PenCom reassures contributors of safety pension fund
By Victor Young National Pension Commission, PenCom, has reassured pension contributors and the general public of their safety of the pension fund, even as it assured all clients of the First Guarantee Pension Limited, FGPL, that the company has been returned to normality. In a statement announcing the handover of the Pension Fund Administrator, PFA […]
FG makes changes in evacuation of Nigerians from US
Evacuation of the first batch of stranded Nigerians in the United States earlier scheduled for Sunday has been brought back to Saturday. Also changed is the flight number from ET 509 announced on Sunday to ET 8509 by the same carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York announced the changes in a […]
COVID-19: See every patient now as suspected carrier, MHWUN tells health workers
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Following the easing of lockdown by the federal government in the wake of an increasing number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the country, the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, has tasked health workers to begin to see every patient in hospitals as a suspected carrier of the […]
Coronavirus vaccine: No one is safe until we are safe ― Annie-Marie Trevelyan
By Anne-Marie Trevelyan Right now, the fast global spread of coronavirus means no one is safe from this pandemic until we are all safe. In both our countries, people have made enormous personal sacrifices to slow the spread of this virus. But only one thing will stop this pandemic in its tracks: a vaccine. We […]
Nigeria records 148 new cases of COVID-19, total now 2,950
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 148 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,950. NCDC announced this on its website on Tuesday night. “On the 5th of May 2020, 148 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state […]
Ned Nwoko’s Stars University Idumuje-Ugboko nears completion (photos)
The Chancellor of the first Sports University in Africa, Prince Ned Nwoko released the Ariel pictures of the proposed Stars University, Idumuje-Ugboko in Aniocha North LGA, Delta State yesterday to disabuse the mind of those who have been fed with lies that no development of such is going on. The pictures comprise of administrative blocks, […]
Amnesty Programme: Ex-Agitators condemn attack on Aroloye
The Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Solidarity Front has joined other stakeholders from across the Niger Delta region to condemn attacks on Aroloyeteim Brown, the Head of Reintegration of the Presidential Amnesty Programme over what it termed “the unwholesome jostling by interested Parties for the plump job of Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.” The group made […]
Coronavirus: Cases rise by more than 10,000 in Russia
The number of new Coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 10,559 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 165,929, the Coronavirus crisis response centre said on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Russia reports almost 10,000 new virus cases in 24 hours It was the fourth consecutive day that cases had risen by more than 10,000. […]
DStv, GOtv hike price as MultiChoice implements 7.5% VAT
Pay television service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, would commence the implementation of the new Value Added Tax, VAT, rate, which may lead to a hike in the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages, Vanguard has learned. The new VAT regime, which came into effect on February 1, raised the rate of VAT from five per […]
Post-COVID-19: FG targets N2trn stimulus injection into economy
By Emmanuel Elebeke Federal Government says it expects the injection of about N2 trillion stimulus into the economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, disclosed this at a webinar on “Citizens Dialogue Session on Government Fiscal […]
COVID-19: Anxiety in Jigawa, as 100 die mysteriously in 10 days
ABUJA—There is anxiety in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, following the mysterious death of over 100 persons. The victims were suspected to have died from complications related to COVID-19.
