archiveMay 13, 2021

  says it’s ploy to distract Lagos, Governor stresses Ndigbo are not agents of destruction The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ignore the rumour that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were plotting to attack Lagos, noting that it was a ploy to distract the...

 The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said that certain clear-cut actions by the Federal Government were crucial to attracting significant investment in the manufacturing sector. The NESG said this in its May 2021 report, published on Thursday and titled: ” Sectoral Reforms and Investments in Nigeria: A Focus on...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro.The president made his feelings known in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. He described the demise of Dogonyaro as “a great loss...

  says 40,000 out-of-school children taken back to class in 2020 as he bags Green City recognition award Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, declared that the administration has made real progress in developing and repositioning the state in the last two years. The governor, who stated this while...

  Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday reacted to the arrest of Eastern Security Network (ESN) Deputy Commander. The Nigerian Army had claimed it arrested the ESN Deputy Commander, Awurum Eze in Aba, Abia State. Reacting to the story, Kanu said the man...

Mouka, Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of mattresses, pillows and other bedding products, has won the Most Outstanding Foam and Mattress Company of the Year at the Nigerian Real Estate and Property Awards 2021 held in Lagos recently. The award was bestowed on Mouka for its laudable achievements in the sleep sector...

Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia is set to perform at the launch of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc’s campaign, The Stock Africa Is Made Of. The legend will be joined by ‘boo of the booless’, Chike, to provide first-class entertainment at the virtual event scheduled to...

  A World Bank report says officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached 540 billion dollars in 2020, 1.6 per cent below the 2019 total of 548 billion dollars. The report which is titled ‘Migration and Development Brief’ released in Washington D.C. on Wednesday provides updates on...

  The former Chief of Defence Staff to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Lt-Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro has died. He died at the age of 80 Joseph, first son of the deceased disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an telephone interview in Pankshin on Thursday. “Daddy has been...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to renew its efforts in addressing security challenge facing the country. The association made the appeal in a communiqué issued at the end of its Annual General Conference and Delegates Meeting (AGC/ADM), tagged “Tin City 2021”, held in Jos Plateau,...