archiveFebruary 9, 2021

Says N’Assembly will consult other tiers of Govt to address tensions President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has called on Nigerian Leaders to unite against criminality stemming from the activities of bandits and kidnappers, as well as resist the antics of divisive elements bent on instigating inter-ethnic tensions across...

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE REVALIDATION EXERCISE OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE APC IN WARD ONE, IKENNE, OGUN STATE ON THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY, 2021 I bring you warm greetings and felicitations of Mr. President, President...

The Economic  and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will February 22 arraign a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged financial impropriety. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ms Oduah was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, but the judge, Inyang Ekwo,...

The UK Government said on Tuesday that the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) had announced that Nigeria would be one of the first countries to receive 16 million free doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. The British High Commission Office in a statement made available to the...

  The Nigerian stock market on Tuesday slipped further by N29 billion, extending its losing streak to seven consecutive trading sessions. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N29 billion or 0.13 per cent to close at N21.715 trillion from N21.744 trillion recorded on Monday. Also, All-Share Index dropped 54.15 points or...

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday, confirmed that bandits killed 23 persons in attacks across five local government areas of the state. The confirmation was contained in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said one bandit was neutralized...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said Nigeria must remain a united country because “we are stronger together than apart.” He said the cries of justice, fairness and equity by communities must be attended to within the same union. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media...

The Police Command in Yobe on Tuesday said it had arrested one Mohammed Faruk for allegedly raping a 90-year-old woman (name withheld) in Gadaka town in Fika Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. He said  that the...

  Participants at the annual economic review of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) on Tuesday projected a postive outlook for the Nigerian capital market and the economy in 2021. They also identified certain factors that must be addressed to achieve double digit in spite of the impacts of COVID-19...

  Twelve members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have won cash prizes totalling N4 million in the Unity Bank’s flagship business plan competition ‘Corpreneurship Challenge’ .Mr Olufunwa Akinmade, its Group Head, Retail and SME Banking, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...