JUST IN: PIB scales first reading in Senate
The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) scaled first reading in the Senate. The bill titled: “Petroleum Industry Bill, 2020’’ was sponsored by Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North).…
BREAKING: Federal Government Colleges get nod to reopen
Federal Government Colleges have been given the nod to reopen. This followed the further easing of the lockdown imposed on the country following the spread of the Coronavirus Disease…
AP FACT CHECK: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate
President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabrications and fear-mongering in a belligerent debate with Joe Biden, at one point claiming the U.S. death toll would have been 10 times higher under the Democrat because…
JUST IN: Ooni, Wife Welcome Baby Boy
As you read this, the drums are being rolled out in massive celebration at Ile-Ife, the most remarkable town in Osun State and perhaps South West Nigeria. The reason for this…
Access Bank to become holding company; moves into South African market
Access Bank Plc on Tuesday announced that it has received the Central Bank of Nigeria’s approval-in-principle for the bank’s restructuring to a holding company (“HoldCo”). The proposed HoldCo structure would enable the…
GTBank Fashion Weekend Returns for the 5th Year, Holds Nov. 14 – 15, Call for Exhibitors Now…
Foremost financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank plc has confirmed that the 5th edition of Africa’s premier fashion event, the GTBank Fashion Weekend, will hold on Saturday, November 14,…
40 per cent of bank deposits in dollars
HIGH networth Nigerians now prefer to save their cash in dollars, a report has shown. The Coronation Research in a survey discovered that dollar deposits constitute 40 per cent of banking sector deposits. Many…
Nigerians can pay N2 per day for a channel – TStv
Bright Echefu, the chief executive officer of Telecomm Satellite TV (TStv), says his organisation will be the first to implement the pay-per-view model in Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Echefu said TStv…
We’ve developed COVID-19 test kit that produces result within 40 minutes – FG
The federal government says it has developed a test kit — SARS-COV-2 Isothermal Molecular Assay (SIMA) — that enables rapid testing of COVID-19 within 40 minutes. Olorunnimbe Mamora,…
Customs speaks on ‘Northernisation’ of promotion, posting, recruitment
The Nigeria Customs Service says it is not indulging in any sentiment in promotion, posting and recruitment of personnel. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, made…
Lagos projects 4th Mainland Bridge to gulp $2.2bn
The Lagos State government is projecting $2.2 billion to build the much talked about 37.4 kilometres 4th Mainland Bridge. About 800 houses may have to give way for the…
Trump v Biden: Quotable quotes from 90 minutes of chaos
Here are some quotable quotes, as reported by Reuters, from the first U.S. 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday between Republican President Donald Trump and…
Magu’s probe: I never regreted my appointment – Salami
Justice Ayo Salami Chairman of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the suspended Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has denied…
Buhari seeks Senate’s confirmation of ambassadors, PENCOM, two other boards
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought confirmation of appointment of two non-career ambassadors designate. They are Muhammad Manta (Niger) and Yesufu Yunusa (Yobe). The…
Who won the first Trump-Biden presidential debate?
In a debate that was the political equivalent of a food fight, the winner was the man who emerged least covered in slop. On Tuesday night, that man was Joe Biden - if only…
Study says breast milk can prevent COVID-19 in babies
Breastfeeding babies can be a way of protecting them against COVID-19, a new study reveals. The study was conducted by researchers from the Beijing University of Chemical…
South Africa Loses Millions Of Jobs To COVID-19
Authorities in South Africa’s say 2.2 million jobs were lost in the second quarter of 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown The lockdown was introduced from 27 March to…
NCDC defends pre/post departure test for air travellers
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday reiterated that the pre-departure and post-departure tests for air travellers, either on local or international flights, are…
Nigerian govt orders DisCos to suspend electricity tariff hike
The Federal Government has ordered the Electricity Distribution Companies in the country to suspend the recent hike in tariff. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission issued…
‘Will you shut up man’, Biden cautions Trump in rowdy debate
US Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden sparred fiercely over various issues on Tuesday night in their first presidential debate, notably marked by Trump’s…
UK-Based Group Egbe Isokan Yoruba Disowns October 1st Rally
……Says ‘Yoruba One Voice’ Group Is A Fraud A Yoruba socio-cultural Organisation in the United Kingdom, Egbe Isokan Yoruba, has condemned the purported rally slated for October 1st 2020, by a newly formed group…
Britain in throes of Covid-19 explosion, lockdown looms
Britain reported a daily record of more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as contradictory pressure grows on the government. Some demand the loosening of social-distancing…
Obaseki leads PDP governors to Oba Ewuare ll (Photos)
Governor Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday led four other PDP governors on a thank you visit to the Benin Monarch, His Royal Majesty Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II. In his entourage were…
Manchester City complete signing of Ruben Dias
Manchester City have completed the signing of Benfica defender, Ruben Dias in a six-year deal worth £62 million. Out of favour City defender, Nicolas Otamendi, also completed a move…