archiveApril 21, 2021

The Senate has approved the Federal Government’s request of $1 billion external loans to finance federal and state government priority projects in the revised 2020 budget. The approval, contained in the report of the committee of the Upper Chamber on Local And Foreign Debts, is part of measures aimed at...

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has pledged the support of the Federal Government for positive initiatives from all stakeholders in the Nigeria project. He said this on Tuesday when he received in audience the new Executive Committee of the FCT Branch of University of Lagos Alumni Association led by...

 The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) says its 54th National Board Meeting scheduled for April 26 to April 30, in Eket, Akwa Ibom will be declared opened by the  Gov. Udom EmmanuelThe BSN’ Manager, Media and Public Relations, Mr Benjamin Mordi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos....

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered Deposit Money Banks (DNBs) and Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to, henceforth, accept old and lower denomination U.S dollars as legal tender. The apex bank gave the order in a circular signed by its Director of Currency Operations Department, Mr Ahmed Umar....

The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported zero COVID-19-related death for the ninth consecutive days as the nation’s fatality toll remains 2,061. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country last registered a COVID-19-related death on...

 Washington responded with calm determination as former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges of murdering George Floyd, ending a trial that has put the country on edge as it confronts the realities of racial injustice and police violence. As jurors delivered their verdict following three weeks...

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has tentatively fixed elections for July 24, 2021, in the state’s 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) as stipulated by the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (retd), the commission’s chairman, revealed the...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has reacted to the decision of the United Kingdom to grant persecuted members of the group asylum, noting that while it appreciates the gesture, it is only interested in referendum. The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) had in its newly released guidelines, said asylum...

  The Police Command in Kaduna State, has confirmed attack by gunmen on Greenfield University on Tuesday evening.The university located on Kaduna-Abuja highway, was attacked at about 8:35p.m on Tuesday. The Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna, that...

Plans for the European Super League fell further into crisis late Tuesday with all six English clubs announcing they were turning away from their involvement in the controversial project. Manchester City were the first to formally confirm on Tuesday night that they were quitting the competition, two days after it...