archiveMay 2020

  A young man identified as Kelvin Rhima has committed suicide at Modinatu Street in Ogba area of Lagos State. The lifeless body of Kevin who works with a new generation bank was found dangling from a ceiling fan in his mini apartment by neighbours at about 8:00 p.m. on...

  The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, has advised Nigerians to be wary of fraudsters using the raging Coronavirus pandemic to defraud unsuspecting victims. According to him, fraudsters are on the prowl promising innocent Nigerians access to palliatives from the government, in a...

A Bill sponsored by Kaduna Central Senator, Uba Sani for an Act to Amend the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA 1991) on Tuesday passed second reading in the Senate. Giving the hint on Wednesday, Uba Sani said, the “Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill...

    The Federal Government has lamented that many prominent Nigerians have died and many are dying by engaging in the use home care when they fall ill to Coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who said this on Tuesday at the daily briefing of the Presidential...

A part of the Nigerian Postal Service was on Wednesday gutted by fire, making it the fifth in the series o the federal government agencies gutted by fire in six months. The main cause of the fire which began around 9am on Wednesday cannot be ascertained. It was gathered that...

  Head, Oyo State COVID-19 task force, Governor Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, officially named iSON Xperiences as the company whose 30 members of staff tested positive to the coronavirus pandemic in ths state. The company in Ibadan South West Local Government of the state so far has 63 cases confirmed...

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and ministers are attending a virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was physically present at the meeting Buhari attends from the Presidential Villa in Abuja. It is the second virtual FEC meeting since the start of coronavirus...

  Former Chief of General Staff and Military Vice President, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, has lost his junior wife, Chief (Mrs) Rebecca Folashade Diya, to coronavirus. A press statement released by Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser (Media & Strategy) to Gen Diya, said the late Mrs Diya died late Monday night...

  As Senate probes FG intervention in power sector Adjourns plenary till June 2, 2020   President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called for the immediate review of the privatization exercise of the power sector by previous administrations. Lawan gave the charge in his concluding remarks on a motion...

The nation’s bourse maintained bullish mood on Tuesday with the key performance indices increasing further by 1.09 per cent on gains by some blue chips. Speficially, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 261.12 points or 1.09 per cent to close at 24,202.87 against 23,941.75 recorded on Monday. Also, investors gained...