The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) is poised to make financial autonomy of the legislature and judiciary across the country possible. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, who is the Vice Chairman of the NGF, made this known when he swore in the new Grand Khadi of the state’s Sharia Court of Appeal, Muhammad Tambari […]
Staff of the Akwa Ibom State Government House, Uyo, are now living in palpable fear following the growing spread of the deadly coronavirus in their offices. Findings revealed that no fewer than 35 positive cases were recorded within just two days at the government house, further heightening concern among domestic workers, protocol, security […]
The Caretaker/Extra- Ordinary Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is embarking on immediate reconciliatory processes among aggrieved members of the party at all levels. Chairman of the committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Buni, also said that Nigerians still believe in the ruling party for a prosperous future. Buni, who […]
Although 29 sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, have already received International Monetary Fund (IMF) disbursements totalling about $10.1 billion in emergency facilities, the region still needs over $110 billion in additional funding this year to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Fund has said. The IMF, which stated this in a regional economic outlook […]
The Federal Government has lifted the ban hitherto placed on inter-state travels across the country. Persons who wish to travel from one state to another can now do so, beginning from July 1 (tomorrow), provided that such journeys were not made during the curfew hours of 10p.m. and 4a.m. Similarly, plans have been […]
Take-off now 2021 DisCos: FG must bear cost differential The leadership of the National Assembly, yesterday, halted the planned hike in electricity tariffs by convincing the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to shelve their plan till the first quarter of 2021. The companies had earlier announced that the new […]
…says pandemic’ll dampen borrowers’ appetite for loans C iting economic headwinds occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Fitch Solutions Group (FSG) has revised its forecast for Nigeria’s total banking asset growth to 5.3 per cent or N44.2 trillion this year. The company, an affiliate of Fitch Ratings Incorporated, which stated […]
Eight more people were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Monday. With the new figure, 573 persons have now died of COVID-19 in the country. However, not all states have recorded COVID-19 deaths according to the situation report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for June 28, 2020; Taraba and […]
The Federal Government has lifted the interstate movement put in place months back. It has also approved what it called “safe reopening” of schools nationwide in the next phase of the gradual easing of lockdown ordered to curtail further spread of COVID-19. However, only graduating students will resume. Similarly, it approved the safe resumption […]
Renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, Chief Bode Akindele, is dead. Chief Bode Akindele, the Parakoyi of Ibadan land and Chairman of Madandola Group, died in Lagos on Monday, aged 88 years. A close associate of the late Chief Bode Akindele, Oloye Lekan Alabi confirmed his death. Chief Bode Akindele’s philanthropy spans decades with a donation […]