archiveApril 2020

  I heartily felicitate with Nigerian Muslims on the commencement of the Holy month of Ramadan. Observance of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and it is a special period for seeking the face of Allah through fasting and prayers. This year's Ramadan comes at a most...

President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined all Muslems in Nigeria to endeavour to refrain from practices that encourage grouping and congregating as they observe this year’s holy month of Ramadan. The President, in his Ramadan message to Muslims in the country and all over the world, wished them well as they...

Wapic Insurance Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading underwriters, has become the first Nigerian motor insurer to offer customers refunds on their insurance premiums. This act of empathy is made in line with Wapic’s understanding that most drivers are stuck at home and unable to drive their motor vehicles in line...

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), has announced the indefinite postponement of the board’s 2020 May/June Ordinary Level Certificate Examinations. Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, made known in a statement on Thursday in Benin. “The 2020 May/June series of the NABTEB Certificate Examinations, which are...

The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries has announced a revenue of N83.2 billion for the first quarter ended March 31. The revenue represented a decrease of 0.09 per cent when compared with N83.3 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2019. The company during the period under review posted...

The nation’s bourse returned to negative territory on Thursday with indices declining by 1.36 per cent, due to profit taking. Consequently, the All-Share Index decreased by 309.51 points or 1.36 per cent to close at 22,470.79 against 22,780.30 achieved on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation dipped by N162 billion or...

Dangote Cement Plc, on Thursday, announced the successful issuance of its N100 billion Series 1 fixed rate senior unsecured bonds due April 2025. Mr Michel Puchercos, its Chief Executive Officer of the company, said in Lagos that the N100 billion bonds under its N300 billion bond programme, were 1.5 times...

  The Ondo State Government has extended by one week the deadline for the compulsory use of nose masks by residents in the state due to non-availability. It had earlier given Friday (April 24) as deadline for all residents in the state to wear nose mask before leaving their houses...

The number of malaria deaths in Africa could double to 769,000 this year, as efforts to curb the disease are disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Thursday. The region has more than 25,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 1,200 deaths, and governments working...

  The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to ensure the safety of journalists in Ebonyi State. The Guild made the call on Thursday in reaction to the declaration by Governor David Umahi that he could...