Friday, 20 November 2009
Last Update: 09:58:33 PM Nigerian Time

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Budget presentation: PDP backs Reps

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday backed the House of Representatives in its face-off with the Senate over the venue for the presentation of the 2010 budget by President Umaru Yar’Adua to a ...


19 Hours 48 Minutes ago.


EU gives Nigeria $1bn to fight corruption
By Agency Reporter


Nigeria signed a 677m euro pact with the European Union on Thursday aimed at combating ...
Photo File: 9 Hours 30 Minutes ago.


Nigeria, Uganda population fastest growing in Africa -Report
By Agency Reporter


The populations of Nigeria and Uganda are the fastest growing in Africa, according to a United Nations ...
Photo File: 9 Hours 26 Minutes ago.


Bribery: Italian judge rejects plea to stop Saipem’s operations in Nigeria
By Agency Reporter


An Italian judge has rejected a prosecutor‘s request to suspend business operations of oil major ...
Photo File: 9 Hours 24 Minutes ago.


Tsvangirai to discuss Zimbabwe crisis with Gaddafi
By Agency Reporter


Zimbabwean Prime Minister, Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai left on Thursday for North Africa, where ...
Photo File: 9 Hours 19 Minutes ago.

Egypt recalls Algiers envoy after soccer loss
By Agency Reporter


Cairo recalled its envoy to Algiers and Egyptians burned the Algerian flag on Thursday after ...
Photo File: 9 Hours 18 Minutes ago.


Princewill, Awuse in collision course over alleged defection
By Our Correspondent


Crisis has brewed between the chieftain of the Democratic Peoples Party in Rivers State, Chief Sergent ...
Photo File: 9 Hours 10 Minutes ago.


Nigeria restates commitment to West African Gas Pipeline Project
By Our Correspondent


Nigeria has restated its commitment to the West African Power Pool and the African Gas ...
Photo File: 6 Hours 39 Minutes ago.


NSE accuses govt. of flouting local content policy
By Agency Reporter


The Nigerian Society of Engineers on has berated the government for flouting the local content ...
Photo File: 6 Hours 36 Minutes ago.


“Kogi needs N13bn to solve ecological challenges’’
By Our Correspondent


The Kogi state government has said that it requires about N13.8billion to curb the ecological ...
Photo File: 6 Hours 31 Minutes ago.


Truck somersaults, crushes over 100 dogs in Calabar
By Agency Reporter


Meat traders in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar are counting the cost after a truck carrying ...
Photo File: 6 Hours 29 Minutes ago.


EFCC spent N2.8bn in 2008 – Report
By John Alechenu


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spent N2.8bn on administrative and personnel ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 46 Minutes ago.


Anambra: Soludo likens self to Christ
By Emmanuel Obe and Olusola Fabiyi


The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State, Prof. ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 12 Minutes ago.

US court declares Nigerian-Beninoise drug suspect wanted
By Agency Reporter


A district court in Chicago, United States, has declared a suspected Nigerian-Beninoise drug ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 11 Minutes ago.


Fire torches part of NAFDAC headquarters
By Ademola Adedeji


A dawn inferno on Thursday razed two floors in the head office of the National Agency for Food ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 11 Minutes ago.


FG considering new wage for workers
By Agency Reporter


The Federal Government said on Thursday that it was considering a new wage for federal civil ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 10 Minutes ago.

NLC honours 21 coal miners killed by colonial police
By Agency Reporter


SCORES of workers under the aegis of the Enugu State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 9 Minutes ago.


No plan to gag media — FG
By Our Correspondent


The Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili on Thursday in Abuja, ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 21 Minutes ago.


Nigeria is a failed state —Balarabe Musa
By Jude Owuamanam


Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has expressed concern ...
Photo File: 19 Hours 17 Minutes ago.

News Updates



Oshiomhole appoints acting CJ
By Our Correspondent
19 Hours 18 Minutes ago.

Lapses in education sector, threat to Vision 2020 —NCCE
By Francis Falola
19 Hours 30 Minutes ago.

FG donates books worth N4.2bn to schools
By Our Correspondent
19 Hours 29 Minutes ago.

Hajj leader blames airport security for fake $22,000 export to Mecca
By Our Correspondent
19 Hours 38 Minutes ago.

Chime sacks ESUT Vice-Chancellor
By Kazeem Ibrahym
19 Hours 37 Minutes ago.

UNICEF urges state Houses of Assembly to pass child rights bill
By Fidelis Soriwei
19 Hours 35 Minutes ago.

FG commences payment of allowances to former militants
By Agency Reporter
19 Hours 34 Minutes ago.

Warrant of arrest: Ogun Speaker faults police attitude
By Hamed Shobiye
19 Hours 45 Minutes ago.

Why UNAD raised fees to N90,000 —VC
By Femi Makinde
19 Hours 42 Minutes ago.

30 mothers benefit from Ondo Safe Motherhood Programme
By Sunday Aborisade
19 Hours 42 Minutes ago.


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STOCK MARKET
As at Thu, 19 Nov 2009
FCMB (N6.95) (0.04%)
Vitafoam (N5.27) (0.04%)
UBN (N7.10) (0.04%)
Dangote Flour (N6.06) (0.04%)
Fidelity Bank (N2.46) (0.04%)
Custodian (N3.10) (0.04%)
Access Bank (N7.00) (0.04%)
AshakaCem (N13.51) (0.03%)
NAHCO (N8.20) (0.01%)
AP (N33.51) (0.01%)
John Holt (N9.76) (-0.05%)
NBC (N19.14) (-0.05%)
Cadbury (N12.87) (-0.05%)
First Bank (N14.27) (-0.05%)
Diamond Bank (N7.25) (-0.04%)
Mobil (N96.50) (-0.02%)
ETI (N13.70) (-0.02%)
PZ (N22.06) (-0.02%)
UACN (N41.00) (-0.01%)
Volume: 574.769 million, value: N4.014bn, Deals: 6,340, Index: 21,568.28
Mkt Cap: N5.118tn

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