archiveMay 14, 2020

The People’s Democratic Party (PD{) has accused the Nigerian Government of planning to steal N13.5 billion while disguising the plan as feeding school children during COVID-19 pandemic. PDP spokesperson, Kola Olognondiyan in a statement on Thursday questioned the rationale behind feeding school children while schools were indefinitely shut due to...

Hints at efforts to re-engineer, rethink the nation’s  healthcare delivery systems   Although the Coronavirus pandemic has affected lives and livelihoods of Nigerians in different ways, it, however, offers an opportunity for the Nigerian people and government to have a reset in critical sectors of the economy and social services,...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)  is sustaining its digital credentials with the commencement of its first online Automated Trading System (ATS) Certification Training for graduate members who desire to become Authorized Dealing Clerks of The Exchange. The first  set under the new remote framework consists of 33 participants who will...

  Sentiments in the nation’s bourse remained positive on Thursday following price appreciation in Dangote Cement and 17 other stocks. Consequently, the All-Share Index rose by 183.48 points or 0.77 per cent to close at 23,892.92 compared to 23,709.44 achieved on Wednesday. Accordingly, Month-to-Date gain increased to 3.8 per cent,...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says the downstream oil sector was deregulated on March 19, with the reduction in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) also known as petrol. Sylva made the clarification at a ministerial briefing giving a score card of the...

The Leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday met with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning to be briefed by the latter on the plan by the Federal Government to amend the N10.59 trillion 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly in December last year. The meeting which...

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has advised operators of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Oyo State to take advantage of various Federal Government’s initiatives to boost their businesses. The Manager of SMEDAN in Oyo State, Mrs Iyabo Ojogbede, gave the advice in an interview...

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the Take-Home Ration kits for no fewer than 29,000 pupils in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the Federal Capital Territory. Speaking during the inauguration, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said the programme was...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has, again, warned Nigerians against taking Chloroquine as treatment for  Coronavirus (COVID-19). “Nobody should buy Chloroquine and use. If you have COVID-19, go to a doctor. We have warned Nigerians and shall do that again. Do not take Chloroquine,”...

  The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has said that the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is to maintain strategic directions to achieve three objectives in Northeast. According to him; the objectives include saving lives, equitable access to multi-sector assistance and protection to strengthened resilience of victims...