archiveJune 2019

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the country recorded trade volume of 8.24 trillion in first quarter, 2019. The NBS said this in “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics’’ for first quarter, 2019 posted on its website. The bureau said the figure (N8.24 trillion) was 2.50 per cent higher...

The Youth Wing of the Kwara South Forum has kicked against the ministerial reappointment of the immediate past minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The group in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday challenged Mohammed to name his achievements for the area since his four years...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have expressed their readiness to pay the N30,000 minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, disclosed while speaking with newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting which ended...

  Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday queried Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II and gave him 24 hours to respond to allegations of misappropriation. The latest action followed the June 5, 2019 restriction of Sanusi’s sallah activities to the palace. Ganduje’s restriction order brought to a sudden...

Details of NBC accusations PDP presidential candidate in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Thursday condemned the closure of AIT and Ray Power FM, two of the country’s largest private broadcasters. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) suspended the broadcast licences for both AIT and Ray Power FM on Thursday...

The Federal Government has commenced the process for the preparation of the 2020 budget with a directive to Ministries, Departments and Agencies to avoid inflating their personnel budget. The government also issued a warning to chief executives of all agencies of the government against the introduction of ghost workers in...

- State House of Assembly orders refund The Ekiti State House of Assembly has ordered 16 suspended local government chairmen to refund N3.6 billion to the state treasury. The decision, which was taken during the valedictory session of the fifth assembly, was based on the report of a panel which...

Prof. Benjamin Adewuyi, the Former President, Nigerian Metallurgical Society, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company during his second tenure. Adewuyi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said Buhari should ensure that...

Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri has said he wants to return to Italy to be closer to his family after a ‘heavy’ first year in the English Premier League. Sarri’s comments come amid reports that he is wanted by Serie A champions Juventus. Chelsea won the Europa League, finished third in...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRCS) says that at least 1,618 people have lost their lives through road accidents between December 2018 and February 2019. The information, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is contained in the Report of Road Traffic Crash for December, 2018, January and December,...