archiveNovember 1, 2019

  The Court of Appeal, Ibadan, on Friday, dismissed the petition by the former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, challenging the verdict of the Election Petition Tribunal on the February 23 National Assembly Election for Oyo South. The Election Petition Tribunal had upheld the victory of Senator Kola Balogun...

The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, has identified corruption and lack of an Audit Act as the major challenges facing auditing in the country. Ayine said this in a statement issued by Rotimi Ajayi, the Deputy Director, Information in the AuGF office on Friday in Abuja. The auditor-general...

The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), administered by the Centres for Disease Control, Department of Defence, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are set to identify and provide treatment to at least 60,000 people living with HIV in Lagos State. The US Consul-General to...

  Shareholders of African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved 115 billion dollars capital increase to stimulate Africa’s development and growth. A statement issued by the bank said that the approval was given at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan.It said that the capital increase was the largest in...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),has urged pharmaceutical companies and medicine distribution companies to install Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers in their distribution vehicles. GPS is a satellite navigation system used to determine the ground position of an object. It is a technology first used...

  The lower chamber of the United States of America’s legislative body on Thursday voted to move inquiries into the impeachment of President Donald Trump from closed hearings to a public phase. The votes went across party lines, with all 194 Republicans and two Democrats voting against the process in...