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March 10, 2020 No Responses

Pope Appoints Rev. Fr. Ogundipe Adviser

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Joseph Ogundipe of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, as one of the six new consultors that will be advising him { Catholic Pontiff} on relations between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.Rev Sr. Eunice Ikufisile,...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Unveils $1b Locally-Assembled Vehicles

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in collaboration with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) on Monday commissioned $1billion worth of locally-assembled vehicles.The vehicles are locally produced by 17 companies including...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

Commissioner: Hot Weather In Niger Helping To Keep Coronavirus At Bay

The Niger State Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammad Makusidi, has described the hot weather condition in the state as a positive development capable of keeping coronavirus at bay.Makusidi, who disclosed this at a press conference in Minna on Monday, said...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

Investors lose N329b

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation opened the week on Monday with a huge loss of N329 billion due to persistent fall in global oil price and rising cases of COVID-19.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

Aminu Ado Bayero Emerges New Kano Emir

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the appointment of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, as the 15th Emir of Kano.Until his new appointment, Bayero was the Emir of Bichi.The Secretary to the state government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji made the...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Constitutes Task Team To Overhaul Media Advertising

The Nigerian Government on Thursday constituted a seven-member task team to overhaul the nation’s media advertising industry to attain sustainable advertisement ecosystem.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced this...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Approves FG’s $22.7b Loan Request

The Senate on Thursday, approved 22.7 billion dollars as external borrowing plan for Nigeria out of the 22.8 billion requested by President Muhammadu Buhari.This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts on the...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

I’m Tired Of My Wife’s Lifestyle, Man Tells Court

An Ibadan-based businessman, Samuel Ademokoya, on Thursday urged a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 12-year-old marriage to his estranged wife, Victoria, because he was tired of her lifestyle.In his petition before Chief Ademola Odunade, the Pres...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

Kogi Secures National Assembly Approval For $100m Loan

The Kogi State government secured the approval of the National Assembly to obtain a foreign loan of $100 million (N36 billion).The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed this to Journalists in Lokoja on Thursday.Àcc...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

Four Corps Members Get Merit Award

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday received the Niger state government merit awards for outstanding performance in their places of primary assignments.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four other corps members were ...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Coastal Communities: Stop Dumping Waste In Waterways

The Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Marie Asien, on Thursday called on communities along coastlines in the state to stop dumping waste into the waterways.Asien, who spoke at a sensitisation campaign on waste management and prevention of marine litters in Calabar,...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Reps Approve N346.3b NDDC 2019 Budget

The House of Representatives has passed the 2019 Appropriation bill of N346.388 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), for its 2019 operations.This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a report on the bill by the NDDC Chairman,...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Lufthansa Cuts Capacity By 150 Planes

German airline Lufthansa, on Wednesday said it would be cutting its capacity by the equivalent of 150 passenger planes in the face of plummeting demand due to the coronavirus epidemic.Lufthansa’s Frankfurt Head Office said it would make the cuts to...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

South-West Development Commission Bill Scales Second Reading In Senate

A bill seeking to establish the South-West Development Commission on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate.The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC – Ogun Central), “is an attempt to address the dwindling fortunes of the South....