archiveJune 2, 2020

The Creative Industry Group (CIG) on Tuesday joined the rest of the world to mourn the death of the raggae music icon, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly called Majek Fashek, describing him as a true legend. Amb. Felix Duke, CIG President, paid the tribute in a statement made available to the News...

The Lagos House of Assembly has passed a resolution to reduce the size of the state’s 2020 budget from N1.68 trillion to N920.5 billion due to the economic challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution was made following a voice votes conducted by the Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru...

The Oyo State Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for COVID-19, will, on Wednesday, begin the community-based testing drive in Ibadan, the state capital. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the EOC released a schedule showing activation dates for samples' collection...

  passes amended 2020-2022 MTEF/FSP The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $5.513 (Five Billion, Five Hundred and Thirteen Million United States Dollars) external borrowing request. The approval came following consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts. Giving a breakdown into the...

  UACN Property Development Company Plc (UPDC) has become another beneficiary of The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE) commitment to provide continued access to capital even in the face of COVID-19. The company successfully listed its N16 Billion Rights Issue of 15,961,574,145 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each at N=1.00 per...

As Buhari seeks confirmation of REC, replaces dead nominee on FCC The Senate on a Tuesday confirmed the appointment of 37 nominees forwarded to the upper chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. The nominees were confirmed after the upper chamber considered the report of the Senate Committee on Federal...

  The Federal Government on Monday 18th May 2020 extended gradual easing of the lockdown for another two weeks to enable a balance between boosting economic activities and protecting citizens from the hazards of the Covid19 pandemic. The Governors adopted the Presidential measures towards easing of the lockdown in the...

  The attention of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has been drawn to an online fictional story credited to one Maxwell Honeymoon Ndamzi Iwezor,  a Facebook user, who claimed she was sent out of the church premises at 2:30amduring a vigil in 2017. We state as follows:...

  BudgIT has called the attention of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu to a threat received by its community champion in Abuja as a result of a fraud alert post shared from the body’s Tracka page to his Facebook page, sometime last week. According to BudgIT in...

  The Lagos State Government has ruled out the immediate reopening of churches and mosques in the state. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, said on Tuesday that Lagos being the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic would not reopen worship centres until there is a “clear coast for...