archiveMay 26, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Oba Oladunni Ajagungbade III, the Soun of Ogbomoso, as he turns 94 on May 27, 2020. The President’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday. The President noted that...

  Dorian Homes for Charity and Social Development, an NGO, has set up a micro-credit scheme to give soft loans of between N30,000 to N100,000 to 900 female traders in Ondo State. Mrs Olabisi Adefioye, an Executive  member of the NGO, disclosed this in a statement made available to the...

Dr Oyedun Rotimi, a consultant psychiatrist at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, has warned youths against abusing drugs and substances, to forestall mental health problems. Rotimi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Gombe. According to him, it is imperative to...

 The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has urged fiscal and monetary authorities to develop more aggressive and decisive policies to sustain economic recovery in the wake of further reduction in oil prices. The Director-General of NECA, Mr Timothy Olawale, who made the call on Tuesday in Lagos said, “in our...

  Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, has disclosed that the ministry was working with the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Development Agencies and others to develop a very robust protocol paper for school to reopen in the state and other states of...

  Foreign capital importation into Nigeria nosedived by 31.19% to $5.854 billion in the first quarter of this year relative to the corresponding period of last year as the coronavirus outbreak caused arrested investment in oil and gas, triggered volatility in the capital market and disrupted supply chains. However, capital...

  President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. John Nwodo, has alleged that Boko Haram has completely paralyzed Nigeria’s military. Nwodo claimed that the insurgents have rendered Nigeria’s military incapable of fulfilling their constitutional obligation to defend the country’s sovereignty. He spoke at the opening session of a video conference organized by...

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has given reason why Africa has been able to manage COVID-19 against the odds. The body said that the continent has hitherto dealt with several diseases and performed well. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there have been discussions about how Africa has been...

  The Gombe State government has revealed that of the 30 new cases of COVID-19 infections recorded in the state, 18 of them have refused government isolation centres across the state. This was revealed on Monday by Chairman, Task force committee on COVID-19, Prof. Idris Mohammed that 12 people could...