archiveDecember 2021

South Africa’s High Court ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside the decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgement showed on Wednesday. The 79-year old began medical parole in September, and is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. Zuma handed...

  The Debt Management Office (DMO) has published Nigeria’s Total Public Debt as at September 30, 2021 which includes the Total External and Domestic Debts of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), thirty-six (36) State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The data shows that Nigeria’s Public Debt was...

The Lagos State Government has commenced prosecution of inbound international passengers who fail to submit themselves for Day Two and Day Seven PCR tests as mandated by the Federal COVID-19 protocols and guidelines. According to a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs, of the Health Ministry, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, the...

  *Facilities are centers with different expensive equipment needed to grow small businesses & trades *Federal Resources belong to all Nigerians, says Osinbajo *VP to Imo people: “Don't allow your land become ungovernable" *Imo Gov thanks VP for this "wonderful thing," referring to Shared Tailoring Facility with 200 pieces of...

  Governors of the six states in Nigeria’s north east met behind closed doors for their forum’s sixth meeting on Tuesday. The meeting which was held at the banquet hall of the Government House, Damaturu, Yobe State, was led by Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum who is Chairman...

NGX Regulation (NGX RegCo) Limited has restated commitment to promoting a fair, transparent, and orderly Nigerian capital market at the the 2021 Issuers’ Engagement Forum with the theme: ‘Corporate Disclosures – Beyond Numbers’. Speaking at the conference, the Chief Executive Officer, NGX RegCo, Ms. Tinuade Awe stated,  “The impact of...

  A total of 730 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday in Nigeria as authorities step up efforts to curb the spread of the virus in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a Facebook post on Wednesday in its latest update on...

As a fallout of the diplomatic row between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Nigerian government over the withdrawal of flight frequencies to Emirates Airline, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has now offered Nigeria’s Air Peace airline seven slots to operate from Dubai airport (DBX). In a letter circulating on...

  The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has loaned Nigeria $210 million for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, which is expected to boost the agricultural sector. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘African Development Bank loans Nigeria $210 million for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones’ and published on Tuesday...

Gospel artistes, choral groups from across the country minister at annual Aso Villa Carols Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, hosted the annual Christmas Praise Concert last night at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, commemorating the Christmas season. The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, who...