Category: News

Japan Falls Into Recession
May 18, 2020 No Responses

Japan Falls Into Recession

Japan  has fallen into recession as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate. The world’s third biggest economy shrank 3.4% in the first three months of 2020 compared to a year ago, its biggest slump since 2015. The...
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Kano Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50 Per Cent
May 18, 2020 No Responses

Kano Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50 Per Cent

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent due to dwindling resources caused by COVID-19 lockdown.Mr Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said this in...
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Nigeria Reports 176 New Cases Of Coronavirus
May 17, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 176 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 176 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5,621. The  states and their breakdowns are:  95-Lagos31-Oyo11-FCT8-Niger8-Borno6-Jigaw...
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NUJ Rejects Govt Palliatives
May 17, 2020 No Responses

NUJ Rejects Govt Palliatives

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council, on Saturday rejected the palliative from Enugu State Government over alleged interference in the union’s activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that problem started when the  gov...
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Uzodinma Unveils Agenda To Reposition IMSU
May 17, 2020 No Responses

Uzodinma Unveils Agenda To Reposition IMSU

The Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, on Saturday announced his adminstration’s plan to reposition the Imo State University (IMSU) for academic excellence. Uzodinma who made the announcement while receiving a report from the institution’s v...
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Italy To Lift Travel Restrictions June 3
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Italy To Lift Travel Restrictions June 3

Italy’s government has signed a decree that will allow travel to and from the country from 3 June, as it moves to ease its coronavirus lockdown measures. It will also allow travel between the regions – which has so far...
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Nigeria Records 288 New Coronavirus Cases
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 288 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 288 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5445. The NCDC also said that three new patients have been confirmed dead...
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Customs Generates N117.8b At Tin-Can Port
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Customs Generates N117.8b At Tin-Can Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Port Command, Lagos, generated N117.8 billion between January and April 2020, by deploying Time Release Study (TRS) tool to aid trade facilitation and revenue generation. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comp...
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Buhari Celebrates Dele Momodu At 60
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Celebrates Dele Momodu At 60

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday felicitated with journalist/publisher, Ayobamidele Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday on May 16, 2020. The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, M...
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Court Okays NSE Demutualisation Agenda
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Court Okays NSE Demutualisation Agenda

The Federal High Court, Lagos has  granted an order sanctioning the Scheme of Arrangement for the demutualisation of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Commenting on this development, the Chief Executive Officer of NSE, Oscar N. Onyema, said: “The NSE demut...
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Open Letter To Governor Nyesom Wike
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Open Letter To Governor Nyesom Wike

By Charles Isichie,  Port Harcourt.  Your Excellency,  I write as a citizen and businessman who is concerned about how some of the decisions you have taken in the management of the COVID-19 Pandemic affects the maritime sector within which I...
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April: FG, States, LGs Share N606.196b
May 16, 2020 No Responses

April: FG, States, LGs Share N606.196b

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N606.196 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of April. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, made this known in...
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EU Diplomat Seeks Independent Investigation Of Coronavirus Origin
May 15, 2020 No Responses

EU Diplomat Seeks Independent Investigation Of Coronavirus Origin

European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for an independent scientific investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus. In a guest column in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper on Friday, Borrell called on China, where...
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Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Climb To 5,162
May 15, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Climb To 5,162

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 193 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5,162. The NCDC also confirmed three new deaths, bringing the total death toll in...
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