Author Archives: Jasper Atakefa
Foreign direct investment soars by over 50% in three months
Nigeria’s foreign direct investment (FDI) soared by percent between July and September 2018. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), FDI went up by $ million from $ million to $ million…
Jimi Agbaje under fire for saying Lagos under bondage
Sen. Olamilekan Adeola (Lagos West) on Thursday said Lagos had made continued progress owing to good governance delivered by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeola made the assertion in a…
2019: BON names only five candidates for presidential debate
Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have named only five political parties, to participate in 2019 vice presidential and presidential debates. According to s…
Champions League: 15 teams qualify for knockout rounds, one spot left [Full list]
Following the completion of Champions League group games on Tuesday night, 15 of 16 spots in the second round have been claimed. Liverpool qualified following a 1-0 win over Napoli.…
Jim Iyke speaks on his reported arrest at Lagos Airport
Controversial Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has opened up on his reported arrest at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos. On Monday, the popular actor was captured in a video that went viral…
Leah Sharibu’s parents react to new audio message from abducted Dapchi schoolgirl
The parents of Leah Sharibu, have confirmed the voice from an audio message, as that of their daughter. Leah is the only girl still held captive by Boko Haram insurgents,…
PDP is dead – Senator Omisore
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has labelled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as "dead". Omisore and other leaders of the…
Nigeria’s GDP growth falls in Q2
The rate at which Nigeria’s gross domestic product grew in the second quarter of 2018 slowed to from recorded in the first quarter of the year. According to the Gross…
Naira steady, dollar slips while gold gains slightly
The Nigerian Naira continued to witness stability against a weaker Dollar during Tuesday’s trading session. Although the local currency could remain buoyed by repeated central bank intervention, external risks in the form…
NASS siege: What Goodluck Jonathan said about Buhari, APC government
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday reacted to the invasion of the National by men of the Department of State Services, DSS. In his reaction, the Bayelsa-born politician reposted one…