archiveJuly 2021

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N8.6 billion for the construction of vaccine laboratory, text kits for HIV/AIDS and procurement of medical equipment. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu...

Prof. Folu Ologe, an Otolaryngology expert at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, has advised religious leaders and Ministers to always check their status. Ologe gave the advice while speaking on: ‘The Minister and his health”, at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Church Leaders and Ministers Fellowship of Nigeria...

   urges security agencies to collaborate with Communications Ministry on abetting crime   The Senate on Wednesday said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has established a centre for artificial intelligence and robotics to deploy the use of robots and artificial intelligence in combating crime and criminality in...

More suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of late SuperTV boss, Usifo Ataga, Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu has said. The police chief disclosed this during a briefing and parade of over 1,000 suspects at the Command headquarters in Ikeja. Although he didn’t give details on the...

The Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has appointed Mrs. Miriam Olusanya as its new Managing Director. In a notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX) on Wednesday, the tier one lender also announced the successful completion of its re-organization into a Holding Company Structure. The new operating company with...

  Key indices of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed on Wednesday with a marginal growth of 0.04 per cent on renewed bargain hunting. Accordingly, the All-Share Index grew by 15.31 points or 0.04 per cent to close at 37,872.55 from 37,857.24 recorded on Tuesday. Thus, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses...

  The  Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has confered the institute’s Honorary Fellowship on the Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Olukayode Pitan. The CIS President and Chairman of its Governing Council, Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Amolegbe ascribed the rationale for...

Lionel Messi and Barcelona have reached an agreement for the forward to sign a new five-year deal with the Catalan club, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Sources added Messi has accepted a significant wage reduction to prolong his stay. Messi was a free agent after his contract at Barca expired...

  Zenith Bank Plc has been named ”Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria” at the World Finance Banking Awards 2021, as published in the July edition of the World Finance Magazine. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu announced the award in a statement made available...

  The Kaduna State Government says it will conduct another competency test for primary school teachers as part of efforts to ensure quality teaching in basic schools. Mr Mohammed Mubarak, Permanent Member, Physical and Project Monitoring, Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, said this during an interactive session with APC...