archiveNovember 2021

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has mandated the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to conduct National Identification Number (NIN) registration for candidates registering for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This was disclosed in a memorandum to zonal coordinators, titled, ‘Registration Of Candidates For WASSCE...

  The new Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Mr Kennedy Ibeh, (APC Obowo), has urged members of the house to give their unalloyed support to the Gov. Hope Uzodimma. Ibeh, who made the call while briefing journalists at the Deputy Speaker’s lodge on Monday, urged lawmakers to put...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said its remittance of operational surpluses to the Federal Government was in line with its mandate of fulfilling its constitutional obligations to the country. The Board says it plans to continue the practice of returning all unutilised funds to the public treasury...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu emerged as the winner of the 2020 Zik Prize in Good Governance during the 2021 Zik Leadership Award ceremony, held in Lagos, on Sunday. Sanwo-Olu announced this via his verified Facebook page on Monday, adding that he accepted the award “with a greater...

  FBNQuest, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, has concluded plans to host a session themed ‘Mobilizing Onshore and Offshore Capital for Strategic Infrastructure Projects in Nigeria’ scheduled to hold by 12:00pm, on Friday, 12 November 2021. The webinar will be hosted as part of...

vows to pursue case to supreme court The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of the Anambra state Gubernatorial Elections. According to POLITICS NIGERIA, the Chairman of the party in Anambra State, Mr. Basil Ejidike, has called for the cancelation of the yet-to-be-concluded exercise in the state. Ejidike...

The Ogun State Government has vowed to attract more local and foreign investments into the state to boost its Internally Generated Revenue (lGR) through the implementation of sustainable policies and infrastructural development. The Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Mr Kunle Somorin, in an interview with the News Agency...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded N20 million grant to four Nigerian tech startups towards encouraging development of indigenous technologies and contents. The four tech startups, according to the Commission’s Chief Information Strategist, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Monday, are: Clearflow System Hub, Aelaus Engineering Teams/Hyech Electronics...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has advised Nigerians against engaging in panic buying of the Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. This is coming as many Nigerians are beginning to engage in panic buying of the product, following a seeming scarcity of the product in many cities...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set N5 billion as the maximum loan amount for private companies in its newly introduced initiative of ‘The 100 for 100 PPP – Policy on Production and Productivity. The information is contained in the CBN guidelines for the implementation of the initiative...