archiveSeptember 2020

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to endure the pains they might be going through following the increase in petroleum pump price and the hike in electricity tariff. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said...

Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, called on stakeholders in the banking and financial system to take up proactive steps in supporting growth and wealth creation of key sectors of the economy. Emefiele made the call at the 13th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, organised...

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday said that having a Regional Maritime Development Bank would help develop African economy. Amaechi disclosed this when he declared-open the meeting of Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) Committee of Experts on the Regional Maritime Development Bank Project and Interim...

 The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has passed the state’s Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) 2020 through a voice vote. The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who disclosed this during the plenary on Tuesday, said that the office of the Clerk had sent the bill to Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his...

  A total of 1,785 successful graduates of the Nigerian Law School were on Tuesday called to the Nigerian Bar. They emerged successful at the January Bar Examination, just as a total of 736 were said to have failed the exams. Giving a breakdown of the result at the Call...

  Google has announced plans to help businesses, job seekers, educational institutions and vulnerable populations as they grapple with the “new normal” and begin to rebuild and recover from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis locally and across the Africa continent. The company’s initiatives will address the need for funding,...

Justice Mohammed Tukur Muazu Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, on Monday, September 14, 2020 sentenced Adamu Aliyu to six months imprisonment, for fraudulently transferring N40, 000 to himself, from the account of an unsuspecting Automated Teller Machine, (ATM) user, under the false pretense of aiding the victim to...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians on the increasing incidents of fraud across various internet platforms, especially on social media networks. The commission through its spokesperson, Ikechukwu Adinde, advised telecom consumers using social media platforms to be alert of internet scam. It warned consumers to be wary of...

  The Nigerian government has said that no decision has been taken on the reopening of tertiary institutions in the country. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education disclosed this during the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 in Abuja. Nwajiuba, however, said universities would need to...

  The British government has called for peaceful elections in Edo and Ondo States. Nigerians will vote in the forthcoming polls scheduled for September 19 and October 10 respectively. In a statement on Tuesday, the United Kingdom warned against violence. “We look forward to seeing peaceful Edo and Ondo states...