archiveDecember 2, 2020

  The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to demonstrate more openness, accountability and probity in the administration of the petroleum sub-sector of Nigeria’s economy. HURIWA, an advocacy group, made the call against the backdrops of the...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N117.6 billion for the rehabilitation of some major roads across Nigeria at its monthly meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the meeting. “The Ministry...

  The Federal Government has threatened to sanction any electricity distribution company or its representatives selling meters to Nigerians The Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmed Zakari, issued the warning at a stakeholders’ engagement on electricity tariff, organised by the FGN/NLC-TUC Ad-hoc Committee. Zakari said, “We have...

  Some persons suspected to be the killers of a first-class traditional ruler in Ondo State, the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Isreal Adeusi, the Olufon of Ifon, have been arrested. The suspects whose identities were still being concealed due to ongoing investigations were arrested by a combined team of security...

  There are strong indications that after eight months at home due to the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), public universities may soon reopen for academic activities. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at the inauguration ceremony for the reconstituted Federal Government team...

  The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Tuesday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its new policy to grant unfettered access to Foreign Exchange (Forex) on Diaspora Remittances. Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NiDCOM, gave the commendation while hosting the first Honorary Consul of Columbia...

  The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will on December 7 and 8, 2020, conduct a Computer-Based Aptitude Test for recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The exercise will hold across the 36 states of the federation and the...

  Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday became the first vaccine developers in the race to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic to get regulatory approval after completing all stages of clinical testing. The companies a U.S. pharma giant and its once relatively unknown partner in the German city of Mainz announced that...

  says virus still in our midst The Government of Oyo State, on Tuesday, warned residents to continue to strictly observe the COVID-19 safety protocols, as it declared that the virus is still very much around. An advisory by the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) of the state warned that COVID-19...

  emerges 2020 best automated loan origination and processing company Zedcrest Group has again won the Diversified Financial Services Group for the Year Award at the BusinessDay 2020 Banks & Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards held recently in Lagos. The consumer lending subsidiary of the company, Zedvance Finance Limited also...