archiveJuly 2020

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina States has accused those he described as the enemies of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as being behind the attacks by bandits and Boko Haram in the northern part of the country. The Governor spoke at a meeting with APC ward and local government chairmen...

Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo on Monday stepped aside from presiding over the affairs of the investigative Committee. Tunji-Ojo said he was stepping aside from presiding over Monday’s hearing to allow fair hearing and to protect his integrity and prove to Nigerians that he was...

The management of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) conducted a joint inspection of strategic jetties and terminals with other stakeholders on Sunday, to monitor safety procedures, ahead of the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 11.8km bridge, described...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released guidelines to all heads of tertiary institutions for the 2020 admission exercise. The board also told all institutions to begin admission for candidates for first and second choices on August 21, 2020. In the document sent to all vice-chancellors, rectors and...

The Presidency has asked Nigerians to prepare for surprises as the panel probing the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, gets ready to submit its report. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this on Channels Television’s...

1. On 14 July 2020, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), and indeed the entire Nation, was thrown into mourning as a result of the death of one of our shining young stars in the person of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the NAF’s first female combat helicopter pilot. Her unfortunate demise...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a presidential investigative panel to probe corruption allegations in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The organisation also urged the President to suspend the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and all those...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has promised to streamline processes involved in getting back investments in the market to boost investors’ confidence. Mr Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General of the Commission, gave the assurance in a statement by Mrs Efe Ebelo, the Head, Corporate Communication of SEC in Abuja on...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says though Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents symptoms similar to malaria such as fever, both diseases are caused by different organisms and differ in mode of transmission. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle, while warning Nigerians against taking COVID-19 and malaria...

A total of 1.016 billion shares worth N7.436 billion in 18,092 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in contrast to a total of 901.542 million shares valued at N13.453 billion that exchanged hands last week in 18,676 deals, The NSE...