COVID-19 could wipe 10 billion euros off football player values ― Report
The transfer value of players in 10 of Europe’s top leagues could plummet by up to 10 billion euros due to the economic crash caused by coronavirus, a study from accounting firm KPMG said on Wednesday. Transfer spending is expected to fall dramatically, with clubs across the continent facing huge losses as a result of […]
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases now 29,286; FG mulls another lockdown
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, data have revealed that 575 new coronavirus infections were recorded on Monday, bringing total cases to 29,286. The Centre said 11,828 patients have been discharged after treatment in 35 states and Abuja, the FCT. It recorded 654 deaths across the country. According NCDC, Lagos was highest with 123 […]
Oil rises above $31 as lockdown easing counter supply glut
Oil rose above $31 a barrel on Wednesday as hopes for a recovery in demand as some countries ease coronavirus lockdowns offset a report showing a higher-than-expected rise in U.S. inventories. Brent crude has almost doubled since hitting a 21-year low reached on April 22, supported by expectations demand will recover and by a record […]
FOU Ikeja destroys N20.6m foreign poultry
THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A at Ikeja, Lagos, has destroyed poultry products worth N20.7 million seized by its operatives.
Curfew: 121 suspects arrested, 79 vehicles impounded in Lagos
* 58 others arrested for not wearing face masks By Evelyn Usman The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that it arrested 121 persons for violating the curfew time imposed by the government, Monday, to relax the lockdown aimed at containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, 58 persons were arrested for not wearing […]
COVID-19: Why we designated Enugu Medical Diagnostic facility as isolation – Ugwuanyi
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, said that his administration designated and repurposed the facility at its state-of-the-art medical diagnostic centre in Enugu to enhance the state’s preparedness and capacity for isolation and treatment of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) patients, “should the state experience a proliferation of the disease”.
Union Bank shareholders endorse 25 kobo dividend
By Peter Egwuatu Shareholders of Union Bank Nigeria Plc have endorsed the 25 kobo dividend per share proposed by its Board of Directors for the financial year ended December 31, 2019. The shareholders at the bank’s first-ever virtual Annual General Meeting, AGM commended its Board and Management for the improved performance recorded in the period […]
Three rockets hit near Baghdad airport used by US troops
Three Katyusha-type rockets early Wednesday struck a military complex near Baghdad’s international airport that is used by US troops and diplomats, Iraq’s military said, without reporting casualties. The attack was the first time American installations in Iraq have been targeted since late March, after around six months of rocket attacks that killed US, UK and […]
CBN pensioners beg for palliatives, wait for review of pensions
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, pensioners have pleaded with the management of the bank to approve the payment of palliatives for them to cushion the sufferings and hardship the rampaging coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on them. The apex bank retirees also appeal to the management to hasten the review of their pensions as agreed […]
US made ‘stupid mistake’ abandoning nuclear deal ―Iran President
Iran’s president said Wednesday the United States made a “stupid mistake” by abandoning a nuclear deal and warned of severe consequences if its allies agree to extend an arms embargo. The United States is waging a campaign to extend the ban on selling conventional weapons to Iran, which is set to be progressively eased starting […]
Fuel tanker crashes on Niger Bridge
An articulated vehicle loaded with petrol otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and heading to Anambra from Delta State crashed and spilled its contents on the Niger Bridge Wednesday. An eyewitness told journalists in Onitsha, that the accident occurred about 8:30 a.m., when the propeller of the vehicle with registration number NKR41XA, allegedly pulled […]
