archiveSeptember 2020

  Says “offenders should be visited with the strictest possible consequences”   The notion that victims or potential victims of sexual harassment are architects of their fate especially by their attitude, dressing or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators is wrong and should be resisted in...

...says revolution ongoing in Oyo's health sector Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, commissioned the remodelled and renamed Saki Specialist Hospital, declaring that his administration is revolutionising the health sector in the state. The governor, who also announced the revocation of the abandoned Saki Township road contract, which...

The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdulrahman has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stressing that the Commission was built on a foundation of integrity. He gave the commendation in Enugu on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, while receiving the Enugu zonal head of the EFCC, Mr.  Johnson...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two brothers and three others in Ibadan, over their alleged connection with internet fraud. This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. The...

Nestlé, the world’s largest food & beverage company, says it is  intensifying  actions to make 100 per cent of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. According to the company, it is also intensifying actions to reduce its use of virgin plastics by one-third in the same period. Nestlé at...

Fidelity Bank Plc plans to issue a N100 billion ($261-million) bond in the local currency to boost its capital ratios and funding capacity. Blomberg quoted Chief Executive Officer Nnamdi Okonkwo as having said by phone that the Lagos-based bank wants to issue the debt in a series, starting with a...

 The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended losing streak on Wednesday for the third consecutive days with the market capitalisation declining further by N38 billion. The market capitalisation dipped N38 billion to close lower at N13.263 trillion compared with N13.301 trillion on Tuesday. Also, NSE All-Share Index shed 72.41 points or...

  Nigeria's Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has directed heads of Federal Government hospitals to employ the services of doctors, who are currently undergoing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, to ensure that there was no break in medical delivery. Ehanire gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday....

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday released Nigeria’s total public debt stock as of June 30, 2020. The DMO set Nigeria’s entire debt at N31 trillion, indicating an increase of N2.38 trillion within a space of three months. In the report released by DMO, the country’s total public debt...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Nigeria Agenda 2050 and Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) to succeed Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017 – 2020. The National Steering Committee for the development...