archiveJanuary 2022

The Lagos State Government on Saturday threatened to shut down schools that failed to reopen for academic works on January 4. The state government had last week directed all schools in the state to reopen on Tuesday, 4th January 2022, for the second term of the 2021/2022 academic session. The...

Nigeria recorded four fatalities and 814 fresh infections from the coronavirus pandemic on Friday. The new infections were reported across 15 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The latest statistics released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) late Friday night, shows that the new...

Osun State Traditional Council of Obas, chaired by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, yesterday assured Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of its support for his re-election. The governor has declared his intention to run for a second term on July 16. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ismail Omipidan, said the...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Jim Ovia as well as the Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Friday, in Lagos, extolled virtues of the late former and eight substantive Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, saying his contributions to university...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to increase taxes on non-alcoholic and carbonated drinks. NLC’s position is contained in a statement signed by its President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, which was circulated to journalists. The government had announced the increased taxes as a way of...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ayodeji Gbeleyi as board chairman of the Federal Mortgage of Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). FMBN is regarded as the apex mortgage finance institution in the country and regulates the activities of primary mortgage loan originators. This was announced on Friday in a statement issued...

President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to show Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) mercy and grant him amnesty. Obiozor who made the appeal while featuring on Arise TV said Buhari should consider Kanu as his son and...

Investors on the Nigerian Exchange recorded a gain of N130.7 billion even as the market nudged up by 0.55 per cent at the end of Friday transactions. The market All-Share Index added 230.45 basis points to close at 43,854.42 compared to 43,607.94 recorded on Thursday. Total traded volume stood at...

Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde said on Friday that Nigerians must always remember the families of the fallen heros and heroines. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Friday at the special Juma’at Service to commemorate the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, held at the Oja’ba Central Mosque, Ibadan, said that...

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan (middle) representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Juma’at prayer which held on Friday at the Abuja National Mosque....