archiveMay 2021

Following the successful completion of the first semester’s virtual and physical examinations, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has as resumed physically the second semester of academic activities for the 2019/2020 session. The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics and Research), Prof. Oluwole Familoni, told reporters the university has made it compulsory for...

Heritage Bank for being part of valuable private sector collaboration with Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Co. Limited is set to unlock the over N344 trillion market worth of gold investible instruments in the solid minerals sector with the concluded plans of being listed on the Lagos Commodities and...

In its drive to boost financial literacy among students in primary and secondary schools across the nation, Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has flagged off Season 2 of its pioneer educational gameplay, the One Minute Genius, OMG. The OMG 2.0 game play, which kicked off in May 3, 2021, on...

 Cartons of live ammunition were discovered on Sunday at Awka Road, Onitsha, in Anambra, after a truck conveying them fell into a drainage and spilled its content. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident sent jitters into residents of the area, who later drew the attention of...

President Buhari has directed that all celebrations including the forthcoming Eid-Al-Fitr should be limited due to the global Coronavirus crisis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Muslims in Nigeria join others globally in preparations towards Eid Al-Fitr, a day that is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan....

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says that mock examination slips for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now be printed out in preparation for the exercise. JAMB made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar and made available to the News...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 37 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,419. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest figure of 37 is...

The Benue State Government has accused the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of misleading President Muhammadu Buhari on issues of security in Nigeria. Governor El-Rufai had in a statement, accused his Benue counterpart, Governor Samuel Ortom of using the insecurity in Benue to attack the Federal Government in order to...

  Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy President of the Senate, on Saturday said the Federal Government was committed to ending the estimated billing syndrome in the nation’s power sector. Omo-Agege made this known at the ground breaking ceremony of the Power Sub-Station in Orogun, Ughellli North Local Government Area of Delta....

  The Office of the President of the Senate has read with amusement the comical report promoted as a front-page lead story by Daily Independent newspaper in its Friday edition (7th May, 2021). The story titled: Fresh crisis in APC as Lawan, Buni bicker over 2023 Presidency" is a mere...