archiveSeptember 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked Rotary Club for its various interventions in the health sector, particularly putting in 268 million dollars in the fight against Polio. The president gave the commendation when he received Rotary International President, Mr Shekhar Mehta and some officials, at the State House, Abuja on Monday....

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed the appointment in a statement on Monday. Shehu said Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been...

In order to stop open grazing of livestock and possession of dangerous weapons by unauthorised persons in the state, the Lagos state government has proposed 21-year jail term for any herder found with firearms. This is as the House also read for the first and second time the state’s Value...

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Monday asked the Federal Government to stop state governors from enacting the anti-open grazing law. MACBAN Secretary-General, Saleh Alhassan made the position of the body known at a press conference in Abuja. He said the law would undermine the relative...

A total turnover of 1.338 billion shares worth N8.650 billion in 19,830 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.026 billion shares valued at N8.183 billion that exchanged hands last week in 18,102 deals. The Financial Services Industry...

Lekki, the fast-developing upper middle class area of Lagos Metropolis, is emerging as the new hub of internet-related fraud. Data from the investigation activities of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the second quarter of 2021, indicates that Lekki District is the preferred location...

    Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications companies to shutdown operations in Zamfara and other neighbouring states. In a memo dated September 4, 2021, network providers were informed that the shutdown is necessitated by insecurity in the state and regions around it. The directive was given by Executive...

  The newest and third Non-Interest Bank (NIB) in the country, LOTUS Bank Ltd., has announced commencement of operations in three new locations in Lagos State. The Managing Director of LOTUS Bank Ltd., Mrs Kafilat Araoye, in a statement on Friday said that with the simultaneous opening of three new...

The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has described as laughable and baseless the allegation that the party in Rivers State suspended him because he was against the resolution by the Southern governors that the next president of Nigeria must come from South. The...

  The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association have issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum, saying they will commence an indefinite strike over outstanding welfare issues with the union. Mr Biobelemonye Josiah, JOHESU’s National President, said this in a letter addressed to the Minister...