archiveSeptember 2020

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, has urged the Federal Government to negotiate with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) with a view to paying their salaries and equipping public universities to make them safe for reopening. Babalola, who said COVID-19 has “exposed...

  The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by 1.17 per cent to close the week at 25,605.64 and N13.358 trillion respectively. All other indices finished higher with the exception of NSE ASeM Index which depreciated by 1.63 per cent. A total of 41...

...as council's subcommittee heads meet in Ibadan ....we will give residents new lease of life-Jegede The National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the October 2020 governorship election in Ondo State has declared that the party is set to take over the state from the All Progressives...

With the steady return of normalcy across the country after five months of COVID-19 pandemic lock-in, youths in Magboro, an Ogun outskirt have found increased fancy in outdoor games more than ever before. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports increased engagement in early morning sporting activities, especially football from...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner rather than on the basis of the highest bidder. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in statement on Saturday, said the vice-president spoke at the virtual 2020 EURAFRICA Forum with the theme, “Towards...

Some residents of Ikorodu in Lagos State on Friday expressed displeasure over services provided by Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company in their communities. The residents complained of untimely attention and poor customer service accorded them at the electricity distribution company. The resident told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that customers...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set N10 billion as the maximum loan an obligor can access under its N250 billion intervention fund for the gas sector. This is contained in a guideline titled ‘Framework for the implementation of intervention facility for the national gas expansion programme’, which was...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has suspended the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Bamidele Balogun, for imposing a five per cent tax on digital platforms including Netflix and Iroko TV. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, said this in a statement...

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 156 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, as confirmed cases are now 54,743. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Friday. “On the 4th of September 2020, 156 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths...

  Barcelona's mega star, Lionel Messi, has explained why he made a U-Turn and decided against leaving the club, at least, till the end of the 20/21 session. He said the Club’s insistence on payment of his huge release clause, his family’s reluctance and inability to sue the club he...