archiveAugust 19, 2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) advanced further by N19 billion on Wednesday following demands in Tier 1 banks due to interim dividend. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N13.112 trillion rose by N19 billion or 0.14 per cent to close at N13.131 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated...

Kwara Government has arranged a center for a 16-year female student that tested positive for COVID-19 currently sitting for the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSSE) in Ilorin. Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman for the Technical Committee on COVID-19 in the disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that...

...asks residents to take precautionary measures seriously The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, urged residents of the state, especially those in flood-prone local government areas, to take precautionary measures in respect of the flood alert from the administration. The state government, which spoke through the Secretary to the State Government,...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on financial institutions in the country to strengthen their collaboration with the Commission towards ridding the country of corruption, economic and financial crimes. The call was made on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in Uyo,  Akwa Ibom State , by the Uyo...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N5.49 billion for revised costing of federal secretariat projects in five states and a dam project in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents at the close of the week’s FEC meeting, presided over by President...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has deployed additional investigative aids to Oyo State to complement the efforts of the Oyo State Police Command in the ongoing manhunt and efforts at re-arresting Sunday Shodipe, a prime suspect in the multiple murder of innocent citizens in Moniya, Akinyele Local Government Area...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lambasted the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Governing Council Chairman, Wale Babalakin, telling him that to hire and fire of a Vice-Chancellor was not his sole right. The council had sacked UNILAG VC, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe and named Prof. Theophilus Omololu Soyombo (Faculty...

Mali has been suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decision making bodies with immediate effect. ECOWAS decision followed the recent military forceful takeover of government in that country. Besides, the Coupist have been denied all kind of legitimacy by the regional body, while also demanding the...

South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 290 million dollars (5 billion rand), the head of its Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told lawmakers on Wednesday. The figure is likely to add to pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku, to appear before it over allegations of bias levelled against him in setting up a probe panel on the incessant communal clashes between the Jukun and Tiv Tribes in the state. Also summoned are the four...