archiveApril 28, 2021

The World Bank says Russia, Iraq, Iran, the United States, Algeria, Venezuela and Nigeria remain the top seven gas flaring countries for nine years running. The bank said this on Wednesday in Washington D. C. in its gas flaring satellite data for 2020, compiled by World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring...

 The Ondo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality and other related matters has recommended the payment of about N755 million as petitioners claims, and other monetary recommendations. The Chairman of the 9-man Panel, retired Justice Salisu Sidiq, stated this in his address while submitting the Committee’s reports and...

  says a united PDP will secure South-West   Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the bad governance and maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023, as, according to him, Nigerians have become tired of the party and would kick it...

    The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba. The passage of the bills seeking to establish both Universities followed the consideration of two separate reports by the...

lauds outgoing Nigerian Baptist Convention President, Ayokunle, for years of excellent service 'Nigeria needs prayers and citizens' cooperation to surmount insecurity' Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, declared that Nigeria needs personalities like the out-going President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Reverend Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, who are keen...

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration says a total of 465,820 Nigerians have benefitted from the payroll support scheme nationwide. Presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande in a statement said the government’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) continues to impact lives and small businesses. The commencement of payment to beneficiaries of the Payroll Support...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Nigerian students and Youth Corps members to embrace hard work and shun any involvement in computer-related frauds. The Zonal Head of the Lagos Office, Ghali Ahmed, gave the charge at a Nation-wide Attitudinal Re-Orientation Programme for Students in Tertiary Institutions- South...

Mixed sentiments persisted on the nation’s bourse on Wednesday with the market capitalisation dropping  N274 billion in six hours of trading due to sell-off of blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation dipped N274 billion or 1.33 per cent to close at N20.296 trillion from N20.570 trillion achieved on Tuesday. Also,...

  calls on political elites to always speak the truth says every conflict is a result of elite failure to speak up   Nigeria cannot afford a war and elites in the country should rise up, speak the truth against forces of division in order to preserve the unity of...

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment bill. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The amendment bill passed by the chamber empowers the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria to,...