archiveSeptember 25, 2020

  The Director General, Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed that 30 adults were injured, 23 buildings and 15 vehicles were also destroyed by the Iju-Ishaga tanker explosion. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after putting out the...

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no death was recorded in the last 24-hours, as the country recorded 125 new cases of COVID-19. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. According to the agency, 125 new cases were confirmed around the country,...

The UK Government has expressed surprised at the federal government’s stance, that it would consider disrespectful to Nigeria’s sovereignty, for any outside authority to sit in judgment over the conduct of its citizens and apply punitive measures such as visa restriction, unilaterally. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing,...

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwande Muoyo as a Non-Executive Director. Muoyo joined the board of First Bank from FBN Holdings Plc., the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Speaking on her appointment, a statement from the bank quoted its CEO,...

Data released by the Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN) has revealed that fewer than 25 million Nigerians have enjoyed credit in the last decade even as the body has expressed concerns over the dwindling credit penetration for consumers in Nigeria. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CRC Credit...

The Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Yalwaji Katagum disclosed on Thursday that special focus will be given to 45per cent female owned Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and five per cent for special needs owned MSMEs through the N75billion Survival Fund. She added that this grant...