The nation’s bourse extended bullish posture on Wednesday with the market capitalisation increasing further by N214 billion on sustained bargain hunting of blue chips. Specifically. the market capitalisation which opened at N20.446 trillion rose by N214 billion to close at N20.660 trillion supported by interestes in BUA Cement. Also,...
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An estimated 10.4 million children in seven countries, including Nigeria, will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Wednesday., “As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute...
A former Director, Budgetary Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Titus Okunrounmu, has called on the Federal Government to make concerted efforts at repairing the nation’s refineries for good economic performance in 2021.Okunrounmu, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
As people around the world celebrated New Year’s Eve 12 months ago, a new global threat emerged. Since that moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken so many lives and caused massive disruption to families, societies and economies all over the world. But it also triggered the fastest and most...
By WALE AKINYEMI – This has probably been the most dramatic year in the lives of many people. Many have lost loved ones due to coronavirus. Many lost their jobs. Many lost the homes and property. And many faced the auctioneers axe. Big businesses were hit. Small businesses were...
…. Indigenous App Witness 300% growth in subscriptions To combat the resurgence of COVID-19 in Nigeria, healthcare specialists have recommended an indigenous tech solution, Myclinic.ng, that enables families and individuals to access high-quality healthcare from anywhere, anytime, in cost-effective and convenient manners using the mobile phone. The number of...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed its long-awaited petition to challenge results of the December 7 elections. The petition was filed at 12 midday, the party said in a statement on Wednesday, December 30. It was filed on behalf of former president John Dramani Mahama by his lawyers. The statement...
… Increases Budget by N8.5bn The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the sum of N1.163 trillion as budget for the fiscal year 2021. The recent development indicates an increase of N8.5 billion from the amount originally presented for consideration to the House. Recall that Lagos State Governor,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has directed that religious centres be allowed to hold crossover worship services only in strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols. Makinde, who gave the directive on Wednesday, also approved the suspension of the 12 am – 4 am. curfew...
Some applicants in Gwagwalada, FCT, have decried the slow pace at which registration for the National Identity Card was being carried out at the centre. Some applicants, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, at the Gwagwalada National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Gwagwalada Centre, described...
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Wednesday hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture not far from Tokyo, the country’s meteorological agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was located in northern Ibaraki at a depth of 60 kilometres. The intensity of the aftershocks reached four scores under Japan’s seven-score scale, reports said....
The year 2020, no doubt, will remain peculiar in the annals of the Nigerian capital market, and indeed all sectors of the economy, both locally and globally. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bore its fangs across the world in 2020, so much that the World Health Organisation declared it...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has alerted Nigerians on the second wave of COVID-19, adding it is deadlier than the first. The Ooni , who is the Co-chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), issued the alert in his Christmas/New Year message. ”The...
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians against self medication for COVID-19, saying it could lead to body organs damage. Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, Director of Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja. NAN...
After over sixty years of independence and fifteen different leadership trials, it would seem that getting the right persons to govern Nigeria out of her present threshold of tribalism, sectionalism, underdevelopment, poverty, hunger, homelessness, violence, insurgency, banditry, extremism, corruption, lawlessness, etc., into a peaceful, organized, orderly, united, prosperous, technologically...
As part of the effort to activate the 203 Combat Reconnaissance Base in Gombe State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said more than 71 of its personnel are currently in China on a special training. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this on...
Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale will miss the next “few weeks” after he sustained a calf injury in their League Cup quarter-final win at Stoke City last week, manager Jose Mourinho has said. Bale, who is on loan from Spanish side Real Madrid, started and scored in the 3-1...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 15 suspected armed robbers and a cult member of the ‘Eiye Confraternity’, a few days to the New Year celebration. This is contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said that...
Oyo State Government has banned street carnivals of any form across the state with immediate effect. Prof. Temitope Alonge, the Coordinator, Oyo State COVID-19 Isolation Centres, made this known after a meeting with the State COVID-19 Task Force Team and management of the State Emergency Operation Centre, on Tuesday...