archiveMarch 2020

Two more foreign nationals suspected to be carrying the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from a high-risk country in Asia have tested negative in Lagos State, the Chief Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Monday. The Governor disclosed that series of medical examination at the State’s bio-security facility conducted on the...

  Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister of State for Health, has cautioned Nigerians against indiscriminate wearing of face mask in a bid to prevent themselves from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Mamora gave the advice at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Monday, noting that  face mask was not...

  The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has described as false a statement circulating that the February allowance of corps members had been channeled towards the fight against Coronavirus. Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, Director, Press and Public Relations of NYSC, made the remark in a statement she issued in Abuja, on...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation opened trading for March on Monday,  with a loss of N208 billion amid losses in blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened trading for the month at N13.657 trillion, dipped N208 billion to close at N13.449 trillion. Also, the All Share...

  Former Vice Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi has commended the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria for significantly drawing the national & global attention to the worsening security situation in Nigeria. Obi who spoke at the weekend at the sidelines of an International business conference...

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a criminal syndicate of bankers that specialized in forging signatures of deceased bank customers, and stealing from their accounts. They also execute fraudulent financial transactions, including unauthorised debits of depositors' funds. The members of the criminal...

    Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has said the institution was ready to hold the 51st convocation of the institution next week. Speaking Monday at a pre-convocation press briefing held at the Senate Chambers of the University, Ogundipe said hand sanitizers would be given...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the Christian community in celebrating Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, at 78. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Monday, the President saluted Adeboye’s dedication to God, welfare of the church and...

S&P Global Ratings has revised Nigeria’s economic outlook to negative from stable due to the rapid decline in the country’s external reserves. In its outlook on Nigeria released on Monday, the global rating agency said about a third of the country’s foreign-exchange reserves (put at $12 billion) are derived from...

  A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and presidential candidate of the Young People’s Party at the 2019 general election, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu; as well as rising music artist, Burna Boy, have been listed among 15 Nigerians who will shape activities of the next decade...