COVID-19 PATIENT WRITES WASSCE FROM ISOLATION CENTRE IN GOMBE

A candidate who tested positive for COVID-19 in Gombe State on Monday wrote his first paper in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination from an isolation centre. The…

EDO ELECTION: LABOUR HAILS INEC FOR TRANSPARENCY

The Secretary General, Textile Workers’ Union of Nigeria, Mr Issa Aremu, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for the successful conduct of the Edo State governorship election. In a…

CBN ORDERS REGIONAL BANKS TO EXPAND OPERATIONS

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered regional banks to operate for one additional geo-political zones within six months. It state this in a circular released on Thursday on, “Expansion…

BREAKING :I’LL APPEAL JUDGMENT NULLIFYING BAYELSA ELECTION -DIRI

The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Douye Diri, will appeal Monday’s ruling of the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, which nullified his election. Diri said he has, consequently, instructed…

OKOROCHA ANGRY THAT I DIDN’T DISSOLVE IHEDIOHA’S PANEL -UZODINMA

The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has alleged that he fell out with former governor  Rochas Okorocha because he refused to dissolve investigation panels set up  by the…

ENUGU NNPC : GUARDS PROTEST UNPAID SALARY ARREARS

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Pipeline Surveillance Contractors on Monday protested non-payment of 10 months salary arrears by UTM Offshore Limited, NNPC contractor in Enugu. The Security Guards Contractors that…

ONDO POLL: UNITY FORUM DECLARES SUPPORT FOR AKEREDOLU

As the reconciliation continues in the camp of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State,  members of the Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress has declared to support the…

SIX POWER PLANTS SHUT IN 35 HOURS, GENERATION SLUMPS

Six of the nation’s power plants were shut down between 8:15pm on Thursday and 6am on Saturday, causing power generation to plunge by 1,190.3 megawatts. Data obtained from the Nigerian…

STOCK MARKET RECORDS N90BN WEEKLY GAIN

The nation’s stock market extended its rally last week as the market capitalisation of equities rose by N90bn. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and market capitalization appreciated by 0.63…

DEBT SERVICING GULPS N1.57TN IN SIX MONTHS

The Federal Government spent a total of N1.57tn on debt servicing in the first six months of the year, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem…