archiveJuly 6, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has developed and launched a new guideline for the conduct of elections during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General, NCDC, made the launch on Monday in Abuja, during the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 briefing....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, July 6, 2020 presented two more witnesses against Senator Shehu Sani before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. One of them is Alhaji Sani Dauda (ASD), who is Chairman ASD Group of Companies and a board member, Peugeot...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-acclaimed social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat (a.k.a Adeherself) before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents. The defendant was arrested following intelligence received by the Commission...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation opened the week on Monday with a loss of N162 billion in a day. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.695 trillion lost N162 billion to close at N12.533 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) shed 310.07 points or 1.27 per cent...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has upgraded its Issuers’ Portal (X-Issuer) to enhance market integrity. Mr Oscar Onyema, the Chief Executive Officer, NSE, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday. Onyema said the X-Issuer was one of the Exchange’s dedicated efforts to improve...

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu on Monday, July 6, 2020, honoured an invitation by a Presidential Panel reviewing the activities of the EFCC, at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a press statement signed by Mr. Dele...

The new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Lamido Yuguda, on Monday assumed duty at the capital markets’ regulatory agency. A statement by Mrs Efe Ebelo, SEC Head of Corporate Communication, said Yuguda assumed duty alongside three new executive commissioners of the commission. They are Mr Reginald...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday disclosed that it has dismissed 10 senior police officers and reduced the rank of eight others over various cases of misconduct in the line of duty. The Head, Press and Public Relations, of the Commission, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a press...

Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has accused that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been actively obstructive to the re-opening of universities in the country. He made his view known in a statement on Monday by Tunde Olofintila, Head, Corporate Affairs of the university . Babalola...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has observed that the recent rise of positive cases of the virus among people in positions of authority is a threat to governance and security. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF, Mr Boss...