archiveFebruary 8, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 506 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday. The development brings the total number of confirmed infection in the country to 139,748. The health agency while giving the report on its website on Sunday night, also confirmed the death of 20...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it achieved a trading surplus of 108.84 million dollars (about N13.43billion) for the month of November 2020. The Corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operation Report (MFOR) for the month of November 2020, released in Abuja, on Sunday. It...

  The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd) has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killer herdsmen and kidnappers. The Commandant, who stated this in a statement made available in Ibadan, said that he will volunteer to lead anyone who...

The leading fuel-marketing firm, Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO), has disclosed its commitments to broaden the scope of petroleum marketing with a view to ensuring seamless supply of products across the country in the New Year 2021. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIPCO, Suresh Kumar, in his New Year message,...

The South-South geopolitical zone has emerged champions at the National U-17 Cricket Championship, sponsored by PwC Nigeria. The two-week tournament, which is organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), ended on Sunday 7 February 2021 with the South-South boys team emerging as the victor in a thrilling final with their...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to condemnations trailing the directive to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to desist from transacting in Cryptocurrencies. The apex bank in a statement on Sunday, Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, clarified that the CBN circular of February 5, 2021 did not place...

  The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killers and kidnappers. The Oyo State Government had deployed 200 operatives of the Amotekun in Ibarapa Local Government Area of the state to checkmate the...