archiveJune 25, 2020

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) convened by its Deputy National Secretary , Victor Giadom is currently holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting has in attendance President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, 15 state governors and some members of the party’s National Working Committee...

Oil prices fell further on Thursday after a more than 5 per cent fall the day before as U.S. crude stockpiles hit an unprecedented high and resurgence in coronavirus infections weakens the prospect of a fuel demand rebound. U.S. crude inventories soared by 1.4 million barrels to a historic high,...

Mr. Kenneth Imasuagbon, the only Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant vying for the ticket of the party with Governor Godwin Obaseki in Thursday’s primary has announced his withdrawal from the race. Though, Imasuagbon has stepped down from the contest where 2,229 delegates will choose the PDP gubernatorial flag bearer, voting...

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and Kenneth Imansuangbon are the only aspirants in the race for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the September 19 election. An aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who earlier obtained a Federal High Court order to stop Obaseki from the PDP primary, withdrew his case and...

Nigeria’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which measures the prevailing direction of economic trends in the manufacturing sector, stood at 41.1 points in June 2020, indicating contraction in the sector for the second time. Data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website on Thursday has revealed even as...

The Rivers State Government has approved COVID-19 guidelines for marriages and weddings with N10million fine to be paid by violators. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, said the guidelines were approved by the state Executive Council in a meeting presided over by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike....