archiveMay 10, 2020

The President,  Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo says its members have started buying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol at N108 ex-depot price as announced by NNPC. Okoronkwo made this known in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja,...

 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is leveraging opportunities available in  financial technology (fintech)  space to ensure proper regulation of  Capital Market in the face of the pandemic. Mrs Efe Ebelo,  Head, Corporate Communication of  SEC, quoted the Acting Director-General of the commission , Ms Mary Uduk, as...

    The first batch of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has arrived in Abuja. 160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 11.05 am on Sunday. They returned aboard an...

    The Dan’iya of Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero is dead. Bayero died in the early hours of Sunday. He was the district head of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area since his appointment in 1993. The cause of his death is yet to be stated at the time ....

  The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins, on Sunday, appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to set out guidelines for the gradual reopening of churches and mosques in some states in the country, due to the fact that, “many are suffering spiritually, emotionally and psychologically.” According to Thisday...

  The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for the withdrawal of the Infectious Diseases Control Bill 2020 by the House of Representatives. Several prominent Nigerians and organisations have protested against the bill. The NMA, in a statement by its President, Dr Francis Faduyile, and Secretary-General, Dr Olumuyiwa Odusote, on...

Nigeria on Saturday recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 11 fatalities. As of Friday, the total number of deaths resulting from COVID-19 was 117. But according to the data released on Saturday, the total number of deaths in...