Gov. Bassey Otu. By Itam Offor The Lawmaker representing Yala I State Constituency Hon. Odey Brian Wonah has described the early assent to the Local Government Amendment Bill 2025 as a demonstration of the State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu’s commitment to sustainable growth across the State. The Lawmaker who Co-sponsored the bill, spoke…
The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded last week as investors gained N883.7bn on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX) in a perfect trading week. Ripples Nigeria reports that investors recorded a gain of N1tr the previous week. In the current week, the equities market gained in all the five trading…
A view of the village of Fira, as the increased seismic activity continues on the island of Santorini, Friday. [Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters] Hundreds of small earthquakes that shook Greece’s tourist hotspot of Santorini this week have revived concerns about the safety of a decades-long construction boom along the island’s sheer, volcanic cliffs, experts said. No serious…
The legal battle surrounding Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) continues as the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered him to appear for a hearing on Monday, February 10, 2025. The order, issued by Justice Binta Nyako, comes despite Kanu’s repeated calls for his trial to be moved to the…
The Greek stock market posted fresh gains on Friday, at the end of yet another week of price growth, the seventh in a row, to see its benchmark climb to levels unseen in almost 14 years – i.e. since March 2011. Investors are dismissing any concerns about political instability and are focusing instead on the…
