archiveOctober 7, 2020

 Education Minister Adamu Adamu has ordered full scale investigation into alleged missing of N2.67 billion meant for feeding pupils during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had raised the alarm that N2.67 billion released to 104 unity schools during the lockdown for meal...

The World Bank Group has said that it will help developing countries resume growth and respond to the health, social, and economic impacts of COVID-19. President of the bank, Mr David Malpass, in a statement on Wednesday, said it would assist the countries as they worked toward a sustainable and...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange market indices on Wednesday dropped by 0.95 per cent after 12 consecutive days of bullish trading. The drop followed profit taking in blue chips. Speficially, the All-Share Index dipped 275.02 points or 0.95 per cent to close at 28,634.35 compared with 28,909.37 recorded on Tuesday. Also,...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N654million for the procurement and rehabilitation of COVID-19 screening machines at the nation’s airports. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this at the end of the meeting in Abuja, said...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved procurement and deployment of hybrid spectrum monitoring system to detect illegal frequencies in the southeast at the cost of N653, 886,584. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, stated this to State House correspondents at the end of the weekly...

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to cause an investigation into illicit and excessive bank charges by Commercial banks operating in the country. This was even as the upper chamber urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to look into the complaints of Nigerians...

President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line. “The Federal Executive Council has approved the award of contracts for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri eastern narrow-gauge railway, with new branch lines and trans-shipment facilities,” Nigeria’s transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi said...

  as Senate investigates human rights abuses by security agencies   President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that personnel of security agencies involved in the killing of innocent Nigerian citizens must be made to face the full weight of the law. Lawan stated this against the backdrop of...

Ecobank Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to providing excellence in customer experience in all its interactions through its Customer Experience Transformation Program.  Head, Customer Experience, Mrs Olubunmi Otuniga gave the assurance in a statement to commemorate this year’s International Customer Service Week, holding between October 5 and 9, themed, “Dream...

…As Lawan cautions FG on borrowing to fund projects …Advocates merger of agencies to reduce cost of governance The Senate has passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper ahead of the presentation of the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on...