archiveMarch 12, 2020

The bill seeking to peg minimum educational qualification for persons seeking to occupy the office of President of Nigeria and state governors scales second reading at the senate. Also, the bill seeks to make the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) the minimum qualification for those seeking positions at the National and...

The Nigerian government has reached an interim agreement with striking university lecturers to integrate the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The IPPIS is the government’s accountability software that has been made compulsory for all public institutions, mainly for personnel payroll....

UEFA on Thursday announced postponement of the second leg Round of 16 Champion League ties between Manchester City and Real Madrid billed for Etihad stadium in Manchester. It also postponed the Juventus versus Lyon match slated for Turin, Italy. The football body said the postponement was due to outbreak of...

  The Nigeria bourse has lost N1.87 trillion to global oil price crash and increasing spread of COVID-19 in four days. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened trading for the week at N13.694 trillion, shed N1.87 trillion or 13.63 per cent, having closed trading on Thursday at N11.827 trillion. Also,...

Outgoing Chairman, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigerian (ICSAN), Lagos Chapter, Francis Olawale, has urged businesses to maintain stability and thrive irrespective of the current challenging operating environment. Olawale, who was immediately appointed ICSAN National Treasurer, said this at the Annual General Meeting of the institute’s Lagos Chapter...

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of state, Budget and National Planning, says 95 per cent of road accidents are caused by human factors. He said this during the Close-out workshop, organised by the National Road Safety Advisory Council on Thursday in Abuja, for the presentation of the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy...

The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Mr. Simiyu Adekola James Adepoju as his Special Adviser on Infrastructure. A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to the governor, Moses Alao, indicated that the appointment was communicated through a letter signed by the...

• says region‘ll set example for others on internal democracy, party cohesion The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, told members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West geopolitical zone to unite and work together to reposition the party and reclaim its glory. Governor Makinde...

Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey, former Director of Church and Society, an agency of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), has described as misleading, reports that he opposed the protest by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria. According to him, what he said was that he does not believe that protests...

European football governing body UEFA will hold a video conference meeting of all 55 football federations in Europe, it said on Thursday. The meeting which will involve representatives of clubs, leagues and players is to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on all football in the region, including Euro 2020....