archiveFebruary 2020

  The suspected case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection presented at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja on Wednesday, has tested negative for the infection. In a statement on Thursday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said the likelihood of COVID-19 infection in this particular patient was very low and...

Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has assented to the bill that prescribes death sentence for anyone found guilty of kidnapping in the state. Sule signed into law the Nasarawa state kidnapping act prohibition law 2020 and child-protection executive order bill on Wednesday. “I need to state that the Nasarawa...

Activities on the Nigerian equities market on Wednesday continued on downward posture with the market indices dropping further by 0.22 per cent. Superficially, the market capitalisation dipped N31 billion or 0.22 per cent to close at N14.052 trillion compared with N14.083 trillion recorded on Tuesday. In the same vein, the...

Lucky customers of Fidelity Bank Plc across the country on Monday received cash and consolation prizes at the 2nd bi-monthly/4th monthly prize presentation of the Get Alert in Millions (GAIM) promo Season 4. Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank PLC, Nnamdi Okonkwo, said the bank has consistently kept its words by rewarding...

*N90bn soft loan facility to be provided for small scale agric enterprises In furtherance of the Buhari administration's drive to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Bank of Industry has approved a $20M technology fund for young innovators, while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is offering a...

  A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has called on Nigerians to see themselves as one and work assiduously to address national challenges. George made the call on Tuesday while speaking at the 3rd Freedom Online Annual Lecture in Lagos. The News...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has offered a fresh impetus on how true federalism can solve the current security challenges bedeviling Nigeria and put the country on the path of accelerated development. Sanwo-Olu said decentralisation of some exclusive functions of the Federal Government, including provision of security, would provide...

  as gov commissions state’s ICPC office   Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, declared that his administration has been deepening the war against corruption in the state. The governor, who stated this during the commissioning of the Oyo State branch office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and...

As Nigeria records highest infection rate in Africa President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has appealed to the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to lend their support to the Nigerian Government towards ensuring the eradication of tuberculosis in the country. Lawan made the appeal when a...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N29 billion for the construction of roads from Sokoto and Jigawa to Niger Republic borders with the two states. Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents after FEC meeting....