archiveSeptember 2020

The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9 billion to pay up the large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all Medical Health Workers in the country. Sen Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment disclosed this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the end...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 176 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) bringing the nation’s total infections to 55,632. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. It said that 176 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in the...

Opposition figures have descended on U.S. President Donald Trump after he admitted downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Trump reportedly told Washington Post editor, Mr Bob Woodward, that he played down the danger of the virus in spite of available evidence to the contrary. He said...

According to the 2020 mortality estimates released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria has overtaken India as the world capital for under-five deaths. The development comes two years earlier than the World Bank projected. The global bank had said in 2018 that Nigeria would take over from India as...

The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the total value of transactions through electronic payment channels recorded in the second quarter of 2020 by Nigerian banks stood at N263.78 trillion with a transaction volume of 2,160,436,659. The report titled: ‘Selected Banking Sector Data: Sectorial Breakdown of Credit, e-Payment...

SaharaRepoters said it has uncovered the real reason Nigerian military killed a wanted militant in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza widely known as Gana, on Tuesday. According to the online news medium, Gana, was said to be the most wanted criminal in the state, was eliminated to prevent him from implicating...

  By Daniel Iworiso-Markson The forthcoming election for who represents the West Senatorial District of Bayelsa State brings back the tried and tested Henry Seriake Dickson to the prospect of the old and familiar: offering quality service to his people. This opportunity arose sequel to the election of Senator Lawrence...

National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr.  Sani Aliyu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its impressive compliance with the preventive protocols against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. He gave the commendation on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 while gracing a short ceremony on the donation of...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has received the report of the Exploratory Committee on the Establishment of Abia State International University of Science and Technology, Aba. The Governor, while speaking after he was officially presented the document by the chairman of the committee, Prof Anya.O.Anya, at a virtual session,...

As investors anticipate the launch of derivatives trading in the Nigerian capital market, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continues to lay the ground work to build a standardized derivatives market. Part of these efforts include capacity building sessions such as the virtual derivatives workshop which held on Tuesday, 08 September...