archiveNovember 6, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria has obtained a court order freezing the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests till January 2021. The request, granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, was filed by the CBN on October...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it is conducting preliminary investigations into the recent #EndSARS protest in Nigeria. In a statement obtained by the BBC, the office of the ICC prosecutor explained that it received complaints and information on alleged crimes and that the examination would assess whether the legal...

Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday traded 637.49 million shares worth N5.23 billion transacted in 6,354 deals. This was in contrast with 430.12 million shares valued at N6.62 billion achieved in 4,319 deals on Thursday. Omoluabi Mortgage Bank was the toast of investors exchanging 139.50 million shares worth...

 Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said in Lagos on Friday that the agency lost about 27 patrol vehicles to the October #EndSARS protest.. Oyeyemi made the disclosure when he visited the FRSC Lagos State Command to assess the extent of damage done...

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), said it spent over N1.5 billion to conduct the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Mr Areghan Patrick, Head, WAEC National Office in Nigeria, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the 2021 budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on...

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has approved 121 new appointments into boards of agencies and commissions in the state. The appointments were announced in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado Ekiti on Thursday. The statement, which was signed by his Chief Press...

Five members of staff and a student have tested positive for COVID-19 in a secondary school in Lagos State. The Lagos State Government made this known in a statement on Friday. The statement was titled, ‘Lagos confirms COVID_19 infection in secondary school’ and signed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof....

 The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) says incorporating corporate governance principles would help the nation navigate through the challenges of COVID-19 and the destruction in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests. Mr Bode Ayeku, President, ICSAN made the assertion at a media parley on Friday in...

Prof. Olu Olufayo, Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure zone, has said that the future of Nigeria will depend on the quality of investments in the youth. Olufayo made this assertion at a news conference held at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife on Friday. The...

  Democratic candidate Joe Biden has taken the lead in the U.S states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, two of the final states still in play in the presidential election. Biden has overhauled what was a substantial lead for President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, and on Friday he pulled slightly ahead...