archiveSeptember 8, 2020

  Nigeria on Monday recorded 155 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 15 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that four people died from complications resulting from the virus on Monday....

  believes adoption of single currency is premature   President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday advised ECOWAS leaders to adhere strictly to the tenure prescribed in the constitution of their countries, saying given the prevailing economic crises in the subregion, they could not afford escalation of political disputes. He also criticised...

  Access Bank Plc has appointed Mr. Hassan Usman as an independent non-executive director of the bank following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Usman is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of New Frontier Development Limited, an investment company focused on financial advisory, hospitality, real estate and proprietary...

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that residents should be thankful to God for the less than two per cent fatality rate of COVID-19 in the state. Sanwo-Olu said 10 to 15 per cent of people who contracted the virus were initially projected to die, adding...

All students except those in tertiary institutions have been given an automatic promotion to the next class by the Ogun State Government which announced September 21 for the reopening of schools in the state for the first term of 2020/2021 session. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Kunle...

  Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has recommended come out strong against the proposed Water Resources Bill, describing it as a dangerous bill seeking to “convert waterways to RUGA facilities for the Federal Government.” The body which strongly recommended the adoption of the reports of the 2014 national conference and the...