Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) A total of 529 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. This is according to the examination report obtained from the MDCN on Sunday. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on Wednesday, …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio With five days to the end of the 60-day constitutional window, the Senate is expected to receive the list of the President’s ministerial nominees this week. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, in an interview said, “Ministers’ List will be out …

Central Bank of Nigeria building Real estate and construction firms in the country were able to secure loans totaling N21.89tn in four years, findings by The PUNCH have shown. The sector also contributed N93.14tn to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product during the period, according to an analysis of the GDP report …

Nigerian singer, Davido Nigerian Afrobeats star, Davido, whose real name is David Adeleke, has deleted a controversial music video after criticisms from the Muslim community. This comes two days after the singer posted the music video of his new DMW music signee, Olamilekan Taiwo, known as Logos Olori, on social …

Popular Nigerian skit maker Sydney Egere best known as Sydney Talker has taken to social media to appreciate Guinness World Record holder Holda Baci for agreeing to work with him on a project that has garnered major traction across top social media platforms. The comedian in his appreciation post on …

BDC Operator Changing Naira For Dollar The current crash in the naira is raising doubts about the exclusion of Bureau De Change operators from the investors’ and Exporters’ foreign exchange window. As of the close of trade on Friday, the naira closed N777.8 at the I&E Window, While CBN weighted …

CBN Headquarters In Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its failure to delete the patent provisions in the apex bank Customer Due Diligence Regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for the purpose …

  President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been hailed as a foremost entrepreneur whose laudable interventions in the agricultural sector in Nigeria should be applauded and emulated by others. Many Nigerian University Vice Chancellors, under the auspices of Committee of Vice-Chancellors who were at the Dangote Fertiliser plant on …

Following a bullish run in the stock market in recent months, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”) on Friday announced the reclassification of Fidelity Bank Plc. from small price stock to medium price stock.   A statement by the NGX said the reclassification became necessary because Fidelity Bank Plc. shares have …

A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has vowed to appeal a United Kingdom (UK) court ruling ordering a confiscation of 101.5 million pounds linked to him. Judge David Tomlinson of the Southwark Crown Court, had ordered the confiscation on Friday. Reacting in a statement posted on his Facebook …