archiveAugust 2020

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has denied reports that he conspired with a lawyer to testify against suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. Magu is being investigated by a presidential panel headed by the retired President of...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has carved out two new work centres in Katsina and Jalingo under its Kaduna and Bauchi Regions respectively. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager in charge of Public Affairs in the company, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Mbah...

  Nigeria steadily matching towards COVID-19-induced recession as GDP contracted 6.10% Q2 By Wole Tokede There are concerns that with the contraction of 6.10 per cent in GDP in the second quarter of 2020, the Nigerian economy is steadily matching towards another recession in four years, to thanks to COVID-19...

  The Lagos State government has released guidelines and protocols for the reopening of cinemas, hotels, bars and other tourism and hospitality businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said that the guidelines were issued as the state prepares to reopen...

The Federal Government says it has release N14.92 billion for the payment of accrued rights for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme.    The National Pension Commission Head of Corporate Communication, Mr Peter Aghahowa, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday.   The amount according to the statement will cover...

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Monday released Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), report for in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020), showing 17.83 per cent contribution by the Information, Communication and Technology sector. A statement signed by Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant, Information Technology, said the...

The Borno  Government has sent a team to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, to understudy its activities toward replicating the same in the state. The delegation Team Leader, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, said the visit was to understudy LASUTH’s work ethics, human resources and strength; architectural layout and...

  The Senate of the University of Lagos (Unilag) has elected Prof. Folasade Ogunshola, the Acting Vice Chancellor, pending the recommendations of a visitation panel to the university engulfed in crisis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunshola polled a total of 135 votes to defeat Prof. Ben...

The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is presently meeting to choose an Acting Vice-Chancellor despite the institution’s Registrar, Oladejo Azeez sending an email to Senate members to wait for further clarification on their assignment. This follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on Friday that due process should be followed...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to urgently rescind his assent to the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA 2020). The group urged the president to send the legislation back to the National Assembly to address its ‘fundamental...