…Records growth last week By Elizabeth Adegbesan Amidst continued pressures on the external sector of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected a major fall in the country’s foreign reserves to $29.9 billion by the end of 2020 citing decline in oil prices and the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In […]

…Commissioner, FSARS takes steps to enforce IGP’s directives By Emma Nnadozie, Kingsley Omonobi & Henry Umor Governors of the 36 states of the federation, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, have lauded the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, for his decision to ban with immediate effect the operations of the […]

Jadon Sancho has issued an apology after breaking coronavirus protocols when pictured at a party alongside fellow England players Tammy Abraham and Ben Chilwell. The trio are being investigated by the Football Association (FA) after they attended a surprise birthday party reportedly thrown for Abraham at the striker’s London flat on Saturday. ALSO READ:Banning of FSARS will not […]

Husband of the Kano- based housewife who allegedly stabbed two of her biological children to death has claimed the woman is possessed. The housewife, Hauwa Habibu allegedly killed the children  because her husband, Ibrahim Haruna Aminu, 39, married a second wife. The deceased children were identified as a boy, Yusuf, 5 and girl Zahra’u 3. […]

By Chinedu Adonu The Judicial Commission of Enquiry on Contracts awarded in Imo State between 2006 and 2019 has submitted its report to Governor Hope Uzodimma and recommended that those who played key roles in the contract  awards that turned out to be a scam and which the enquiry had uncovered be made to return […]

…We wonder why IGP allowed police dress like criminals —INC By Chimaobi Nwaiwu & Chinonso Alozie The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday raised the alarm  over the alleged disappearance and secret killing of its members by the Special Anti Robbery Squad across Biafra States, calling on  the Nigerian Federal Government to halt such killings […]

…Identifies 16 areas for improvement …IG warns violence mongers, says 33,783  personnel ‘ll be deployed …Stakeholders to sign accord today, Abdulsalami c’ttee sues for peace By Dayo Johnson & Chris Ochayi THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has identified 16 lapses in the Edo governorship election that will be addressed during the October 10 poll […]

…FG okays special salary scale for teachers, raises tenure from 35 to 40 years …Reintroduces bursary awards to education students in varsities, COEs …To pay stipends to Bachelor of Education students …Says granting*them automatic employment after graduation now a policy …Directs TETFUND to fund teaching practice in varsities, COEs, others …NCE holders may earn N310,000 […]

By Charles Kumolu Fresh facts have emerged revealing plot to reverse Federal Government’s policy which had earlier suspended eight-year tenure system for top management staff of the federal civil service. The move, Vanguard gathered, is  targeted at the leadership of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ministries, departments and other agencies, seeks to make anyone, who […]

By Ediri Ejoh There are indications that Nigeria’s newest crude from Egina has emerged as one of the country’s flagship main export crudes in less than two years, as refiners prize its versatility and reliability, according to Platts. It would be recalled that the 200,000 barrels daily, b/d, Egina deepwater field came on stream in […]