archiveMarch 9, 2020

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has released the names of two men who are currently wanted because they were among the persons who had primary contact with Nigeria’s index coronavirus case. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, gave their names as Enwelunta Obumnore Godfrey (Male); and...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared a two-week warning strike against non-payment of salaries of lecturers not enrolled into the Federal Government Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. National President of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement in Enugu after ASUU’s National Executive Council meeting. He...

  The South East Senate caucus may have concluded arrangements to hold a crucial meeting over the approval of $22.7 billion loan request for Federal Government, The Nation learnt Monday. The Senate on Thursday March 5th, 2020 approved the 2016-2018 external borrowing plan of the Federal Government. Part of the...

  The Federal Government has announced that it will revisit the crude oil benchmark price of $53 per barrel used to prepare the 2020 budget. This announcement came on the heels of the crash of crude oil price in the international market from $53 per barrel to $31 per barrel....

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to invest $200 million through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to boost power supply in Nigeria. Acting Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth Complex (AFDB), Mr Wale Shonibare, said this when he led some management staff of the bank on a...

  Hours after removing Emir Muhammadu Sanusi ll as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has announced Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as the new emir. Announcing the new emir at the Government House on Monday at the presence of the four kingmakers, the Secretary to the State Government...

  When people are asked to determine the growth of a sector, it is easier to use revenue to measure the decrease or increase. Higher revenue is most times linked to growth but can that index alone be used them for Nigerian cinemas? Nigeria already has a limited number of...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, among others have expressed confidence that the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would deliver on her appointment as a member of South Africa’s Presidential Economic Advisory Council. Jonathan remarked in a post on his verified Facebook page on...

Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that the present government led by President Mohammadu Buhari is the worst thing that has ever happened to Nigeria. Speaking on Sunday March 8th during a sermon in the church’s second service at...