archiveAugust 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported zero death and 453 new cases from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The health agency said that the new cases pushed the nations infection total to...

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), says the new Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 will create more conducive environment for private sector businesses to thrive. Its President, Mr Bode Ayeku, made the assertion at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. The News Agency...

The Federal Ministry of Education has reacted to the removal of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, from office by the Governing Council of the institution. Spokesperson of the ministry, Ben Goong, in a statement in Abuja, said they have not been briefed on the...

The Federal Government has inaugurated a 128-member committee to drive the National Localisation Framework and ensure effective and efficient humanitarian response in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the members of the committee were picked from different Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations and other government donors...

Former Deputy Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Obadiah Mailafia has regained freedom after six- hour grill by Department of State Security (DSS) Jos office. Mailafiya, on Wednesday, honoured the invitation of the Service after he alleged a northern governor is commander of Boko Haram sect. Mailafiya arrived the Jos,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, has tested negative for the deadly coronavirus. Few weeks back he had reported in a tweet announced that he tested positive for the deadly coronavirus disease. However, in a tweet via his Twitter account on Wednesday morning, he confirmed that his latest COVID-19 test...

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has challenged the Ministry of Finance to make further clarifications on the rationale behind government’s continuous borrowings. HURIWA also tasked the Ministry to make public projects the revenues generated by the Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS, in the last five years were used...

...See full list of members Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, has approved the appointment of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to chair the Campaign Council for the Ondo State governorship election. The announcement was made Tuesday night by APC spokesman, Yekini Nabena....

Workers in the telecommunications sector on Tuesday gave a 14-day ultimatum to MTN Nigeria, to address unfair labour practices in the company to avoid action capable of disrupting its services. The workers, under the aegis of Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) gave the ultimatum at...

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has inaugurated 11 projects in the various Information and Communication (ICT) centres across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, during the virtually inauguration of the projects on Tuesday in Abuja, said they were...