archiveSeptember 16, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigerian on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary celebration will be observed for a whole year, ending September 30th, 2021. This came as President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the logo and theme for the 60th independence anniversary celebration. The brief ceremony was conducted just before the...

As Nigeria approaches the Diamond Jubilee, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the logo which will be used in the celebration of the anniversary. The unveiling took place during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The unveiling was witnessed by Federal Ministers and the Vice-President...

  *VP urges them to remain patient & law abiding *Adds "your welfare concerns us greatly." Despite the seeming delay in resolving the concerns of Nigerian traders regarding some stiff business regulation imposed by Ghanaian authorities, the Federal Government will ensure that affected Nigerians get justice, according to Vice President...

  Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers and Bayelsa record highest prices for cooking gas   The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the average price per litre paid by consumers for national household kerosene increased by 3.28 per cent month-on-month and by 7.41 per cent year-on-year to N346.53 in August...

 The Japanese parliament, on Wednesday confirmed ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Yoshihide Suga as the country’s 99th prime minister. Suga, who won a resounding victory in the LDP leadership race on Monday, was approved by both chambers of the parliament which is controlled by the LDP and junior coalition...

 Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Real Madrid to have winger Gareth Bale back, his agent said on Tuesday, as the Wales international looks to end his troubled spell at the Spanish club. Bale made over 200 appearances for English Premier League (EPL) clubside Spurs between 2007 and 2013. He...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has promised to build a  multi-million Naira Chemotherapy Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of  the UCH, Mr Toye Akinrinlola on  Wednesday in Ibadan. Akinrinlola said that the Ooni made the promise...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 90 new infections and five deaths due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country bringing the nation’s total confirmed cases to 56,478. The NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. According to the agency, the infections were...

 The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), says the new tariff regime approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will not affect lower electrifcity consumers in its franchise. KEDCO’s franchise include Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. Mr Ibrahim Shawai, Head of Corporate Communications of the company, gave the clarification in...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has pledged to pay the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments to workers of state-owned tertiary institutions next month. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Education to the Governor, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab. Academic and non-academic unions in Lagos State University...