archiveJanuary 2021

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has called on the service chiefs to resign their appointments as a mark of honour over the worsening security situation in the country. According to Tambuwal, resigning was the honourable thing to do if President Muhammadu Buhari failed to sack them, adding that the Buhari-led...

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,074 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 948,048 people since the first confirmed...

A new condition for SIM card replacement is that subscribers must present their National Identification Numbers (NIN). This is part of new conditions the Federal Government has announced for subscribers to replace lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged SIM cards. In a statement signed on Friday by the Director, Public Affairs,...

warns fake news carriers The government of Oyo State has clarified as fake news, a report circulated by some online media platforms which indicated that the office of the Secretary to the State Government was burgled last week. The government equally insisted that newsmen must always seek clarifications from requisite...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 3.79 per cent and 3.83 per cent to close the week at 40,270.72 and N21.057 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NSE Banking, AFR Bank Value, and Consumer Goods which depreciated by...

Dr. Daniel Olukoya, the founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, (MFM) has released his prophecies for the year 2021. Olukoya released 34 prophecies themed “2021, the Year of Restoration and Revival’, during the crossover service of his church. The clergyman urged Nigerians to be prayerful...

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), on Friday in Lagos unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme for 2021, to empower women and men across the African continent. The Chief Executive Officer of TEF, Mrs Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, disclosed this during an Online news briefing with Journalists across Africa. She said: ” I want...

NEW YEAR BROADCAST BY THE GOVERNOR OF OGUN STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, PRINCE DAPO ABIODUN MFR, ON FRIDAY, 1ST JANUARY, 2021 Fellow citizens of Ogun State, It is with a heart full of gratitude to the Almighty God and great hope that I address and felicitate with you all as we...

 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 2021. Buratai gave the assurance at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 New Year  at the TY Buratai Institute...

  The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a mobile application that will help in securing NIN. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant, Information Technology to the ministry, made this known in a...