archiveAugust 2019

  Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has been appointed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to chair its newly inaugurated committee on the internalisation of admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Prof. Ishaq Oloyele, the JAMB Registrar, who inaugurated the committee,...

  The Iranian foreign ministry hails the decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to allow the treatment of detained Nigerian Shi’ite leader, Ibrahim al-Zakzaky; and his wife in India. “We hope that presence of Mr. Zakzaky outside the country will provide a better opportunity for resolving the problems of...

Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, on Monday evening attributed the need to assemble individuals who bring the vision of his administration into fruition to the delay in constituting his cabinet. He said very soon, he would forward the names of commissioner-nominees to the Osun State House of Assembly after...

Worried by the continued influx of fake and sub-standard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders into Nigeria, a cooking gas advocate has warned that Nigerian homes may start experiencing `bomb-like’ explosions in their kitchens soon, caused by fake cylinders. The warning, follows reports that N38 million worth of cooking gas cylinders...

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  Nigerians spend over 730 billion Naira annually on sports betting and at least two billion naira is generated daily, recent research data shows. Data also revealed that over 60 million Nigerian punters spend over 3, 000 naira daily placing bet stakes. At least there are 50 betting sites in...

  International Breweries (IB), Linkage Assurance and Forte Oil emerged worst performing stocks in percentage terms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in July. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that data obtained from the exchange showed that IB led the losers’ chart with a loss of 31.69 per...

    Mr Umaru Baba, a statistician says poor statistical data in the country has made it difficult to track the progress the nation has made so far on developmental issues. He said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Baba said statistics...

  The Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA) has called on National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCD) to ban production of films with suicide scenes. Mr Olalekan Hammed,National President of the association, in a statement on Monday in Osogbo, said suicide rate was alarming, adding that negative roles of suicide...

  The Federal Government may consider introducing special allowance tagged “Scarce Skills Allowances” to curb the persistent challenge of brain drain which is detrimental to the nation’s economy. The Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Chief Richard Egbule said in an interview with the News Agency...