archiveSeptember 2020

Ministry of Transportation has constituted a committee to draw up guidelines for the disbursement of the Federal Government ‘s N10billion palliative for road transport operators and workers. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, said this in a statement by Eric Ojiekwe, Director of Press and Public Relations...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday said that the National Assembly will prioritize the allocation of resources for youth development despite the present economic challenges faced by the country owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawan stated this in his remarks which was virtually delivered to...

The formation of the Executive/ Legislative/Party Consultative Committee by President Muhammadu Buhari and the effective commencement of its assignment today is the beginning of a more fruitful and cordial relationship among the different structures of the Executive, Legislative arms of government and the ruling party. This was the observation of...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says the proposed Data Protection Bill 2020, would provide protection for all internet users in Nigeria when passed into law. NITDA Director-General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said this on Thursday at an online workshop organised by the agency for Data Protection Officers (DPOs) and...

The Nigerian military has said it would not join issues with the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, and a former governor of the state, Gabriel Suswan, over the killing of the most wanted criminal and militia leader in Benue, Terwase Agwaza aka Gana. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John...

Ibom Air is to commence daily commercial flights from Lagos and Abuja to Enugu, from Monday September 14th, 2020. This is a significant milestone for the airline which began operations last year and presently flies to 4 major cities in Nigeria including Abuja. Enugu becomes the airline’s 5th domestic destination....

    The Ondo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is currently on fire. The fire outbreak which started around 8:45pm at the ICT unit of the commission is yet to be contained as at press time. Over 5000 card readers have been destroyed in the inferno....

The Federal Government has said that it has not come to a point where it is convinced that schools should be reopened for academic exercise after their closure due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting...

  President Muhmmadu Buhari has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold funding for importation of food items and fertilizer. The presidential order was issued on Thursday to CBN Governor Godwin Emiefile during the meeting of the National Food Security Council (NFSC) in Abuja. According to a statement...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved 27.33 million dollars in grants to boost the African Union’s  efforts to mobilise a continental response to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement from the AfDB, the approval is made by the organisation’s Board of Directors on Wednesday. The approval followed...