archiveAugust 2019

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday promised to spend at least 10 per cent of the state’s annual budget on the education sector. Makinde, who made the pledge  on Monday in Ibadan at the opening of the 34th Conference of the Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, also...

The Nigerian equities market opened trading for the week on Monday on a negative trend with the All-Share Index dropping by 0.39 per cent, due to sell pressure. Specifically, the All Share Index lost 108.32 points or 0.39 per cent, dropping to 27,691.85 against 27,800.17 achieved on Friday. Also, investors...

Kenya became the first East African country to join the world’s league of oil exporters on Monday after President Uhuru Kenyatta officially saw off its first consignment from the port of Mombasa, an official said. The Minister of Petroleum and Mining, John Munyes, made the announcement in Nairobi. This is...

  The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Edo State Council has directed its members not to resume for the first term of 2019/2020 academic session on September 2nd, 2019. It said the resumption date for schools in the state was September 9 as approved by the state Ministry of Education....

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday warned loan seekers and owners of small-scale businesses to beware of fraudulent loan offers purportedly by the Federal Government. The CBN spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said in a statement that the masterminds of the fraud ask their potential victims to apply for loans...

The President, Society of Testing Laboratory Analysts of Nigeria (SoTLAN), Dr Femi Oyediran, on Monday advised consumers to start asking questions about the products they were consuming. Oyediran, who gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said that when consumers become inquisitive...

  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said no fewer than 19 million children are unregistered during and after birth in Nigeria. The Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Sharon Oladiji, said this in Kano at a 2-day media dialogue organised by UNICEF for stakeholders, media and health personals across...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Japan for the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Buhari arrived at Haneda Airport in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday and thereafter headed for the Park Royal Hotel reserved for Presidents, Heads of state and government and dignitaries attending the conference. The Governors of...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday announced the relocation of the new national capital to replace sinking and traffic-clogged Jakarta. Widodo said the country’s new administrative centre will be built in a forested area that straddles the border between the districts of Kutai Katanegara and North Penajam Paser in East...

  The Federal Government on Monday affirmed its commitment toward reducing cost of shipping to boost trade in Africa. Vice President Yemi Osibanjo made this known at the Sub-Regional Summit on Unfair Shipping Surcharges and High Local Shipping Charges at the Ports of West and Central Africa in Abuja. Osinbajo,...