archiveJune 2020

Says Buhari excited about the commissioning of 200,000 yam storage facility in Benue Improving the working and trading environment for small and medium sized businesses through Shared Facilities, MSMES Clinics and other government interventions are critical parts of the Federal Government's drive towards supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)...

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Privatization to investigate the operations and non-performance of paper mills sold by the Bureau of Public Enterprises to private interests. This was just as the Upper Chamber rejected a call on the Federal Government to establish Federal Paper Mills in each Geo-political zones...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has threatened to sanction seven electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for failing to comply with its order on capping estimated billing for some customers within their network. NERC, which is the regulator of the Nigerian Power Supply Industry (NESI) made its intention known in a...

Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza is dead. He was reportedly died of heart failure on Tuesday. He was said to be 55 years of age. His death was confirmed by the country’s government on its official Twitter page. The tweet reads, “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great...

The Federal Government says it has inaugurated nationwide Dukia-Heritage Bank Gold and Precious Metals Buying Centres as part of a valuable private sector collaboration. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja at a visual meeting to launch the  Dukia Gold project. “Within this project, we are...

The Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, on Tuesday said the House was considering a post COVID-19 stimulus Bill to assist people and better the state economy. Owoeye made this known at the special plenary to mark the first year anniversary of the Seventh Assembly. He said the Assembly...

  A 34-year-old  housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, of No. 70 Alfadarai in Zaria, also  a mother of 13,  gave birth to a set of quadruplets at  the  Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, on Friday,  June 5. Sulaiman told  the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Zaria that she had...

  …As local content, National Transport Commission bills scale second reading  The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill to address the problem of erosion in the country, with special focus on the South-East. The bill which scaled second reading seeks to establish the Erosion Control and Prevention Commission. Sponsor of...

  The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of nine internet fraudsters, before two different judges of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The latest of the convictions, involved Toheeb Abdulrasheed and Chukwuebuka Isaac Dike, who were sentenced...

Says it “remains a no, no,” The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says estimated billing system in the power sector “remains a no, no,” and whatever needs to be done to address the issue must be carried out. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while inaugurating...