archiveJanuary 2021

 The National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the chief executives that would head its operating and non-operating companies upon the completion of its demutualisation programme. This is contained in a notice by the NSE made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in...

An umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim Community, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has criticised the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, for his Christmas message in which he lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership style. The JNI, in a statement signed by Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, Secretary-General,...

  The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has named Mrs Yemisi Edun as the Acting Managing Director of the bank, while Mr Adam Nuru is on leave. This was contained in a statement signed by the FCMB management and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via the bank’s...

United States Vice President Mike Pence, on Wednesday, turned down President Donald Trump’s request regarding the November 3 election Joe Biden won. Trump had asked Pence to try to block Congress’s confirmation of Biden as the next President. The former Senator won the Electoral College by 306-232. He also made...

Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission has said correction of details in the National Identity Number (NIN) will attract varying charges. The charge, according to NIMC regional coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, Funmi Opensanwo, varies from correction of details like name, address, card renewal or replacement and date of birth. “The money...

The Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Adam Nuru, has been asked to proceed on leave as the bank begins probe into the paternity scandal allegations levelled against him. In a statement issued by FCMB on Tuesday, Nuru was forced to step aside as investigations into the scandal...

Some Resident’s in Anambra capital city, Awka, have criticised  the  recent increase in electricity tariff payable by power consumers across the country in the first month of the year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who sampled the views of residents on the increase on Wednesday reports that the...

  Barely two days after giving out over N60 million as housing loan to some teachers and other workers, Ekiti State Government has again disbursed another N100 million as car loans to 278 civil servants. The Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Mr Akintunde  Oyebode, made this known to newsmen...

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York on Tuesday,  said 30 per cent of medical personnel in the city’s public hospital system declined COVID-19 vaccines. Addressing newsmen, de Blasio said the vaccine hesitancy by health workers was largely responsible for the poor vaccination performance by the city-run hospitals. He said:...

 Tottenham Hotspur reached the League Cup final after goals from Moussa Sissoko and Son Heung-min sank Championship side Brentford 2-0 on Tuesday. The victory helped Spurs to set up a clash with Manchester United or Manchester City in April’s showpiece. Fellow London side Brentford, playing in their first semi-final in...