archiveApril 20, 2020

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to end the subsidy/under recovery regime will be a game changer for the oil and gas sector. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General LCCI, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on...

Kano State has evacuated no fewer than 1,595 Almajiris to their respective states ostensibly to decongest the over rowded schools in the state housing them. Arrangements have been finalised for the official evacuation of Almajiri pupils to their respective states/local government for onward reunion with their families. Already, preparations have...

Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are to meet on Wednesday to evaluate the impact of the various measures deployed so far to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. NGF’s spokesman, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo said, in...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday thanked the many callers who condoled with him, the Kyari family and the nation, following the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The President made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba...

Access Bank Plc says it will reward 10 customers with N10 million in its May edition of DiamondXtra monthly draw. The bank’s Group Head, Retail Products and Segments, Adaeze Ume, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Ume said the bank would continue to deliver on its promise...

Arsenal’s players and coaching staff have agreed a 12.5 per cent salary cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Premier League club said in a statement on Monday. Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak while others have said their players have accepted wage deferrals,...

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has directed both her members and non members who keyed into the 30 Days prophetic prayers retreat of the Ministry to repeat the daily prayers from Thursday, 23 April. Tagged 'Victory over the Noisome Pestilence', the first set of prayers, which can...

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the week on Monday with a marginal drop of 0.01 per cent. Speficially, the All-Share Index lost 1.18 points or 0.01 per cent to close at 22,920.41 from the 22,921.59 achieved on Friday. In the same vein, the market capitalisation dropped...

  The Federal Government has extended the closure of airspace and airports in the country by two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Monday via Twitter. He said the airports would no longer open for commercial operations on April 23 due to...

As Muslims begin Ramadan fasting this week, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that, there will be no Ramadan lecture sessions and congregation prayers in Mosques. The Sultan told Nigerian Muslims that, this year’s Ramadan is one with...