archiveMarch 8, 2020

  As part of activities to mark the International Women’s Day in Ondo State, the Wife of the Governor, Arabinrin Betty-Anyanwu Akeredolu today commenced the distribution of birth delivery items, code-named SOLAYO birth kits to 1000 pregnant women across the 18 local governments of the State. The 2020 distribution was...

  The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCTIRS) says it has captured 1.2 million taxpayers in its data base. The Executive Chairman of FCTIRS, Mr Abdullahi Attah made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Attah explained that the service...

  A total turnover of 1.814 billion shares worth N26.008 billion in 23,494 deals were traded last week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in contrast to a total of 1.547 billion shares valued at N24.263 billion that exchanged hands upper week in 21,646 deals....

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as he marks his 63rd birthday on Sunday March 8, 2020. Lawan noted the many outstanding achievements of Osinbajo as an erudite lawyer, distinguished scholar, revered clergyman and political leader. "The Vice President has shown...

The Senate has commenced moves to strengthen the country’s economy by giving a boost to the business sector in Nigeria. The upper chamber, in a bid to realise this target, will on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, consider a critical bill which specifically seeks to amend the Companies and Allied Matters...

...says Army twice saved him from imminent death The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said at the weekend that his administration would continue to maintain cordial relationship with the officers and men of the Nigerian Army in order to keep the state safe and secure. Governor Makinde, who...

  The Joint Border Operation Drill, Sector 3, says it has recorded gains by improving security and economy of the country in less than two months of inauguration. The Ag. Coordinator, Joint Border Operation Drill, Sector 3, Compt. Garba Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...

  Some traditional rulers and old students’ associations of public schools in Osun have commended Gov. Gboyega Oyetola for the review of the state’s education policy, describing it as a welcome development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government had, on March 2, announced the abolition...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s Personal Assistant on Photographs (Presidency), Mr Sunďay Aghaeze, who confirmed this development via pictorial reports, revealed that the governor updated President Buhari on the latest development over the index case...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has completely deactivated 2.2 million Improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards across Telecommunication networks nationwide. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known in a statement signed by Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs in Abuja. Danbatta said that the...