archiveNovember 5, 2020

  Sale of Afam Power shows private sector confidence in Buhari administration’s reforms, Elumelu tells VP Plants expected to increase national grid output by 966MW – DG, BPE The main objective of developing a power sector that will steadily deliver quality service and sustain itself is on track with the...

  says Oyo Govt'll continue to support Army   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, declared that the level of professionalism and nationalism being displayed by the Nigerian Army while on election and other political assignments within the country, showed that there is still hope for the country....

  The trial of former Plateau State governor, Senator Jonah David Jang and a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), Yusuf Pam before Justice C. L. Dabup of Plateau State High Court, Jos continued on Thursday, November 5, 2020 with the testimony of...

The trial of former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Andrew Yakubu continued on Thursday, November 5, 2020 before Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the court reserving ruling on admissibility of prosecution’s evidence till November 30, 2020. Yakubu was arraigned...

Ecobank Nigeria has been named the Best Retail Bank in Nigeria by Asian Banker. This was announced at its Middle East and Africa Regional 2020 Awards virtual ceremony on Thursday. The event attracted thought leaders and decision makers across continents of the world. Emmanuel Daniel, Chairman, The Asian Banker, said...

 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Coorporation (NNPC) will soon resume oil exploration and drilling in the Lake Chad Basin. Silva disclosed this while speaking to newsmen after an operational meeting on Chad Basin with the Chief of Army Staff and...

The planned World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings scheduled to have taken place in Marrakesh, Morocco in October is postponed by 12 months until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made on Thursday in Washington D.C. by the Kingdom of Morocco, the World Bank Group and the International...

  Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday closed on a negative posture with a loss of 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index declined by 0.01 per cent or 2.96 points to close at 30,738.92 compared with 30,741.88 recorded on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation lost N6 billion...

  The two Non-Academic Staff Unions of University of Ibadan (UI) have protested against alleged proposed imposition of candidate for the next vice chancellor of the institution. Joint Action Congress (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of UI said this at...

  Joe Biden’s campaign manager says she is confident that her candidate will win the U.S presidential election and called the lawsuits being filed by President Donald Trump meritless. “Donald Trump continues to push a flailing strategy designed to prevent people’s votes from being counted,’’ Jen O’Malley Dillon says. “Joe...