archiveJune 2020

  Some aviation experts have called for an immediate review of Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) to create an enabling business environment for airlines. They made the call at the third edition of the aviation webinar organised by a law firm, AELEX partners, on Friday in Lagos. Mr Nick Fadugba, the...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 168,464, and at least 4,700 people have died, statistics from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) office for the African Region showed on Friday. “Over 168,464 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 73,000 recoveries & 4,700...

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has concluded arrangement to henceforth transmit her services live on television. This followed the ongoing provision of adequate measures and Installation of facilities to ensure successful reopening. Chairman of the MFM Media Committee, Pastor Oladele Bank-Olemoh, who disclosed this during the week,...

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has removed the cap on the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. The agency made the disclosure in a document it released in Abuja on Thursday entitled, ‘’Market Based Pricing Regime for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Regulations, 2020’’. It...

  Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called for the review of law on rape to ensure that rapists are adequately punished. Atiku, who spoke against the rape and subsequent death of the University...

  Stops use of antivirals in managing patients   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday said that a negative laboratory test is no longer required to discharge a COVID-19 patient, as symptomatic patients will be discharged earlier than usual after they have stop showing symptoms of the...

…says it's time to reform civil service Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday swore in three permanent secretaries and members of the state’s Civil Service Commission, declaring that the time to reform the service is now. Governor Makinde, who also charged the newly appointed permanent secretaries and commission...

  Justice Fatima Musa of the Gombe State High Court 13 has convicted and sentenced Usman Adamu Shagari to four and half years jail term for his involvement in fertilizer scam. Shagari was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on six- count charge for production and sales...

The Vice President, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, has said the American Treasury Department is mistaken about its call for a fresh probe of the President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, calling for engagement with Washington on the issue. The chamber leader...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port- Harcourt’s  Zonal office,  on June 4, 2020, arraigned a spurious managing director of a micro finance bank,   Belema Abibo and Cosmopolitan micro finance Bank limited, before Justice M. L Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting  in  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on...