archive2020

  The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, says it is out to prosecute abusers of sirens and convoys across the federation . Oyeyemi made this disclosure on Wednesday at a news conference on the recently concluded end of the year activities in Abuja. He said...

Iran has reacted after a Ukrainian airplane carrying at least 180 people crashed Wednesday near an airport in the capital, Tehran. The crash occurred hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile, targeting two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani....

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says the minor review order released by the Commission on January 3 has no immediate impact on end-user tariffs. Mr Usman Arabi, NERC’s General Manager Public Affairs Department, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Arabi said the order was to establish impact...

  The Trump administration has reacted to the missile attack by Iran on US bases in Iraq. Iran had announced that it carried out “a successful operation called Operation Martyr Soleimani, with the code ‘Oh Zahra”. The facilities include Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western...

  Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane and Nigeria and FC Barcelona Women forward Asisat Oshoala have picked up the top awards for African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year respectively. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both players were crowned at a star-studded ceremony in the...

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has generated N346 billion as revenue in 2019. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mba Musa, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. The statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Uche Ejesieme,...

  Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the second trading day maintained an uptrend with the market indicators growing further by 0.90 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the growth posted on Tuesday was due to price appreciation in Dangote Cement, Zenith Bank and...

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is to generate N500 billion toward the implementation of the 2020 budget, the state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, has said. Giving newsmen a ‘Detailed Analysis of Year 2020 Budget’ of Lagos State in Ikeja on Tuesday, Egube said...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has told President Muhammadu that it was not doing the bidding of the terrorists by crying out for the freedom of Christians in the captivity of the Boko Haram and thereby charged his government to wake up to its primary responsibility of protectng the...

  The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), says the extension of renewal of licences of Insurance Brokers and Loss Adjusters to two years will ensure they transact their businesses with ease. Mr Pius Agboola, the Director, Policy and Regulation, NAICOM said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...