archiveSeptember 2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) total transactions dropped by 8.49 per cent to N94.45 billion in August 2020. This was disclosed in the NSE’s Domestic & Foreign Portfolio Investment Report released on Thursday. The report showed that total transactions dipped 8.49 per cent when compared with N103.21 billion recorded in...

A.C Milan Talismanic 38-year-old forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for COVID-19, Serie A club AC Milan said in a statement on Thursday. AC Milan said Ibrahimovic, who will miss the Europa League match at home to Bodo/Glimt later on Thursday, was placed in quarantine at home and the health...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has suspended Sen. Babafemi Ojudu and 10 others indefinitely for allegedly flouting directive of the party’s national executive. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ade Ajayi, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday. Those...

  Several people were reported dead and many injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Iju Ajuwon  area of Ifako Local Government area of Lagos State on Thursday evening. The Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) said many vehicles, an event centre and a plank market were also destroyed in...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, asked that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should provide enhanced access to facilities and tools to countries impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Guterres said this during a Security Council meeting. “We need the World Bank and the International Monetary...

  Dell Technologies has partnered with other global giants to establish a Tech Experience Centre, an ambitious technology project that will bridge the gap to cutting-edge technologies for millions, in Nigeria. Nicholas Travers, Dell Technologies Director, Central and West Africa, said in a statement that the project, expected be launched...

  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that all candidates of the 17 political parties contesting the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State are to sign a peace accord Tuesday next week. According to him, the commission has recovered from the recent...

Winners of the 2020 Nobel awards will receive more money than they received in 2019, the foundation that manages the prizes said on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming award announcements. “Each prize will be worth 10 million kronor (1.1 million dollars) this year, compared to 9 million kronor in recent...

  President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart Abuja for Bissau to attend events commemorating Guinea Bissau’s National Day. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the president would join the presidents of Senegal, Cote d’ Ivoire, Rwanda, Mauritania, Togo and Liberia to mark the...

The Federal Ministry of Transportation is proposing tax incentives for the maritime industry to stimulate investment and boost activities, amid downturn caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Jamoh who...