archiveMay 5, 2020

  It’s a one-stop shop—Commissioner The Oyo State Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved the award of the contract for the construction of four Ultra-modern Bus Terminals to be located in Iwo Road, Challenge, New Ife Road and Ojoo. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja,...

CreditRegistry, a credit bureau, says it is offering lenders free usage of its premium credit reporting service to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on businesses. CreditRegistry, the Voice of Credit in Nigeria, is Nigeria’s largest and pioneer credit bureau operator serving members since 2003, disclosed it in a statement...

  The government of Oyo State, on Tuesday, declared its readiness to ensure that all land owners in the State have digitised title documents by December 2022. The State noted that the decision was part of its efforts aimed at shoring up the State’s Gross Domestic Product, noting that the...

  insists on community policing   The Senate has called for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity. This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Nigeria Security Challenges which...

  also offers logistics ecosystem to support distribution of essential goods   Leading eCommerce platform Jumia donated 100,000 CE certified face masks to the Federal Ministry of Health to support the government in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations were received by the Director, Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health,...

  promises thorough investigation The Senate has promised Nigerians thoroughly investigation into the proposed introduction of the 5 Generation Network (5G) to determine the status of the technology in Nigeria and its potential impact on the citizens. The Upper Chamber urged the Federal Government to stop the introduction of the...

  One doctor has died and 32 others tested positive for conoravirus in Kano since the outbreak of the pandemic, Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Kano state chapter Dr. Sunusi Muhammad Bala has stated. He also declared doctors have resolved not risk their lives if Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) are...

The capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE),  rose by N375 billion in six hours of trading, amid price appreciation recorded by some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.033 trillion, rose by N375 billion or 3.12 per cent to close at N12.408 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share...

  to adjust oil benchmark price to $20 The Federal Government has projected that the economy will contract by 3.4 per cent this year as a consequence of the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic even as it  has for the second time cut budget plans to assume a lower petroleum price...

Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released on Tuesday. Chairing Tuesday’s Downing Street press briefing, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said another 693 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 29,427....