archiveJanuary 2021

Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained N127 billion as market indices on Friday advanced further by 0.58 per cent following gains made by some blue-chip companies. Speficially, the NSE All-Share Index rose by 243.25 points or 0.58 per cent to close at 42,412.66 from 42,169.41 posted on Thursday....

Telecoms service provider, Globacom, announced on Friday the commencement of National Identification Number (NIN) registration in its retail outlets across the country. Globacom commenced the enrollment exercise following the license it secured from Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to cover NIN enrollment for all eligible Nigerians. The company also stated...

The Presidency has again alleged plans by some individuals to embark on what it described as smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari, using some online newspapers and blogs. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had in December, 2020 issued a similar warning in which...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that it has intervened in the cases of data depletion and wrong deductions of credit of consumers. The Commission said the intervention is through an ongoing forensic audit which was instituted to ensure maximum protection for consumers. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC,...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved reduced tuition for students of Lagos State University, (LASU) Ojo. His Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Friday via his official Twitter handle. The tweet reads: “Flash: Lagos State government reduces tuition fee for students of Lagos.” Wahab explained that...

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres has said that conscious efforts have to be made to ensure that vaccines get to everyone. Speaking on Thursday shortly after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York City, Guterres said the world must come together if progress is...

Ekiti State Government has directed private and public hospitals in the state to run COVID-19 test on all patients with fever, cough and catarrh. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, who made this known in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, said the move is part of efforts to curtail...

 The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of nine Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), alongside 20,347 other senior officers, also promoted to their next ranks, according to a statement from the commission. The statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani,...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the 2020 Corruption Index Report on Nigeria by Transparency International (TI) has further confirmed that the administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari “is a citadel of corruption and the most corrupt in the history of our nation.” The 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 864 new coronavirus infections in the country even at it disclosed that Lagos State recorded zero infection. NCDC disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Thursday night. The centre also confirmed the nation’s death toll to now stand at...