archiveDecember 2021

THE Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has disclosed that Lagos and Kano States got N10 billion and N5 billion respectively from the Federal Government to combat the pandemic as part of resources made available to states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Chairman of PSC and Secretary to the Government...

The Osun House of Assembly, on Monday, adopted the N129.7 billion Osun 2022 proposed budget report, after it was worked on and submitted by its Committee on Finance and Appropriation. The Finance and Appropriation Committee Chairman, Mr Olodo Taiwo, before submitting the report, read all the recommendations and adjustments his...

No fewer than 27 students of the Achievers University, Owo will be graduating with First Class, as the institution holds its 11th convocation on Saturday. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Samuel Aje, disclosed this on Monday in Akure at a news briefing heralding the convocation and the 14th anniversary of...

 Activities in the domestic equities market carried on last week’s bearish performances with the indices dropping by 0.38 per cent, amid sell pressure.Thus, the All-Share Index declined by 159.31 points or 0.38 per cent to close at 42,008.60 from 42,167.91 on Friday. Consequently, the month-to-date loss increased to 2.9 per...

The Chiarman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Monday in Abuja, unveiled the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) targeted at tackling drug trafficking and abuse in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five-year  plan which would run from...

The First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has described the death of the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Oromoni, as a big slap on the state’s face. The wife of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this while speaking during an advocacy visit to some schools in furtherance...

The Dangote Oil Refining Company Ltd has awarded scholarships to 137 tertiary institution and secondary school students from its host communities in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. Mr Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Group, presented the scholarships to the beneficiaries on Monday. The News Agency...

 The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) says the programme will enable each state to earn at least 20 million dollars within a space of two years. The Task Team Leader of NG-CARES, World Bank, Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Monday that the National Assembly will provide resources in 2022 budget for the battle against COVID-19 pandemic but will insist on prudence in the use of the funds. Lawan spoke in Abuja while declaring open a National Summit on COVID-19 with...

  JAMB says it has changed the literature texts in four language subjects and Literature- in-English, ahead of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). It stated in its weekly bulletin issued on Monday that the four language subjects are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and Arabic. The changes, it said, would...