archiveJune 2020

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan felicitates with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on the auspicious occasion of his 58th birthday on 25th June, 2020. Lawan congratulates him on his exemplary representation of his constituency and passionate service to Nigeria as a whole at...

Nasarawa State Command, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one Ahmadu Yaro, 27, for defiling four different babies in Adogi village of Lafia Local Government Area. Mr Muhammad Mahmoud-Fari, State Commandant of the NSCDC, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Lafia, said among the victims...

A total of 13, 000 applicants have applied for recruitment into the Western Nigeria Security Network also known Operation Amotekun Corps in Osun State. The Director-General, Amotekun Corps in the state, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, disclosed this on Wednesday. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had on Monday, June 15, directed that recruitment into...

The World Bank has approved $750 million in International Development Association (IDA) credit for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation (PSRO). The Bank’s Board of Directors gave the approval “to improve the reliability of electricity supply, achieve financial and fiscal sustainability, and enhance accountability in the power sector in Nigeria.” According...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to blacklist farmers involved in diversion of farm inputs or selling their produces in Anambra state. The Head, Development Finance Office, CBN, Awka branch, Mrs Bridget Okparaeze, gave the warning in Onitsha at the inauguration of inputs distribution by the Central Bank...

A Virologist, Dr Solomon Chollom, has recommended the use of cotton-based materials in the production of face masks, as they allow for ease in breathing when compared to order fabrics. Chollom made the recommendation in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Wednesday. He explained that...

Justice Emmanuel Obile of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has struck out an application by a governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihiama seeking to stop Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from participating in the party primaries scheduled for Thursday. Justice Obile struck out the...

The nation’s bourse extended negative mood on Tuesday with the market capitalisation dropping by two billion naira. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.913 trillion shed two billion naira or 0.02 per cent to close at N12.911 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index lost 3.86 points or 0.02 per cent...

Oyo State Government on Tuesday said it has spent N2.779 billion in the ongoing fight against novel coronavirus. The Government said the N378million cash raised from willing donors including individuals and corporate donors is still intact in the dedicated accounts but that all the expenditures so far are from the...

The Anambra House of Assembly was on Tuesday forced to adjourn plenary for three weeks to allow fumigation of offices and surroundings of the assembly complex, as fear of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic heightened in the state. The resolution for a break was reached at an executive session, and was announced...