Ekiti Government said, on Sunday, it had taken delivery of another batch of 40,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Dr Oyebanji Filani, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti said the delivery of the second consignment would enable the state to continue inoculating its residents against […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Lagos House of Assembly (LAHA) over the suspension of three council chairmen in the state

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 37 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,419. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest figure of 37 is higher than Saturday’s, which saw […]

Global premier mobile phone brand, TECNO, has taken centre stage once again with the newest phone in its CAMON series – the TECNO CAMON 17, with an exciting launch as fans and viewers were treated to a first of its kind fashion-focused launch show, bringing to life the beauty of the Camon 17 series as […]

The 2.615km Araromi highway in lfon, headquarters of Ose council area of Ondo state linking the state and Edo state will be ready for commissioning in the next two weeks.

Abia government has condemned the attack launched by hoodlums on the Mike Okiro Police Station, located along the Umuahia-Uzoakoli Road, in Umuahia North Local Government Area (LGA). Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the Commissioner for Information, made this known in a press statement on Sunday in Umuahia. Okiyi-Kalu said that “on Sunday, at about 09.45 hours, the […]

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the National Assembly (NASS) for proposing a law for the constitutional amendment of 111 special additional seats for women in the two chambers of the NASS

The Ondo State Government has reviewed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Ikare, Akoko North East Local Government Area of the state, from 7.00p.m. to 7.00a.m

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over the Northern region in the morning hours on Monday. According to NiMet, there are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, […]

By Ayo Onikoyi Nollywood’s most anticipated movie of 2021, Mimi is set to record as the first Nollywood movie to have its premiere at the beach and it is billed to take place at the prestigious Wave Beach, Elegushi Lagos on the 13th of May 2021. The high-octane event which has been themed the ‘’Movie […]

The COVID-19  pandemic has affected the performance of Chemical and Allied Products Plc (CAP), in the first quarter of 2021, Q1’21, though its operating expenses, OPEX, improved by 258 bases points, bps or 23.3 per cent from 25.8 per cent  in the corresponding period of 2020, Q1’20.

By Obadiah Mailafia He was a force of nature. He subdued kingdoms and shook down ancient monarchies;including the Holy Roman Empire that was neither fully Roman nor actually holy. He was the lawgiver and founder of the institutional foundations of the modern European state. That force of nature is none other than the enigmatic Napoleon […]

Fitch Ratings  has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNH) and its subsidiary, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd (FBN), at ‘B-’ with a Negative Outlook. 

Boomplay, the largest music streaming and download service in Africa, marked this year’s Mother’s Day celebration recognizing and gifting mothers of some top artists such as Omawunmi, Efe and Terry Apala . The noble gesture by the company was centered on showing appreciation to mothers and mother-figures who have tirelessly raised some of Nigeria’s biggest […]

Nigeria’s financial system has recorded further surge in the value of electronic payment (e-payment) transactions to N65.6 trillion in the first quarter of the year (Q1’21) indicating a whopping 82 percent Year-on-Year, YoY, increase from N36.02 trillion in the corresponding period of 2020 (Q1’2020).