archiveFebruary 15, 2021

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 says it will launch a platform next week that will verify the originality of results from anywhere around the world. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the PTF national...

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged African governments to shore up their capacity for international competitiveness to fully harness the opportunities offered by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General, LCCI, said this in a congratulatory message emailed to newsmen on Monday following Dr Ngozi...

  The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been urged to work with members of the body to quickly address the economic and health consequences occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs Omotayo Adeola, an Investment banker and Managing Director, Restorium Capital Ltd. gave the advice...

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has said that Nigeria tops the list of out-of-school children in the world. She said the alarming figure informed the decision of the federal government to set up a committee that would develop plans to address the challenges....

The World Bank, FMDQ and other stakeholders in the financial space say tackling climate change impact in Africa will engender sustainable economic growth. The stakeholders spoke at the second webinar series of the Africa Investment Roundtable (AIR) on Sustainability En route COP26 on Monday in Lagos. Dr Jingdong Hua, Vice...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Monday, disclosed that the National Agency For Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received the dossiers of four different COVID-19 vaccines for evaluation ahead of their usage in Nigeria. Ehanire disclosed this at the weekly press briefing of the Presidential Task Force...

  African Alliance Insurance says it paid claims in excess of N967 million in the first 40 days of the 2021 business year. The firm’s Brand, Media and Communications Manager, Mr Bankole Banjo, said in a statement on Monday in Lagos that the payment was in fulfilment of the insurer’s...

    Trading in the domestic equities market commenced the week on a positive note, growing by 0.33 per cent due to buying interests in Seplat, Lafarge Africa and Tier-1 banking stocks. Consequently, the All-Share Index on Monday inched higher by 131.82 points or 0.33 per cent to 40,571.67 from...

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Monday felicitated with Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her confirmation as the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Secretary General of OPEC, Dr Sanusi Barkindo, in a statement in Vienna, headquarters of the international oil...

...to inaugurate judicial panel, peace and security committees ...sheathe your swords, gov appeals to angry residents Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State declared on Monday that his government will ensure that justice is served on all the victims of the crisis that erupted between Hausa and Yoruba residents of Sasa...