archiveSeptember 25, 2020

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday remained upbeat for the fifth consecutive day, with the All-Share Index growing by 1.28 per cent to cross 26,000 mark. The index rose by 332.20 points or 1.28 per cent to close at 26,319.34, compared with 25,987.14 recorded on Thursday. In the...

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has called on Nigerians to continue praying to witness the end of COVID-19 Pandemic as Nigeria prepares to mark her 60th independence anniversary. Aisha made the call on Friday during a Public Lecture to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary at the National Mosque, Abuja, NAN...

Prosecution Witness in the ongoing N714.6 million alleged fraud trial of a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, alongside his personal assistant and two other companies before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday September 24 told the court that...

  flags off with Exclusive Wizkid Interview.   Pan- African financial institution, United Bank for Africa, (UBA Plc), continues to lead in innovation with the launch of its dynamic and creative Online Radio channel - RED Radio. RED Radio, powered by UBA is a lifestyle web platform that has been...

    REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 94TH BIRTHDAY OF PA. REUBEN FASORANTI, ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2020. It is a special pleasure and privilege to celebrate Papa’s birthday with you all...

  Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday implored Nigerians, irrespective of religious, ethnic or political affiliation, to promote peaceful coexistence of all and sundry in the country. Makinde made the call on Friday in Ibadan shortly after Special Jumat prayers at Oja-Oba Central Mosque, held as part of...

Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the house has installed technology in the chamber to aid proceedings in the house. Gbajabiamila, who led journalists on inspection of the newly installed electronic system on Friday in Abuja said “it is a promise kept’’. He said that the move...

  The Katsina State Government says it spent over N1 billion on the management of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yakubu Nuhu, announced this to newsmen in Katsina on Friday. Nuhu said that the funds were spent on the establishment and equipping isolation centres...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, presidential aide Senator Femi Ojudu and others. Fayemi and the Paul Omotosho-led State Executives Council were suspended for alleged anti-party activities by the State Executives Committee (SEC) on Friday. The development came barely 24...

Abia Government on Thursday announced that primary and secondary schools in the state are to resume on September 28 to complete the third term of the 2019/2020 academic session. The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, made this known in a statement he issued in Umuahia on the outcome of...