archiveAugust 2020

The UK government announced on Thursday that people with low incomes living in areas with a high incidence of COVID-19 will be paid if they need to self-isolate and are unable to work from home. “Eligible individuals who test positive with the virus will receive £130 ($172) for their 10-day...

Kano elders and civil society forum have petitioned president Muhammad Buhari, National assembly, Office of Debt management, and Federal Ministry of Finance over Governor Abdullah Umar Ganduje’s plan to borrow about N300 billion for a light rail project in Kano State. Besides, the elders under the auspices of Kano Unity...

  Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has reacted to his re-election for a second term. Adesina was re-elected to serve for another 5 years after the election on Thursday during the closing ceremony of the virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the bank. Adesina speaking...

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has written a letter to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) demanding information on how the N338.6bn COVID-19 fund was spent. Falana said this in a letter titled, ‘Request for Detailed Information on Beneficiaries of N338.66bn Coronavirus (COVID-19) Intervention Funds Disbursed Across Various...

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Nigerian born Kaycee Madu, appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Government of Alberta, in Canada. Madu makes history as the first African born provincial Minister in Canadian history and is also the Provincial Secretary and Keeper of the Great Seal of...

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been reelected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group by the Board of Governors of the Bank. A press release signed by the Acting Director, Communication and External Relations Department, AfDB, Mr. Nafissatou Diouf, Thursday said that the...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the first person in history to hit $202 billion net worth. The American billionaire broke the wealth barrier on Wednesday as shares of his online shopping company, continued skyrocketing due to the unending demand for online shopping. His Seattle company’s stock continued to surge...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Dr Edom Emmanuel, are expected to grace the 38th Holy Ghost Convention of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries. Specifically, the governors are expected to be at the flag-off of the Convention on Sunday, 30th August, where the General...

The Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, (ACU), Oyo,Professor Dapo Asaju, has implored the people to always celebrate those making positive impact on the society while still alive Asaju stated this during the commissioning of a building in the school named after the Presiding Bishop of the Sword of the...

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, has said that Nigeria needs more revenue from the non-oil sector which he said can be achieved by diversifying the economy. The bank chief spoke on Wednesday at a webinar organised by the bank in Lagos with theme: “Prospects...