archiveJuly 2020

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) says it has commenced plans to adopt “Remote Online Proctoring” for the conduct of its professional banking and certification examinations. Mr Nelson Olagundoye, Head, Corporate Communication and External Relations, said on Tuesday in a statement in Lagos that the new examination mode...

The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), a pan-African financial services group, on Tuesday announced the appointments of Mr Ayoku Liadi and Oliver Alawuba as Deputy Managing Directors. The bank in a statement in Lagos, said the Deputy Managing Directors would be in charge of UBA’s Nigeria and Africa businesses,...

The nation’s bourse halted negative trend on Tuesday due to investors’ interest in Airtel Africa, BUA Cement and 15 other equities. Consequently, the All-Share Index rose by 71.43 points or 0.30 per cent to close higher at 24,097.48 compared with 24,026.05 achieved on Monday. Accordingly, Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses moderated...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the number of extreme poor people could increase by 34 million and 49.2 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The AfDB made this known in its African Economic Outlook 2020 supplement amid coronavirus pandemic released on Tuesday. The report indicated that the...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has made wearing of face masks mandatory for all candidates sitting for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), which is to commence on August 3. The Head of National Office of the organisation in Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan, who disclosed this...

Federal and Lagos State Governments on Tuesday announced traffic management plan towards partial closure of the ‘Third Mainland Bridge’ for six months maintenance. At a joint media briefing, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said that the routine maintenance of the bridge, would be carried out...

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo says the constitution empowers his office to supervise the execution of the Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government. Kayamo made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen, after the Senate Committee on Labour called for a new proposal...

The Ekiti Government, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is to empower no fewer than 1,000 cassava farmers to ensure increased cultivation of the commodity in the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the launching of the programme in Ado-Ekiti, Gov Kayode Fayemi, represented by the Commissioner for...

Alhaji Adisa Logun, the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor, is dead. This was confirmed in a twitter post by the Special Assistant, New Media to Kwara State Governor, Fafoluyi Olayinka. He was aged 73. Olayinka wrote: “Kwara State Chief Of Staff, Aminu Adisa Logun Is Dead.. Indeed,...

• Says it needs N50m for PPE The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, State Governments and corporate organisations for funds to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for manpower that would conduct the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) starting...