archiveAugust 2020

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has appealed to the Central Bank of  Nigeria (CBN) to review its new directive on payments for imports in the interest of the Nigerian economy. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General LCCI made the appeal in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Yusuf said the...

 The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will start  the dislodgement of illegal slabs as well as the monitoring of all veterinary premises from Sept. 1, across the state. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this  on Sunday during the re-inauguration of the Monitoring, Enforcement and...

 As tertiary schools are set to reopen in Lagos State, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged management of the  schools to put in place  student-friendly policies to cushion the effects of the pandemic.  Mr Olawale Kappo, South West Coordinator of NANS,  and Mr Rasheed Ogunsanya, Chairman, NANS...

The Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika says the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu is ready for resumption of flights. Sirika said this on Saturday in Enugu after the final round of inspection of rehabilitation works in the airport prior to the official reopening of the complex. The Federal Government...

The Minister of Transportation,  Rotimi Amaechi said the estimated time for completion of the Transportation University in Daura by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation  (CCECC) was September 2021. Amaechi made this disclosure when he visited the site in Daura to confirm commencement of work on the project on Saturday. ...

 The Board of Polaris Bank Limited and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bank’s shareholder, have announced the appointment of Mr Innocent Ike, as the Acting Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, effective Sept. 1. Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Company Secretary, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos,...

 Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to lift the Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley. Gunners captain and match goal-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang blasted home the final penalty of the afternoon...

  A total turnover of 1.072 billion shares worth N7.384 billion in 16,684 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 950.414 million shares valued at N10.123 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,647 deals....

 Hollywood actor, Chadwick Boseman, who played King T’Challa in the 2018 American superhero movie, “Black Panther,” is dead, aged 43.He died in Los Angeles, California, on Friday evening after a four-year battle with colon cancer, his family said in a statement on his official Twitter handle. According to Wikipedia, Boseman’s...

Prof. Olayinka David-West of Information Systems/Academic Director, Lagos Business School, has urged banking institutions to embrace digital economy to address the increasing numbers of people visiting their branches daily. David-West gave the advice on Saturday at the first ever Virtual Graduates’ Induction and Prize Awards Day organised by the Chartered...