Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 21st August 2023
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 21st August 2023 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Stakeholders to discuss market, economy in Q2 CMC meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the capital market community would discuss the implementation of the Revised Capital Market Master Plan, Fintech and commodities trading ecosystem roadmap as well as other matters relating to the capital market and the economy at its Second Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting in 2023. The CMC is an…
New Telegraph.
‘Distributing money as palliative’ll create more hardship’
The Federal Government has been urged to create jobs rather than distributing cash as palliative to the citizens. The CEO, Reli Entrepreneurship Advocacy, Emmanuel Anyagwa, while speaking to New Telegraph, noted that cash distribution would create more hardship instead of ameliorating the negative effect of subsidy removal. According to him, what the government should do…
New Telegraph.
Cutix Plc to honour Nwosu for meritorious service
The Board of Directors at Cutix Plc has finalised preparations to recognise and honour Ambassador Okwudili Nwosu, the CoFounder and Chairman of the Company, for his exceptional dedication spanning over 41 years of service, according to a statement by the company. The company, in the statement, announced plans for a grand event to honour Nwosu…
New Telegraph.
MoneyMaster PSB excites Lagos subscribers
MoneyMaster PSB is embarking on a reward scheme for Glo subscribers in Lagos who register and activate G-Kala wallets. In a statement, it said the proposed reward offered airtime for subscribers, who registered their G-Kala wallets under the MoneyMaster network, and it that it would run for two months. It said: “G-Kala wallet is the…
New Telegraph.
Burger King India follows after McDonald’s, drops tomatoes from menu
Burger King says it has removed tomatoes from its food in Indian outlets after a sharp rise in prices. The fast food chain said it made the decision because of “unpredictable conditions on the quality and supply of tomato crops”. The burger chain is the second in the country after McDonald’s to drop the ingredient…
New Telegraph.
Wall St cuts losses as energy, defensive sectors counter megacap declines
Wall Street’s main indexes pared losses on Friday as weakness in megacap growth stocks was countered by gains in defensive sectors and energy firms, while investors looked forward to commentary by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell next week. Big technology and growth stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Tesla (TSLA.O) slipped between 0.4…
New Telegraph.
Weekly Wrap-Up: ASI down 0.89% as investors lose N137.62bn
Nigerian equities recorded a late recovery as the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share index closed 0.46 pet cent stronger to settle at 64,743.96 points on Friday. The bulls overcame the bears as rebounds in index heavyweights, MTNN (+0.22%), DANGCEM (+2.89%) alongside ACCESSCORP (+1.80%), pushed the broader index into positive terrain. Having gained in one of…
New Telegraph.
Niger Coup: Thousands Rally Support For Coup Leaders As ECOWAS Deadline Approaches
Large numbers of people in Niamey, Niger Republic capital came out en masse to rally support for the military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention while proposing a three-year transition of power. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Military Junta who have taken over the leadership of the country warned that…
New Telegraph.
Dufil’s initiative to reward ‘Young Heroes’
Manufacturers of Indomie noodles, Dufil Prima Foods has pledged continued support to heroic children by constantly celebrating them. Group Public Relations and Events Manager of the company, Mr. Temitope Ashiwaju, in a statement announcing the 2023 edition of ‘Indomie Heroes Awards,’ remarked that the award was aimed at bringing unsung young heroes to the limelight….
New Telegraph.
Yobe approves N667m for payment of pension
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N667 million to 475 pensioners across the 17 local government areas of the state. The approval was contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Friday. He said the approval followed a screening and verification…
New Telegraph.
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