archiveSeptember 14, 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the killing of  two of its operatives on Monday at Mararaban Udege in Nasarawa State. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, who disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja added...

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has consolidated 45,733 multiple accounts involving 4.82 billion shares under its multiple subscription window introduced to eliminate unclaimed dividends in the nation’s capital market. Mr Alhassan Suleiman, Deputy Director of SEC and Chairman, Multiple Subscription Committee, gave the figure in an interview with...

The Oyo State Government has announced the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session for primary and secondary schools. The first term of the new academic calendar will run between September 21 and December 18, 2020. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye who made the announcement in a...

    The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria’s revenue has dropped by about 65 per cent, explaining that this informed the decision of the President, Muhammadu Buhari to discontinue with the payment of petrol subsidy. Ahmed gave this explanation on NTA’s ‘Good Morning...

  Many supporters of a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, on Monday stormed the West of Mines office of the Department of State Services (DSS)to witness the grilling of the ex-CBN top official. The supporters who chanted solidarity songs were, however, prevented...

 A centre, has expressed concern over the low awareness of dyslexia among teachers in Kaduna, pointing out that about 98 per cent of them do not know about the condirion, which makes it difficult for children to read and spell. Ms Anita Kevin, the Director of Operations, Amina Dyslexia Centre,...

  *New house also donated to late Police Inspector Gomina's family Barely six months after the District Head of Gui (a community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT), Alhaji Alhassan Yusuf, called the attention of authorities to the lack of adequate education facilities in his community, the...

As part of efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 on the education sector, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with Honourable Fatima Mohammed (FAMO) foundation has provided succor to over 300 affected private school teachers and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have continued...

    A moving train rammed into a Volkswagen bus at Oshodi area of Lagos on Monday. The accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. Details of the accident are still sketchy but the bus appears to have been on the rail track. The Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) and the...

Arik Air operation has been shut down by Aviation unions over alleged failure to pay seven months’ salary arrears of workers and other anti-labour practice. (NAN)...