archiveJanuary 2021

Thousands of applicants have been locked outside of the National Identity Management Commission's offices following a strike embarked on by NIMC staff, The PUNCH reports. The President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its Secretary, Odia Victor, signed the notice of strike....

The news of the death of popular Yoruba actress, Mrs. Folake Aremu, popularly called Orisabunmi has thrown the theatre industry into sadness. The veteran actress, who hailed from Olla in Kwara State, died at 60 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The news of her demise was also confirmed by...

Congress has affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump. The Senate and House rejected objections to throw out Georgia and Pennsylvania’s electoral votes for Biden. Republicans also objected to Arizona, Nevada and Michigan’s electoral votes, but the motions failed before they reached debate. The certification comes...

  At long last, President Donald Trump of the United States of America (USA) has accepted defeat in the November 3, 2020 presidential election of the United States. Trump spoke minutes after the Congress certified Joe Biden as the winner of the election. The Senate confirmed Biden as having won...

Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to demand that all of his supporters leave the Capitol Building after they broke in to interrupt a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the U.S. presidential election. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer “and I are calling on...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange market indicators on Wednesday rebounded by 0.17 per cent amid interests in some banking stocks. The All-Share Index rose by 69.01 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 40,465.15 from 40,396.14 recorded on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation which opened at N21.122 trillion inched...

One person died, three others injured as the Cocoa House elevator suffered mechanical failure and crashed while some technicians were working on it on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the faulty elevator of the 25 stories building collapsed on Wednesday while four technicians were...

 The board of Access Bank Plc on Wednesday announced complete acquisition of Cavmont Bank Ltd by its Zambian subsidiary, Access Bank (Zambia) Ltd. Mr Sunday Ekwochi, the bank’s Company Secretary, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ekwochi said the acquisition...

The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos Wednesday as hundreds of pro-Trump protesters swarmed the building, forcing the Senate to evacuate and Vice President Mike Pence to be ushered to a secure location. The frenzied scene after demonstrators broke through barricades forced Congress to abruptly pause a ceremonial event affirming that...

 The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Edo/Delta branch, has described the increase in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) as `ill-time’ due to the economic recession. Mr Okwara Udensi, Chairman of the branch, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday that many businesses...