archiveMarch 2021

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dragged the Federal Government to court to challenge some provisions in the just gazetted Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. In a statement on Monday by its General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, the Christian body said it was not comfortable with some provisions...

Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi on Monday presented a cheque for N7.4 million to victims of police brutality recommended for compensation by the judicial panel of inquiry in the state. The governor apologised to the victims for any brutality or damage suffered, saying that he hoped the compensation would help...

The Vatican on Monday revealed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions or marriage. The Vatican’s doctrinal office, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), in a statement said that priests and other Catholic ministers have been directed to desist from ordaining same-sex marriages adding that such blessings...

 More than 1.235 billion U.S. Dollars has been recorded by Libya as global revenues from sales of crude oil and its derivatives in February 2021, the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Sunday.In a statement, the NOC said the funds were deposited in its account at the Libyan Foreign...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says it has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration forms. The board disclosed this in its Vol. 2, No. 15 Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar and made...

The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has declared war on foreign exchange (forex) speculators and black-market dealers for distorting the naira exchange rate against the dollar and other global currencies. Speaking during a virtual meeting with members of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of...

The Grammy Award won by Burna Boy and Wizkid is a global endorsement for Nigerian music, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. Mohammed in his congratulatory message to the duo in a statement on Monday said the award will serve as source of inspiration to others....

  The Federal Government has described the reported formation of Biafra Customary Government by Asari Dokubo as a “theatre of the absurd by a joker seeking attention’’. Speaking with News Agency of Nigeria on the development in Lagos on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said...

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria defender, Mobi Oparaku, has accused Gernot Rohr for killing the national team. Oparaku told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that Rohr had tested over 500 players since his arrival without a formidable team. “I cannot stand and mention 10 to...

The Kaduna State Government on Monday said it has received the reports on the kidnapping of teachers and pupils of LGEA primary school in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,...