archiveApril 6, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cautioned Nigerians on activities of cyber criminals taking advantage of the current COVID-19 pandemic to defraud citizens. The CBN gave the warning in a statement signed by the Bank’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor in Abuja on Monday. Okorafor explained that...

The mother of Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has died after being diagnosed with the novel Coronavirus, the English Premier League champions said on Monday. “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrió in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting Coronavirus. She was...

Activities opened on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the week on a bearish posture with the market capitalisation losing N222 billion in about six hours of tradimg. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened for the week on Monday at N10.993 trillion shed N222 billion or 2.02 per cent to...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states of the federation. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at a news conference in Abuja on Monday....

Edo Government say it has recorded two new cases of coronavirus making a total of 11 confirmed cases in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, disclose this while addressing newsmen in Benin on Monday. “The fight against coronavirus disease has been on in the state. “Our...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 10 and Monday 13, as public holidays to mark the 2020 Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government,  through a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, on Monday...

The death toll from the new coronavirus in the United States passed the 10,000 marker on Monday, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The country has the highest confirmed positives in the world, with more than 347,003 cases of the virus and 10,335 deaths related to Covid-19, the...

  ...To pay fine of N100, 000 each A Magistrate court sitting in Lagos on Monday sentenced Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello a.k.a JJC skills to 14 days community service each. The court also directed them to pay a fine of N100,000 each....

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), says he will continue to discharge his responsibility diligently to lead bank’s bold mission for Africa’s accelerated development. In a statement on Monday, Adesina said he would discharge his responsibility with the highest level of professionalism, dedication and unshaken resolve. He was...

United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Monday fixed April 29 as the new date for its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) earlier postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank in a notice of the AGM signed by Mr Bili Odum, the Group Company Secretary, posted on the Nigerian Stock...