archiveMay 7, 2021

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has threatened to sanction any traditional ruler in the state who are unable to contain the activities of cultists in their domain. Akeredolu, gave the warning in a statewide broadcast in Akure on Thursday night. The governor said warned that  any traditional ruler that was...

Two Nigerian lenders, Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc, are among the financial institutions from Africa and the Middle East that have indicated an interest in the acquisition of Union Bank Plc and other African assets of Atlas Mara Group, a Pan-African banking group. Bloomberg which disclosed this, quoted...

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, his wife, children and other members of the family have released the order of service for Pastor Dare’s burial. Dare’s burial rites will begin on Sunday with a special service in City of David Youth Church Eket, Akwa Ibom, where he officiated last before his death. This...

Heritage Bank in partnership with the Road Transport Employee's Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has launched the Travelers' Accident Insurance Scheme (TAIS) to assist road accident victims across the country. The scheme which was launched on Friday, aims to address deaths associated with inability of travelers involved in accident to offset...

  6,465 cases of examination malpractice recorded   The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates with over 66 per cent of the candidates obtaining five credits and above in all subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. The examination...

The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has said insurance companies have so far paid N4 billion claims from the estimated losses from #EndSARS protests in October last year. The Chairman of NIA, Mr Ganiyu Musa, disclosed this during a virtual press briefing in Lagos on Thursday. He said, “The number of...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Usman. The suspension of Usman is to allow the panel of inquiry which is to be set up by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, to investigate the management of the...

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said it registered 28 new COVID-19 cases in five states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday. This brings the country’s COVID-19 total cases to 165,301 since tracking of the pandemic began on Feb. 27, 2020. The NCDC made the...