archiveApril 22, 2020

  …as Makinde’s mum, P&G, Interswitch, others also support state Donations into the Oyo State COVID-19 Endowment Fund continued to grow as renowned industrialist, Chief Bode Amoo, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), Heritage Bank, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George and the...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called for the decentralisation of COVID-19 response as the best chance of nipping spread of the virus in communities in the country. The forum made the call in a communiqué issued after its Wednesday 6th teleconference meeting, signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti,...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the coronavirus pandemic has said that there were yet to be any scientific proof that the Coronavirus infection is sexually transmissible. National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, who stated this on Wednesday during the daily press briefing by the task force, also...

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed upbeat on Wednesday following gains in blue chips stocks with the All-Share Index advancing by 0.66 per cent, thereby reversing two days downward trend. Specifically, the All-Share Index increased by 150.38 points, representing a gain of 0.66 per cent to close at...

 The Ogun government on Wednesday  said the three new cases of coronavirus recorded in the state were Nigerians returning to the country from Togo. The Commissioner for Health in Ogun, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this in Abeokuta during an inspection tour of the Intensive Care Unit of a 250-bed public...

says residents can report suspected COVID-19 patients The Oyo State Government has released a number and a service code for pre-COVID-19 screening in the state, urging residents to dial the code or the number and follow the procedure to determine whether or not they need to get tested for the...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has lent its voice to the promotion of social distancing as a necessary step in flattening the COVID-19 curve in Nigeria. This advice was shared in a recently released video voiced by ace musician Tuface Idibia who is NSE’s Good Cause Ambassador. It would be...

The National Leader of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with family members and associates of Chief Willie Anumudu on the death of the businessman. Anumudu, Chairman of Globe Motors Ltd., died in Lagos on April 21. Tinubu, in a condolence message, by his media aide, Mr Tunde Rahman,...

  The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of ₦780.926 billion as March 2020 Federation Account Revenue. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) disclosed in Abuja that the Federal, States, Local Governments and relevant agencies in the country shared ₦780.926 billion as at...

CRC Credit Bureauis says it is making lending easier for financial institutions who have automated their lending applications via an Application Program Interface (API), stressing that with CRC’s API, lenders and other credit granters can continue to grant loans and post-paid services via an automated process by accessing CRC’s robust...