archiveSeptember 2020

  Over 85 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) held a crucial meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday and called on the National Assembly to urgently review the amended Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. The CSOs, which met under the auspices of Action Group on Free Civic Space...

  The U.S. government has said that it is reevaluating its ban on some categories of Migrant Visas for Nigerians having been satisfied with the country’s level of compliance with information sharing and other concerns. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mustapha Sulaiman, disclosed this while briefing journalists at...

  The Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Wigwe, has said that banks need to partner state governments to resolve the country’s power issue to achieve sustainable growth and development. Wigwe said this on Wednesday, at the 13th Annual Banking & Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to double its climate finance for Africa to 25 billion dollars by 2025, with more than 50 per cent devoted to climate adaptation. The President of the bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, made this known at a virtual High-Level Launch of the Global Centre...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will soon resume its continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise, aborted few months ago by the outbreak of COVID-19. Prof. James Apam, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Kogi announced this on Wednesday at Onyadega, Ibaji Local Government Area of the state. Apam, who...

distributes food items, welfare packages widows Wife of the Oyo State governor, Engr. Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde, has declared that the state government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde remains determined to protect the rights of widows and empower them to face challenges of life. Mrs. Makinde, who stated this...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for Nigeria to experience exponential growth in the economy, efforts must be made to strengthen the country’s local capacities particularly against the backdrop of realities that are fall outs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawan made this known on Wednesday at the virtual...

Banking stakeholders have, in unison, insisted that banks must play a critical role to restore the Nigerian economy from the negative effects of COVID-19. Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) 13th Annual Bankers Conference in Abuja, the bank chiefs that included  Godwin Emefiele, Governor Central Bank...

  Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) in Lagos State said they are ready to open for business. The cinema operators said this at a virtual meeting with Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday. The meeting was moderated by filmmaker and television host, Mosunmola Abudu, popularly called Mo...

  Jigawa State’s Attorney -General and Commissioner of Justice, Musa Adamu Aliyu has solicited the assistance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in establishing an anti- corruption commission for the state. Aliyu made this request on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, when the Kano zonal head of the EFCC,...