archiveSeptember 2020

A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has announced the death of his elder sister, Mrs Moji Ladeji. He made this known in a tweet on Monday. Fayose described the deceased as “God-fearing”. He said, “On behalf of my family, I announce the death of my immediate elder...

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has approved resumption dates for the 2020 to 2021 school session. According to the time table, both public and private schools below the tertiary level will resume the first term academic activities on Monday, September 21, 2020. The term is expected to run until...

Saturday’s Edo governorship election has reawakened the consciousness that ultimate power to elect leaders lies in the hands of the electorate, rights campaigner, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, has said. Okei-Odumakin, the President of Women Arise Initiative, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...

  The Nasarawa  State House of Assembly has passed a Bill to Establish the Nasarawa State Investment and Development Agency. The bill will be charged with  the responsibility of among other things, promoting , facilitating and coordinating investment in the state and other related matters when assented to by Gov....

  Says opinion polls showed APC would win Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, expressed surprise at the loss his party APC suffered in the Edo governorship election at the weekend, saying he was optimistic up to three weeks to the election that APC would win. He said opinion polls conducted...

Some private schools in Lagos State recorded large turnout of students following the Lagos State Government’s directive on resumption on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Aug. 29, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu directed primary and secondary schools to reopen. Sanwo-Olu gave the directed during the 17th Update...

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Monday released the preliminary report of the accident involving a Bell 206B Helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation Limited which crashed into residential buildings in Opebi area of Lagos on August 28, 2020. According to the AIB report the helicopter had no fuel left in the...

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) website showed on Monday that Nigeria’s dollar reserves rose by $140.90 million or 0.40 per cent within 17 days, that is between 1st and 17th September, 2020. The current account balance, which shows the difference between the country’s import and export value...

The Kaduna State Government has declared three days mourning for the late Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris. The Special Adviser to the Governor Nasir el-Rufai on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, announced this in a statement on Monday. Adekeye said public offices would open on September 21 and...

In the quest to aid speedy economic recovery and impactful service delivery to stakeholders caused by macro-economic headwinds and Covid-19, banking sector’s players have been charged to maximize the opportunities by re-strategizing its roles that will address emerging risks. The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo made the call...