archiveJuly 17, 2020

The Federal Government has given school owners till July, 29 to meet specific guidelines for safe reopening of schools. It said schools are expected to undertake self-assessment and send feedback to State Ministries of Education, not later than 29th July, 2020. The government said an official date for safe reopening...

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Friday announced the suspension of reopening of religious centres scheduled for July 17. Fayemi on July 1, asked mosques and churches, which had been shut since March, to reopen for worship activities. They were asked to open once a week on Friday for...

Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) released its third-quarter debt issuance calendar on Thursday with a proposal to issue between N340 and N460 billion worth of domestic bonds between July and September, 2020. It also released the details of the July 22, auction offer, which stood at N130 billion across four...

The Prescribed authority of Ugbo Land and Chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas, Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Frederick Enitiolorunda Akinruntan has entered into the septuagenarian threshold of 70 years. The urbane and suave royal father who is aslo the Chairman of the Yoruba Obas Peace...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed on Thursday that the country’s foreign reserves fell by $454.05 million from $36.57 billion on June 1 to $36.12 billion on July 15.. The CBN, in its February monthly report, entitled ‘Gross external reserves,’ said the reserves stood at $36.6bn at the end...

The major suspect arrested in connection with the killings in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Sunday Shodipe (19), has narrated how he carried out the murders. Speaking with Tribune Online during a parade of suspected criminals at the state police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Friday, Sunday said a...

A 42-year-old man, Christian Obi, was on Friday arraigned for allegedly being in unlawful possession of 80 pieces of already sewed army camouflage uniforms. The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was brought on a charge of unlawful possession before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Police prosecutor, Insp....

The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) on Friday said it would inaugurate Mr Muftau Oyegunle as its 50th President and Chairman of the Council, virtually on July 21. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the institute said that Oyegunle would be...

FMDQ Securities Exchange recorded a turnover of N16.47 trillion in the Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) in the month of June. This is contained in a monthly FIC report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from FMDQ on Friday. The report shows that the turnover represents an increase...

The Police Command in Rivers says policemen who went to arrest Dr Joi Nunieh, the former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), were on legitimate duty. The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni made the clarification in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. A media report...