archiveSeptember 22, 2020

As Nigeria continues to experience a significant decline in the number of recorded cases of COVID – 19, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has released new directives to Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities for the safe reopening of schools. The NUC directive was contained in a memo addressed to the Vice-Chancellors,...

Saki road gets N4.7bn, Gedu-Orodu, Sabo Road, Oyo costs N2.9bn state approves procurement of New Fire Truck for Ibadan Airport  The Government of Oyo State, on Tuesday, announced it has re-awarded the contract for the construction of Saki Township Road  at the cost of Four Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Six...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Gombe Zonal Office is interrogating one Eze Mavus Ugochukwu, a student of Computer Science, Bauchi State Polytechnic, who defrauds unsuspecting members of the public by posing as a Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. Ugochukwu, an indigene of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to yield expected results, same must be backed by requisite legal frameworks, right policies, and robust implementation. Lawan made this known when he received a visiting delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat,...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of one Felix Osilama Okpoh, an alleged fraudster on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for his involvement in a $6m internet fraud. Okpoh, alongside Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode and...

A joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia revealed 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease yearly. They warned tobacco users to quit smoking to avoid a heart attack, acute cardiovascular event at a younger age than non-smokers. Also,...

Finanical experts on Tuesday expressed mixed reactions to the 100 basis points slash in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The financial experts spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the outcome of the...

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has appealed to state governments to domesticate compulsory group life insurance and other insurances in their states. Mr Sunday Thomas, the Commissioner for Insurance of NAICOM, made the appeal on Tuesday when he visited Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. The commissioner in a statement...

  Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has finalized plan to stage a nationwide rally on September 28 to protest the increase in the prices of petrol and electricity tariff. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC on Tuesday endorsed the decision of the Central Working Committee (CWC) which resolved to...

The Federal Government says, contrary to the position of some critics, it has no hidden agenda by pursuing the National Water Resources Bill 2020 before the National Assembly. The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Water Resources Suleiman Adamu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a...