archiveJuly 2020

A widow has narrated how policemen in Rivers State allegedly arrested and kept her for a long spell before one of them took her to a guest house where he raped her till dawn at gunpoint. Her offence: she was not wearing a face mask. A human rights activist, Prince...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 404 new COVID-19 cases in the country, as total infections from the virus rise to 42,208. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The health agency noted that five more persons have died from the disease. It...

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has warned politicians not to turn Edo State into a war zone because of ambition. He said last Saturday’s visit to him by governors and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his palace in Benin ended well. The first-class monarch, on Wednesday...

The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank has responded to the report of the Independent Review Panel appointed to further investigate the allegations of misconduct levelled against Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina. The Panel had in its report concurred with the bank’s Ethics Committee in its...

The Senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has kicked against amnesty offered repentant Boko Haram insurgents. Ndume was reacting to a report that a repentant Boko Haram member killed his father, stole his wealth and disappeared after reintegration. According to the Senator, who spoke on the...

Address delivered by the Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR, On update and efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic On Wednesday, 29th July, 2020 My dear people of Ogun State, It is 26 days that I last addressed you on our continued efforts towards fighting COVID-19. The...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended the week on Wednesday ahead of Eid-el-Kabir celebration with a growth of 0.18 per cent on bargain hunting. Speficially, the All Share Index (ASI) improved by 43.57 points or 0.18 per cent to close at 24,693.73 against 24,650.16 posted on Tuesday. Similarly, the market...

• maintains $120m capex, records $234m revenue Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc , a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has announced a cash increased to $343m despite lower revenues, for the six months ended 30 June...

FBN Holdings Plc on Wednesday announced Profit After Tax (PAT) of N49.5 billion for the six months that ended June 30. The PAT represented an increase 56.65 per cent when compared with N31.6 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2019. Profit Before Tax (PBT) grew by 14.36 per cent...

The Federal Government said it had put up quality policies to contain the post-Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic very strongly against predictions of economic doom by some international bodies. Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, gave the assurance in Abuja on Wednesday while giving awards to members of the...