Kenya’s health minister has warned that rising Covid-19 infections in the country could lead to a second wave of the pandemic. Minister Mutahi Kagwe said infections spiked after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced further easing of restrictions. The infection rate had jumped to 12% from 4% last month, he said. There were also increased ICU admissions […]

By Dennis Agbo Amidst fears that the millitary’s proposed operation crocodile smile is aimed at countering the ongoing #ENDSARS protests in the country, Elder statesman, Senator Jim Nwobodo has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the agitation of the protesters instead of killing them. Nwobodo said that the army should face Nigeria’s enemies and […]

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. The Reuters tally is based on official reporting by individual countries. Experts believe the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely much […]

There are indications that the nation’s financial system may be forced to create special purpose vehicles to address the challenges of gender gap in its financial inclusion programe.

* Say groups being sponsored to sell ‘a dummy to Nigerians’ *Say groups’ claim that service chiefs’ removal ‘ll demoralise Armed Forces is ignorance on *You can’t speak about area you don’t know much about, they tell pro-service chiefs’ groups By Joseph Erunke NORTHERN elders have come hard on some civil society organisations which last […]

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to bringing an end to police brutality following nationwide protests. Detailing the actions of the Buhari administration, Mr Akande noted that the President has spoken on the #EndSARS protests and he is […]

Donald Regan was US Secretary of the Treasury (equivalent to our own Minister of Finance), from 1981-85 and Chief of Staff from 1985-87 for the Reagan administration. He was familiar with all the dishonest measures of the US federal government which, if engaged in by an individual, will brand him a fraudster or 419er. The Nigerian FG is not only just as guilty but operates with far less restraint than the US government. Add our National Assembly, NASS, invariably accomplices in the budgetary crimes and the Three Arms Zone of Abuja constitutes a greater peril to our economy.

Stockbrokers in Nigeria have emphasized the need for government to urgently leverage the capital market for a turnaround in the economy and curtail the effect of the coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic.

China’s economic recovery accelerated in the third quarter as consumers shook off their coronavirus caution, although the weaker-than-expected headline growth suggested persistent risks for one of the few drivers of global demand. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9% in July-September from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, slower than the 5.2% forecast by […]

China is stepping up the construction of its 5G network, and has now built over 600,000 5G base stations, according to the nation’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). With the rapid increase in 5G users, the number of connected devices on the network has exceeded 150 million, data from the ministry showed. “In […]

Idowu Bankole A motivational speaker and leadership expert, Fela Durotoye, has lent his voice to the ongoing #EndSARS protests currently rocking the country. The former ANN presidential candidate, Durotoye, in a short video shared on his social media handle, disclosed that this generation of Nigerian youths will lead the country to the much-anticipated promise land. […]

The Chairman of Executive Group and Board Member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Ayo Ogunsan, has heaped encomium on former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on the occasion of his birthday.

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo An officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC,  Akwa Ibom State has beaten up and inflicted injuries on a staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), in Uyo, Mr Imo Etimudo for alleged bribery refusal. It was gathered that Etimudo, was manhandled by the NSCDC officers allegedly on […]

Ballots are being counted in Guinea’s presidential election as the incumbent, 82-year-old Alpha Condé, who seeks a controversial third term. Provisional results must be announced 72 hours after the closure of polling stations, according to the electoral law. Candidates will then have eight days to lodge appeals failure to which the final results will be […]

Turn back workers By Olasunkanmi Akoni #EndSARS protesters in the early hours on Monday, stormed Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, and shut the premises preventing workers from entering the premises. The protesters locked all the entrances to the secretariat and turned back motorists and pedestrians from coming out and going into the premises. ALSO READ: […]