Aston University, one of UK’s most prestigious University is still accepting applications for September 2020.

Zenith General Insurance Limited has released its full-year financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019, showing positive improvements on a year-on-year, YoY, basis with profit before tax rising by 16 percent to N3.67billion from N3.16billion.

Manufacturing and production firms have witnessed a sharp rise in purchasing costs due to difficulties in securing materials, leading to higher output prices and rise in inflation.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has indicated that over 80 percent of businesses were under the adverse impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Some Abia residents have expressed concern over the five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state in spite of the government’s measures to contain the spread of the pandemic. Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu announced confirmation of the new cases of the virus on Monday after one of the two initial index cases was successfully treated and […]

By Sola Ogundipe The National Coordinator of the PTF on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, has decried the spate of fake news in the country, saying it is eroding the credibility and efficiency of the national response. Speaking in Abuja on Monday during the daily media briefing, Aliyu stated: “There is a growing incidence of fake […]

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced features that allow ‘group transfer’ and ‘transfer to telephone number’ on the refreshed version of its mobile app.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni A group, Hengo Badagry Youth Association has appealed to the Federal Government to increase supply of petroleum products to nine approved fuel stations in Badagry border communities of Lagos State. Recall that the Federal Government, on March 23 lifted the suspension placed on 66 fuel stations across the border communities to ease […]

To further keep up with his vision 0202-2020 agenda and the Africa Wake up sensitization campaign, popular Nigerian Bishop, Sam Zuga has again revealed plans to launch the first Nigerian-made social media community, called Samzuganet.

WHEN President Muhammadu Buhari made his second national broadcast on the coronavirus pandemic on April 13, 2020 and said that the regime’s Homegrown School Feeding Programme, HSFG, would continue even after schools nationwide were shut for the pandemic lockdowns,  Nigerians were shocked. People wondered how school children could be fed by the Federal Government while […]

By Eric Teniola WITH the demise of Chief Richard Osuolale Abimbola Akinjide (1931-2020), all ministers, except Alhaji Ganiyu Folorunsho Abdul Razak (93), Chief Mbazulike Amaechi (91) and Chief Jacob Cheogbu Obande (98) who served in the first Republic under Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), GCFR, have answered the final call. For better or for worse […]

By Obadiah Mailafia THIS is an imaginary essay, but I urge my gentle readers not to take it lightly. I was recently taken by dream-vision to the Infernal Kingdom. I beheld Satan sitting on a golden throne with diadems and glittering pomp. The powers and principalities paid obeisance to the King of Darkness; lying prostrate […]

RIGHT OF REPLY By Jesutega Onokpasa I FOUND Azu Ishiekwene’s article of the above-referenced title rather disheartening, coming from a columnist of his towering stature and quite established pedigree. To seek to mould opinions in the wider society is certainly the entitlement of any writer but it is rather self-aggrandizing for intellectuals to suppose and […]

The leading aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has congratulated Arch. Waziri Bulama on his swearing-in as Acting National Secretary of APC.

By Yinka Odumakin WHEN Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi appeared before the Senate in 2015 to be screened for two portfolios, he submitted an interesting CV. He was a graduate of English but with his only working experience being at Palmo Clinic in Port Harcourt. It was not that because literature deals with all disciplines but for […]