archiveNovember 3, 2021

  The Anambra government has declared Thursday Nov. 4 and Friday Nov. 5 as work-free days ahead of the Saturday governorship election.   This is contained in a circular signed by Mr Harry Udu, the Head of Service in Anambra.   The directive said the work-free days were to enable...

VP is a man of the youths, we’ve heed call to ‘move on’, say skit comedians Even as the Federal Government will continue to create an enabling environment for the growth and development of youths in the country, the creativity/ talents of Nigeria’s youth population is enough reason to believe...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) hosted the sixth edition of its Market Data Workshop on Wednesday, 3 November 2021. This year’s event was held virtually in collaboration with Official Partners, Zenith Bank, Reliance Infosystems Limited, Infoware and MTN Nigeria; Gold Sponsor, CSCS Plc; and Corporate Sponsors, United Capital, NG Clearing, Cordros,...

  The NNPC Ltd hereby informs the general public, especially those living within the Anifowoshe area of Ikeja in Lagos State, that a gas pipeline that was reported leaking in the early hours of today has been isolated and the general area cordoned off. The incident was caused by road...

 Bearish sentiment resurfaced on the nation’s bourse on Wednesday with the key indicators dropping by 0.09 per cent amid profit taking on some blue chips. Specifically, the All-Index lost 37.94 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 41,975.45 from 42,013.39 posted on Tuesday. Accordingly, the month-to-date loss increased to...

 The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, on Wednesday said the economic cost of road accidents in Nigeria amounted to about N450 billion annually.Saraki also said the recent approval granted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to reconstruct 21 federal roads across the country was a direct response...

  Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today Wednesday November 3, 2021 reserved ruling on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, asking for the final forfeiture of the sum of $899,600 (Eight Hundred Ninety-nine Thousand, Six Hundred Dollars), till January 31, 2022 Justice...

dedicates award to Oyo's resilient, innovative youths Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has hailed the resilience and innovative spirit of Oyo State youths, noting that his administration's efforts in tackling youth unemployment and insecurity had been yielding positive results. Governor Makinde, who stated this while receiving the 2021 Governor of...

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has backed the call that the Federal Government should declare bandits as terrorists. NEF said the government should declare bandits as terrorists, if it would solve insecurity challenges in the country. NEF took the decision during its meeting under the leadership of its convener, Ango...

releases the list of survivors Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the Ikoyi building collapse where over 20 persons have reportedly died so far as a national disaster, and lamented that “mistakes were made from all angles.” “This is an event that could be described clearly as a national disaster. Mistakes...