archiveAugust 19, 2020

Dr Titus Okunrounmu, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) director, has advised commercial banks to adhere to CBN guidelines in granting loans to investors to reduce bad loans in the financial sector. Okunrounmu gave the advice on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...

Diezani Alison-Madueke, fled Nigeria for the U.K to evade arrest and prosecution for alleged corruption in the country and several attempts by the EFCC to trigger an extradition treaty with the UK and have her return home for a trial have proved abortive. In a recent event which was conducted...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa  in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 25,000  COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. WHO stated on its dashboard that “there are over 1.1 million confirmed COVID-19...

Amnesty international (AI) has urged the Nigerian authorities to fulfil their obligation to promote, protect and respect human rights ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. AI said it is noticing disturbing signs of violence ahead of the gubernatorial election. In a press statement on Wednesday, AI said...

Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said, on Wednesday, they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has criticised the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in the country. Gueterres reacted to the development in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, in New York on Tuesday. The statement said: “The...

 U.S. President Donald Trump will use the White House to deliver a partisan political speech to the Republican National Convention next week. Trump will be formally nominated by the party next week and is due to give his acceptance speech at the end of the four-day convention, which is taking place...

  Democrats on Tuesday officially nominated former Vice President, Mr Joe Biden, to face incumbent President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Biden’s nomination came on the second night of the party’s virtual National Convention under the theme, “Leadership Matters”. His emergence followed the announcement of votes...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of infections in the country to 49,895. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle, said four deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency said that a...