Toronto and Lagos based fintech company, Fliqpay,  today announced the launch of its cryptocurrency payment gateway which allows African businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments from anywhere in the world and get settled instantly in their local currency bank account. Cryptocurrencies have received increasing interest from different corners of the world, but one question that often […]

The House of Representatives yesterday called on the Federal Government to ignore the World Health Organization, WHO, in efforts to find cure for COVID-19 and approve use of alternative remedies to cure the disease.

By Ibrahim Hassan- Wuyo Seventeen people were reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen that invaded Gonan Rogo village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Tuesday while about five persons were injured. Two sisters were also reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen at Sabon-Jero village in Kaduna state. Though the Kaduna […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Six persons, including four armed herdsmen and two farmers, were confirmed dead in a bloody attack on Agasha community in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state by suspected armed herdsmen. Vanguard gathered that the herders had late Monday night stormed the community, shooting sporadically and scaring the people […]

By Olayinka Latona & Bose Adelaja “Governor Wike has no right or power to do what he did. He cannot be an executive governor and at the same time be the legislator and the judicial. “Agreed the hotels’ owners flouted the COVID-19 Pandemic guidelines, but is not for him to prosecute and convict. The Constitution […]

•Esiso did not signify interest to re-contest —Anirah, Unukegwho •PDP is not an indigenous club — Egbedi By Paul Olayemi DELTA State Chairman of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Kingsley Esiso and the member representing Sapele constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Felix Anirah are at daggers drawn over Esiso’s second […]

THE Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions and biotechnology firms with N100 billion grant in the quest for a homegrown vaccine to fight Corona Virus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The apex bank governor, who spoke at the commissioning of ThisDay […]

In continuation of its technical support to local manufacturers in the production of essential materials to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has undertaken quality assurance inspection of mass production of Barrier Masks in Abia and Rivers states. Specifically, the Abia State Office of SON inspected Logistics De […]

Five violators of border closure arrested Dayo Johnson – Akure Five more COVID-19 patients admitted and treated at infectious Disease Hospital in Akure, Ondo state capital has been discharged. The state information and Orientation commissioner Donald Ojogo said this in a statement issued yesterday. Ojogo said “This is to announce that five patients of the […]

THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has called for a total diversification of the economy through non-oil export at the backdrop of the reduction in crude oil shipment.

THE Nigerian Association of Stevedoring Companies, NASC, has confirmed the receipt of agreements by ten stevedoring companies from the International Oil Companies, IOCs, on new stevedoring operational procedures on platforms operated by the IOCs.

NIGERIA’s maritime authority has taken a dominant position in vessel vessel inspection regime in the West and Southern Africa maritime region. The country executed 30 percent of the region’s total inspection activiaties in 2019.This also shows a significant uptick against 26 percent achieved in the preceding year, 2018, in its Port State Control, PSC, regime.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday, stated that together with its partners, it would extend its ongoing COVID-19 medical intervention to other states of the federation yet to benefit from the initiative. In a statement in Abuja, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, stated that the NNPC’s coordinated support would […]

By Okoh Aihe This season, there is so much in the plate that one is trying to develop the mastery to attempt a sorting. From the very depressing and heart-wrenching to the absolutely ludicrous and bizarre, but all fusing together to create a world that is so uncertain or, if you want to hover on […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (UK) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of Prof. Ibrahim Gambiri as his new Chief of Staff. In a communique signed by Prince Oni, Director of publicity and issued at the end of an emergency virtual meeting on Thursday, the UK-based Nigerians described the diplomat’s appointment as a “plus […]