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Monthly Archives: August, 2020

WAEC timetable anti-Muslim – MURIC

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the timetable of the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The body said the dates clashed with...

NDDC probe: Akpabio lists Ibori, Orji Kalu, others awarded contracts

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio has linked two former governors of Delta State James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan to contracts awarded by...

Banks raise lending rates to 30 per cent

Customers are paying more on loans and getting less on deposits from commercial banks, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report has said. They paid...

Ikpeazu sacks commissioner, three council chairmen

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has relieved the Commissioner of Transport, Ekele Nwaohammuo, of his duties. Transition Committee Chairmen of Aba North (Victor Ubani); Aba...

Osun Govt approves N500m for pensioners

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has approved N500million for payment of entitlements to retirees on the Contributory Pensions Scheme. The approved sum covered the...

Hotels, bars violating COVID-19 rules to pay N250,000 fine –Osun

The Osun State Government has said beginning from Monday (today), hotels, bars and clubs found to have disregarded COVID-19 protocols will be liable to...

We’ll deliver refineries mid 2023, says NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced a new target date of mid-2023 to get the country’s refineries functional. Nigeria’s refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt...

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

South African Company, Shoprite Holding Limited, says it will auction off its outlets in Nigeria. The megastore company with presence in virtually all states in...

COVID-19 tests in 61 laboratories free, says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday said COVID-19 tests conducted in facilities within its molecular laboratory network were free. The centre made its...

Gov Ikpeazu fires transport commissioner, suspends chairmen

Abia Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has sacked his Transport Commissioner, Ekele Nwaohammuo, and the Transition Committee Chairman of Umuneochi Local Government Council, Mathew Ibe. Ikpeazu...

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