COVID-19: Akwa Ibom intercepts second corpse from Lagos
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom State Government has described as worrying the smuggling of corpses from other states especially Lagos State into the State despite the inter-state lockdown order still in force. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong said the corpse which was being smuggled into the state through Ika Local Government […]
Lawyer petitions IGP to give police protection to residents in Ado-Odo/Ota
By Jane Echewedo The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has been urged to provide police protection for the peace-loving people of Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State. In a petition by a Lagos based human rights lawyer and activist, Debo Adeleke, he said the IG intervention becomes imperative to avoid civil unrest in the Ado-Odo/Ota […]
Housing sector has capacity to take Nigeria to its destination ―Expert
… Says sector grossly underfunded By Emmanuel Elebeke The neglect of the Nigerian housing sector since independence has led to an acute shortage of houses for desiring citizens. But the sector, if properly funded in the way of Singapore, Hongkong, Dubai, has the capacity to take the country to its destination. This was the position […]
My calling is to help youths realise their overseas dreams – Nigerian-Canadian based
The world appears to be at his fingertips. If you call him Mr Authority on travel issues, you might not be wrong.
COVID-19: Ekiti discharges 5 patients, expands isolation centre
By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Government on Monday disclosed that five patients of the deadly coronavirus pandemic have been discharged from the Isolation Centre in Ekiti on Monday. This is just as the government revealed it’s a plan to expand the Isolation Centre to 100-bed space capacity for more preparation on the […]
PDP congresses and the emergence of a united leadership
By Paul Agbo The successes of the recently-concluded Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, congresses across the country has proved that the leadership of the party is in charge of the affairs of the party. This is in spite of the fears in some quarters of a showdown among gladiators that might lead to the main opposition […]
COVID-19: Ondo records first death
Mobile court underway for violators of govt orders Dayo Johnson – Akure One of the 16 COVID 19 patients in Ondo state died on Monday in Akure, the state capital. The case of the deceased was the first death recorded in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who disclosed this […]
NSE ranks second in Bloomberg’s Best Performing Indexes in April
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been ranked second best performing stock exchange in April by Bloomberg following significant rallies recorded in the market in the past weeks.
This is contained in Bloomberg’s “Best Performing Indexes” report.
BUDGET DEFICIT: Domestic borrowings, CBN overdrafts, available funding options – NOVA
Nova Merchant Bank has said that domestic borrowing, overdrafts from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and drawdown from existing deposits held in accounts of extra-budgetary funds are the only options available for the federal government to finance the gap in the 2020 budget.
COVID-19: Manufacturers seek 5% interest rate
The Chief Executive Officers of manufacturing concerns in Nigeria have called on the government to consider five percent interest rate on loans for five to seven years for manufacturers investing to scale up production.
COVID-19: Medical experts decry non-compliance to NCDC guidelines
Urges FG to increase awareness on disease By Chioma Obinna As COVID-19 confirmed cases continue to soar, health professionals have decried noncompliance with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, relaxation guidelines, expressing fears that the development may further worsen the spread of the infection across the country. In a separate interview with Vanguard, the […]
