archiveAugust 2020

The Federal Government has postponed the international flights scheduled to commence on 29th August, 2020 to 5th September 2020. The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu, made the announcement during Thursday briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Nuhu said government was pushing ahead with the implementation of...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted over 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for allegedly defrauding 11,823 of its candidates to the tune of N59 million. The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this known during a virtual meeting with representatives of the affected centres on...

  *VP adds: “We are in a democracy, there is a process by which things can be done”   In an effort to allay fears expressed by the leadership of the Church about the recently enacted Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said...

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), and the National Examinations Council (NECO), have indicated their readiness to partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its quest to rid the nation of all forms of corrupt practices. They expressed these resolves on Thursday, August 27, 2020...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, congratulates the President of the African Development Bank(AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his re-election for a second term in office. Lawan says Adesina's victory unequivocally affirms the confidence and trust of the shareholders, Management and staff of the Bank in his leadership of the...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said that to effectively deal with the Southern Kaduna crisis, the Buhari administration will not sweep the major issues underlying the conflict under the carpet. According to him, this includes "ensuring justice, fixing economic marginalization and the prosecution of persons responsible for these murders...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Prof Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme and he has approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (rtd.) as the interim administrator of the programme. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, announced this in a statement made available...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel favours a nationwide ban on larger events like concerts, festivals or sporting events until Dec. 31 as the government seeks to fight coronavirus infections, sources told dpa on Thursday. “Exceptions could be made for regions with very low infection rates if it was clear attendees were...

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Thursday said that the recent policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Form M, would adversely affect trade and reduce the nation’s import volume. The National Vice President of ANLCA,  Dr Kayode Farinto disclosed this in a statement in...

Nigeria recorded 621,035 drug seizures and arrests in 2019 as against 9,831 in 2018. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known its Drug Seizure and Arrest Statistics 2019 published on its website on Thursday. The North-Central geo-political zone recorded the highest number of drug cases with 517,711.69 cases. The...