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FG Plan To Fulfill Plan To Lift 100m Nigerians Out Of Poverty
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, has reiterated the Federal Government’s plans to fulfil its pledge of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, by creating jobs through different Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari in his 2019 Democracy Day address said, “With leadership and a sense Read More
World Refugee Day: Nigeria condemns All Acts Of Discrimination
The Commissioner for National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Basheer Mohammed, has said that the Nigerian government is joining its voices with others to condemn all acts of discrimination across the globe. Delivering his speech at the 2020 World Refugee Day Celebration in Abuja, the Commissioner said the agency is responsible and Read More
EFCC Recovers N400m Stolen Funds In Sokoto
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Zonal Office in Sokoto has recovered about N400 million stolen funds in its operations between January and June 16, 2020. Abdullahi Lawal, the head of the office said this while speaking with newsmen in Sokoto. Mr Lawal said that the EFCC also secured seven convictions during the period Read More
Tanzania receives first shipment of herbal concoction from Madagascar that cures COVID-19, but WHO has misgivings.
Tanzania says it has received its first shipment of Madagascar’s self-proclaimed, plant-based “cure” for coronavirus, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its efficacy is unproven. The announcement on Friday came days after Madagascar said it would begin selling the herbal concoction – known as Covid-Organics – and that several African countries had already Read More
FG warn Security operatives to stop harrasing Journalists
The Federal Government has told security agencies to stop harassing journalists and other essential duty workers, saying they belong to the class of those exempted from the curfew imposed on the country. The Federal Government made this known on Wednesday during the daily briefings of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19. “On whether journalists Read More
COVID-19 will cease to exist without vaccine – US President, Trump
A competent, efficient US President, Donald Trump has said the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic is going to “end without a vaccine.” Trump told the press during his daily briefing at the White House at the weekend, “This is going to go away without a vaccine, it’s gonna go away, and we’re not going to see it Read More
COVID-19: My reasons of demolishing two hotels – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has given reasons why he demolished Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne, both in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. Wike said the hotels were demolished after it violated an Executive Order on COVID 19, despite warnings from the State government. The Governor said that Read More

BUK LOSSES DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Haruna Wakili of Bayero University Kano is dead. Hajiya Fatima Binta Muhammad, the University Registrar, told newsmen in Kano that the erudite scholar died at the wee hours of Saturday at the National Hospital, Abuja. A Professor of History, specialized in History of Riots, Revolts, Conflicts, Peace studies, Democracy and Good Governance was a former Commissioner of Education in Jigawa. The erudite professor of History Read More…
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Breaking: ASUU BEGINS INDEFINITE STRIKE
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced an indefinite strike. The union’s President, Biodun Ogunyemi, at a press briefing in its National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday, noted that the Federal Government had failed to address the issues raised by its members. Details Shortly
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WAEC SHUTDOWN ACTIVITIES
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has indefinitely postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020. In a statement, WAEC Nigeria’s Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, said the examination scheduled to begin April 6, 2020 in member countries, was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. The statement reads in part: “The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria, nay, the West Read More…
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DANGOTE LOSSES N240 BILLION IN 5 HOURS

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote on Wednesday lost more than N240 billion in five hours as the upshot of the coronavirus bit harder on the Stock Exchange. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared coronavirus a pandemic. Some of Dangote’s firms under the parent-company, Dangote Group, suffered net loss at the market. Investors have …
BREAKING: KEYSTONE BANK DOWN

An unidentified labourer has lost his life on Saturday when a storey building reportedly belonging to Keystone Bank collapsed in the Palmgrove area of Lagos State. AIRVIEW gathered that the building was under renovation when it collapsed at 07.20 pm and trapped labourers working on the site. Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency …
NIGERIA RECORDS FIRST LOUSY TRADE BALANCE

Nigeria has recorded its first quarterly trade shortfall since July 2016 as the value of its export fell by 9.79 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019 while imports surged by 37.20 per cent, The PUNCH reports. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics report released on Friday, …
FCMB wins excellence award in customer experience as Adam Nuru emerges CEO of the Year

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited’s giant strides and impressive performance in service delivery and customer satisfaction in the Nigerian banking industry, have again been recognised. The latest is the conferment of the prestigious award of, ‘‘Excellence in Customer Experience Enhancement’’, on the Bank at the Finnovex West Africa Awards, held on October 22, 2019 …
CBN Sets Sept Deadline For Mutilated Notes Retrieval

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said banks now have between June 3 and September 2, to collect and sort all mutilated notes in their possession for reissuing. The central bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, made the disclosure while engaging with leaders of organised labour in Lagos at the weekend. The …