Category: News

NPA Receives 21 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Wheat, Frozen Food, Others
September 16, 2020 No Responses

NPA Receives 21 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Wheat, Frozen Food, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday disclosed that 21 ships at the Lagos ports were discharging petroleum products and foodstuff. NPA in its `Shipping Position’ identified contents of the ship as general cargo, containers, bulk wheat, petrol, frozen fish,...
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Union Bank Staff In Court Over Alleged Theft Of N25m From Customers Accounts
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Union Bank Staff In Court Over Alleged Theft Of N25m From Customers Accounts

A 32-year-old banker with Union Bank Plc, Benjamin Musa, on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over alleged theft of N25 million.   Musa, whose residential address was not given, is charged with three counts...
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Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Gambling Addiction
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Gambling Addiction

A trader, Fisayo Akibu, on Tuesday approached a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, seeking dissolution of her 19-year-old marriage to husband, Abiodun over  his addiction to gambling   Testifying, the mother of four, said:”my husband puts all his ea...
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438 Coronavirus Active Cases In Lagos Yet To Turn Up For Treatment
September 15, 2020 No Responses

438 Coronavirus Active Cases In Lagos Yet To Turn Up For Treatment

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 438 active cases of COVID-19 in Lagos communities were yet to turn up for treatment in the state’s COVID-19 care centres.   Abayomi made the disclosure through his...
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Chevron Invests N4.3b To Boost Agriculture
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Chevron Invests N4.3b To Boost Agriculture

Chevron Nigeria Limited invested N4.3 billion through its Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) to boost agriculture in the oil rich region in 2019.  Chevron in its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (N...
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Poultry Farmers Task Govt On Security
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Task Govt On Security

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN),  has appealed to the government and other stakeholders to expedite action to restore security for farmers nationwide in order to achieve the nation’s goal of food security and self sufficiency. National Presiden...
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Ogun Grants Investors 50% Discount On Land Use Charge
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Ogun Grants Investors 50% Discount On Land Use Charge

The Ogun State Government has granted 50 per cent discount to investors on all Land Use and Amenities charges. Chief Press Secretary to Governor  Dapo Abiodun, Mr Kunle Somorin, in a statement on Monday explained that the grace will be enjoyed...
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Heritage Bank, FAMO Provide Succor For 300 Private School Teachers, SMEs
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank, FAMO Provide Succor For 300 Private School Teachers, SMEs

As part of efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 on the education sector, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with Honourable Fatima Mohammed (FAMO) foundation has provided succor to over 300 affected private school teachers and small medium enterprises....
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18 Candidates Jostle For UI VC Position
September 14, 2020 No Responses

18 Candidates Jostle For UI VC Position

No fewer than 18 candidates are in the race to fill the vacant office of the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI) come December  1, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that the candidates who...
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Nigeria Records 79 New Coronavirus Cases
September 14, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 79 New Coronavirus Cases

Sixty-four Coronavirus (COVID-19), patients recovered from the infection across Nigeria in the last 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).  The NCDC, in its report released Sunday midnight via its official Twitter handle, a...
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Varsity Resumes Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
September 13, 2020 No Responses

Varsity Resumes Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after being paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK.  On Tuesday, AstraZeneca said the studies were being paused while it investiga...
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Nigeria Confirms 160 New Cases Of Coronavirus
September 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 160 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 160 new infections of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the nation’s confirmed cases to 56,177. According to NCDC, in the last 24 hours, two people died from the virus, bringing the...
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Group Implores Women On Personal Hygiene During Menstruation
September 13, 2020 No Responses

Group Implores Women On Personal Hygiene During Menstruation

A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Rachael Udenna Foundation has advised women to observe personal hygiene during their menstrual cycle to avoid bacteria infection that can led to delayed pregnancy or giving birth to deformed children. Ms Rachel Udenna, fo...
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SEC Donates 150 Infrared Thermometers To Enugu
September 12, 2020 No Responses

SEC Donates 150 Infrared Thermometers To Enugu

The Capital Market Support Committee on COVID-19 (CMSCC) on Friday donated 150 units of infrared thermometer to Enugu State Government to help in curbing the spread of the pandemic in schools.The leader of the committee, Chief Patrick Ezeagu, presented the...
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