archiveOctober 2021

 The Federal Government says it has commissioned several sites in the six geopolitical zones of the country toward actualising its promise of electrifying five millions homes with solar energy by 2023. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said this while declaring open this year’s Seplat Energy Summit in Abuja. Osinbajo who was...

The Lagos State Government is set to establish a world-class and best-in-Africa vaccine research centre to avoid depending on western nations for COVID-19 vaccines in addition to a mental health facility as part of critical measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the State. Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, the Lagos State...

Nigeria’s singer, Tiwa Savage, has disclosed that a tape of her intimacy with her current boyfriend has landed in the hands of someone who is trying to extort her. She however said she has decided not to pay and is therefore expecting the sex tape to hit social media any...

​Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday, leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a call for action to halve the annual...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded two COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,742. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday, morning. The centre also reported 290 additional infections were recorded in 14 states and the FCT. The News...

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, has denied any wrongdoing while reacting to a report alleging that he breached the laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens. Premium Times, an online newspaper quoting Pandora Papers, had listed Obi as one of the personalities who...

  FBN Holdings Plc (FBNH) emerged the most traded stock by volume on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd on Thursday.Specifically, the company accounted for 605.01 million shares worth N8.90 billion. Fidelity Bank followed with 20.59 million shares valued at N53.59 million, while Wema Bank traded 15.18 million shares worth N11.31million. ETI...

The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd and Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd., says it will invest N560 billion in five years in Nigeria. The Managing Director of NBC, Mr Mathieu Seguin, said this on Thursday in Lagos, during a news conference to flag-off activities marking the company’s...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Federal Government to support its on-going drive for a Media Stabilisation Fund, to assist ailing media organisations in the country. The President of NUJ, Chief Chris Isiguzo, made the appeal at the opening of the 7th Triennial Delegates Conference of...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday October 7, 2021 re-arraigned Mrs. Grace Taiga, a female accomplice in the multiple fraud case involving Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a nine count amended charges, bordering on...