archiveJanuary 2021

Disturbed over series of complaints received due to extortion and multiple vehicular taxes imposed by agents alleged to be working with Local Governments Areas on Federal Highways, the Ministry of Transportation, has announced readiness to partner the Joint Mobile Sanitation Agency of Nigeria (JOMSAN), in a bid to sanitise the...

  The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Feb. 4, hear a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking for the declaration of the seat of Rep Yakubu Dogara vacate on account of his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Justice Okon Abang fixed the date on...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday restated the commitment of the Nigerian government on security, economy and anti-corruption. The President added that his administration would continue to ensure the enthronement of democracy and good governance on the African continent. Buhari spoke at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between...

The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said the Federal Government had approved payment of outstanding salaries of all workers of New Nigerian Newspaper. The governor disclosed this while receiving secretaries to governments of the 19 Northern states, who paid him a courtesy visit, at...

The Presidential Task Force (PFT) on COVID-19 has warned Nigerians that there may be a second lockdown in Nigeria. The Chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, made the call at a briefing in Abuja. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said this can be done...

The Nigerian stock market opened for the week on Monday with a loss of N40 billion, halting five consecutive days positive run. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N21.530 trillion shed N40 billion to close at N21.490 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 41,176.14 lost 93.76 points...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended two of its staff members and banned two candidates for violating precautionary measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. A statement by the Board, from its January bulletin on Monday said their suspension followed a surprising visit by JAMB...

  The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over the distribution of vaccines, especially to health workers and the elderly in low-income countries. He explained that rich countries were sabotaging equitable access to drugs. He noted that more than 39 million doses of...

    Governors of the 36 states in the country will meet on Wednesday over the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. The governors, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Head of Media and Public Affairs Unit of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, are expected...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged sick and old people not to attend church services. CAN stated this as part of its guidelines to churches to curtail the spread of the second wave of COVID-19. In a statement on Monday by its General Secretary, Barrister Joseph Daramola, CAN...