archiveAugust 2020

The nation’s bourse opened trading for the week on Monday with a loss of N8 billion, the first decline in seven consecutive trading sessions. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N13.063 trillion dipped N8 billion or 0.06 per cent to close at N13.055 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI)...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says five states account for 60 per cent of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made this known on Monday in Abuja during the...

Nigerian legendary reggae musician, Majek Fashek, will be buried in New York, United States, where he died. Randy, the first of three children born to Majek by ex-wife, Rita, revealed this in a video on Monday. The young man based in Brooklyn, also thanked fans and well-wishers for their love...

…as gov appreciates his contributions Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has relieved the Commissioner for Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Professor Raphael Afonja of his appointment. The governor, in a letter dated August 10, 2020 and signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, said the...

A court in Kano, Northern Nigeria, has sentenced a musician to death for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Hausawa Filin Hockey sentenced 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif to death by hanging. The judge, Aliyu Kani, gave the verdict on Monday after finding Mr Sharif guilty as...

Appeal Court overturns deregistration of 74 political parties by INEC The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned a ruling by a lower court affirming the de-registration of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appellate court held that INEC failed to follow due process...

Senate Committee on Science and Technology has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to accord attention to the development of science and technology to move the nation’s economy forward. Chairperson of the committee, Senator Uche Ekwunife made the call on Monday while leading other Committee members to a familiarization visit to...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of all tertiary institutions have agreed to commence the 2020/2021 post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening on September 7. The board explained the shift in the date of admission processes was to allow students sitting for the 2020 O’ level...

• Positions Nigerian financial market for radical transformation The Nigerian financial market and the economy, as a whole, are set to receive the long-awaited boost to spur economic development and the repositioning of Nigeria as a compelling destination of capital, with the Presidential assent of the Companies and Allied Matters...

The President, Penticostal Fellowship of Nigeria, (PFN), Dr. Felix Omobude, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to provide a level playing field for all governorship candidates in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election. He made the call in Benin while speaking on the issues of the nation’s insecurity. Omobude said...