archiveMay 16, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team it brought in purportedly to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. PDP’s position is predicated on the alarming declaration by the...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it is yet to release a post COVID-19 travel guidelines for air travellers. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, said this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. She said: “Our attention has been drawn to a...

  The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu has been honoured with the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, ICAN’s 2020 Merit Award. The award was presented to him by ICAN President, Mazi Nnamdi Okwuadigbo on Saturday, May 16, 2020, virtually...

Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), said on Saturday that 24 medical officers in the state, had tested positive to coronavirus. Mohammed who made the disclosure at a news conference in Bauchi, however, said no death had been recorded among the affected medical workers. He revealed that 17...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has written President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of the media in the country, appealing for an urgent financial bailout to save the media industry from collapse. The National President  of NUJ, Mr. Chris Isiguzo,​​​​​​ in the letter seeking financial bailout, which was also...

Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed that a four-month-old child  was among the 20 new COVID-19  cases recorded in the state on Friday. A statement issued by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, said that the father of the  infected child had a travel history to Kano....

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr Oscar Onyema, says the demutualisation process of the exchange is moving ahead in line with the expected sequence of events. Onyema, in a statement in Lagos on Saturday, said that the court had granted an order sanctioning the NSE scheme of arrangement...

Access Bank Plc has rewarded 10 customers with one million naira each and 28 female customers with N100,000 each in its DiamondXtra monthly draw. Mr Victor Etuokwu, the bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, said in a statement on Saturday that the draw was held at the bank’s headquarters  in Lagos. He...