archiveMarch 18, 2020

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has concluded plans to increase some interventions by N1.1 trillion owing to the continuing impact of the coronavirus on global supply chains. This is contain in a statement signed by the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele in Abuja on Wednesday. Emefiele...

  The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday told the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that efforts at establishing a national carrier would come to fruition by 2021. Sirika, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting presided over President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,...

  The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) late Wednesday in Abuja announced the cessation of all forms of football activities in the country for the next four weeks. Ademola Olajire, the NFF Director of Communications, in a statement said the shutdown was “as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic’’. He...

Mixed reactions on Wednesday trailed the reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit from N145  to N125 per litre by the Federal Government. While some Nigerians lauded the reduction, petroleum marketers, however, faulted the government for not engaging stakeholders before announcing the new price regime. The News Agency...

    The Nigeria Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) Lagos Chapter, has reunited with the elders of the Institution to deliberate on how best to grow the profession and the nation's infrastructure development. The Chairman of NICE, Mrs Lola Adetona gave the assertion during a reunion with elders ceremony organised...

Nigeria has recorded five new cases of Covid-19, bringing to eight, the total number of confirmed cases in the country, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. All five cases had a travel history to the UK and U.S., he said. Nobody has died from the disease in Nigeria...

  Brig.-Gen. Shuaib Ibrahim, the Director-General (DG), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said that the Batch ‘A’ corps members will resume orientation camp as soon as the coast is clear over Covid-19. Shuaib told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the corps members must be...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) on Wednesday placed a travel ban on countries that have recorded over 1000 cases of coronavirus. Such countries include China, the United States, Italy, Iran and South Korea. Details later.....