archive2020

  says “We are aware of APC’s agenda to destabilise Oyo”   The Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters to the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Honourable Babatunde Oduyoye, said on Tuesday that the letter credited to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on the...

  Only 19 per cent of people in developing countries have access to the Internet, compared to 87 per cent in developed countries, according to a new United Nations report. Launched in New York on Tuesday, the World Social Report 2020 highlights growing inequality in several areas in both developed...

A total of 29 Nigerian words and expressions have been added in the latest (January 2020) updates of Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In a blog post, OED said some of the words are borrowed while others are coinages. Here is a list of the new Nigerian words and senses added...

The British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, on Tuesday said the UK-Africa Investment Summit has launched a new partnership for growth in Nigeria. The British Commissioner said in a statement that commercial deals worth £324 million (over ₦153.4 billion) has been signed between Nigeria and UK Investors. NAN reports that 21...

  The President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist killing of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, describing it as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative. The retired general stated this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant...

  *denies restriction   Lagos State Government has not taken a definite action on the operations of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles, popularly known as Keke Marwa on some routes across the State. Contrary to the news in circulation on the list of restricted areas, especially on the social media,...

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has urged the regime and security agencies to investigate the nationwide rally staged by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to protest the Supreme Court verdict that ousted Emeka Ihedioha as governor of the state, describing the action as coup attempt. He accused sponsors of...

Amb. Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, Secretary-General, Developing Eight (D-8) Organisation for Economic Cooperation, on Tuesday extolled Nigeria’s leading role in security and projection of Africa economic potentials. Ku Shaari applauded Nigeria’s role in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on sideline of the official signing of the...

  Dr Samson Fatokun, the Head of Account Management in West and Central Africa of International Air Transport Association (IATA),  has commended Air Peace for upholding high standards of safety in its flight operations. The airline’s Corporate Communications Executive, Mr Stanley Olisa, announced this in a statement in Lagos on...

  The World Bank’s January 2020 Global Economic Prospects report has revealed that uncertainty over the direction of the Federal Government’s policies has weakened Nigeria’s economic outlook, stressing that the country’s economy would grow by 2.1 per cent this year. The predicted growth rate, which the World Bank also put...