archiveApril 2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators appreciated further on Wednesday by 0.62 per cent following impressive first quarter earnings being released in the market. Speficially, the All-Share Index increased by 140.53 points or 0.62 per cent to close at 22,868.40 against 22,727.87 recorded on Tuesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation...

The Federal Government has disbursed N43.416 billion as performance-based grants to 24 eligible states on the basis of the results achieved in 2018. Mr. Hassan Dodo, the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning made this known in a statement issued in...

  we will abide by govt directive—Chairman Disciplinary Committee The media sub-committee of the Oyo State Task Force Committee on Covid-19, on Wednesday, kickstarted another round of sensitisation drive among transport unions including Park Managers, Quarry Tipper Drivers, and commercial motorcycle riders under the aegis of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycles...

  How Nigeria is responding to pandemic Though Nigeria’s massive population constitute a challenge in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, the advantage of being able to manage the issues in smaller measure through the states and so develop best practices has enabled authorities to reassess responses across sub-nationals and...

  The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has said he would devote the rest of his life to charity and service to humanity. Adams, who will be 50 on Thursday (tomorrow), however, said he is dedicating this year’s birthday to God and to the memory of those...

By Jimoh Ibrahim OFR, CFR Amotekun: The six states of the Yoruba ethnic group of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently demanded from Nigeria Government more power to control security in their region and despite the Nigeria Police Force, the Military already in place, the Yoruba state now set up...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Olushola Sanwo-Olu has spoken to the people of the state, explaining to them the form the relaxed lockdown would take in the state, come May 4, 2020. 1.All places of worship remains closed until further notice. Eateries and restaurants to open between 9am-3pm and...

  The Presidential Task Force on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has released sector-specific guidelines to reopen the nation’s economy  and as well contain the spread of the virus in the country. The development is in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari issued during his last nationwide broadcast....

Google Cloud on Wednesday announced it was making Google Meet, its premium video-conferencing solution, free for users and would be rolled out over the coming weeks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Google Meet is an app used for Video conferencing, which had become the order of the...

Some financial experts have urged the federal government to use the loan approved by IMF for the purpose intended so as to help sustain the country’s economy. The experts, Mr Phil Aragbada and Mr Sola Famakinwa, disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ibadan...