali and Nigeria’s former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, concerning the lifting of economic sanctions on the country. Jonathan’s six-point recommendation was adopted in Abuja on Monday after presented the document to ECOWAS leaders at the 61st Ordinary Summit in Accra Ghana. Jonathan’s recommendations were expected to pave the way for the implementation of a new 24 month transition period and the final resolution of Mali’s protracted sociopolitical crisis. Jonathan had in a briefing last weekend recommended to the authority of Heads of…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called on Nigerian government to ensure the defending and protection of the principle of separation of powers among the three arms of government as well as the independence of the judiciary. A statement by the Forum of Fellows of the Centre, signed by Professors Adele Jinadu, Jibrin Ibrahim and Okey Ibeanu and emailed to ASHENEWS on Monday, also called on democratic forces in the country make the independence of the judiciary and protection of the principle of separation of powers “principal plank of advocacy.” The position of the Fellows…
One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, Ruth Bitrus has shared how she escaped from captivity after eight years. The insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state where they whisked away over 250 girls who were writing their final exams at the time. Having fled the terrorists’ enclave in Borno state, she was eventually discovered by troops of the Nigerian Army on June 29. Two days after, she addressed journalists where she narrated her ordeal at the hands of the terrorists. The victim, who gave her name as…
The members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday burnt down the Igboeze North local government area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu state. The incident resulted in the destruction of 748 ballot boxes, 240 voting cubicles; office furniture and equipment. Meanwhile, the electoral umpire has described the Sunday attack its office as worrisome. INEC in a statement by its National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Monday said although no casualties were reported, 748 ballot boxes, 240 voting cubicles and equipment were destroyed. Okoye said the Resident…
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two Catholic Reverend Fathers from Central Senatorial District on Benin-Auchi Expressway between Ehor and Iruekpen areas. The spokesperson of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin. The Catholic priests are Rev. Fr. Udo Peter and Rev. Fr. Philemon Oboh. “This is to confirm the kidnap of two Catholic Reverend Fathers, Rev. Fr. Udo Peter of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Uromi and Rev. Fr. Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Centre, Ugboha, in Esan South East local government area of Edo state. He…
Google’s Gmail is undoubtedly one of the most-used email services in the market and Google often improves it by adding new features and changes. Now, the Mountain View giant has added the ability to use Gmail offline, without an active internet connection. Check out how to enable offline mode in Gmail and how it works right here! How to Use Gmail Offline: Guide (2022) Email services like Gmail or any other service require an active internet connection to enable users to check their mail inbox, get new mails, and respond to them. However, with the offline mail mode enabled for…
Terrorists on Monday night killed five smallholder farmers and rustled unspecified number of cattle in Barkeji village in Kauran Namoda local government area of Zamfara state. A resident of the village told ASHENEWS that “the terrorists killed persons and one other person was injured and in critical condition. “He is now receiving medical attention at a local health facility. “Also, the terrorists rustled unspecified number of cattle,” he said. ASHENEWS could not immediately reach the spokesperson of the state Police Command for comment.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s State Visit to Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday 28th June to 2nd July was a first class success story and this is measurable by outcomes, not least, the real determination of the two nations to engender a close relationship. Many in Nigeria remember that historically, Portuguese sailors were the first in Europe (ahead of British) to have contact with the territory now called Nigeria, when a certain Explorer, Rui de Sequira visited the Lagos area in 1472, actually naming the area around the city as Lago de Curamo, which means Lake of Curamo (Curamo, recall Kuramo Lagoon, Kuramo Beach…