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Yearly Archives: 2020

COVID-19 confirmed cases now 53,021 in Nigeria

Nigeria now has 53,021 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 221 new cases recorded on Wednesday night According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease...

183 lawmakers yet to sponsor bill as 28 members propose 564

No fewer than 183 of 360 House of Representatives members do not have a single bill listed against their names since their inauguration in...

Broadcasting code not imposed, says NBC DG

The Acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Prof. Armstrong Idachaba on Wednesday said all stakeholders, including the representative of NBC board, were...

Minimum wage: Taraba NLC threatens strike

The Joint Public Service Negotiating Council in Taraba on Wednesday gave the State Government a seven-day ultimatum to sign the N30,000 minimum wage agreement...

Mompha regains freedom, drops N5m suit against EFCC

Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Mompha, who is answering N32bn fraud charges before the...

UNILAG: FG gives 7-member presidential panel 2 weeks to submit report

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has inaugurated a seven-member presidential panel to look into the crisis in the school and submit recommendations that...

Govt approves N10bn to cushion COVID-19 setback in transport sector

The Federal Government has approved N10 billion to cushion the sufferings encountered by road transport workers and operators as a result of the COVID-19...

COVID-19: Fuel consumption revenue to decline by N4.3tr –Report

Nigeria is to record an N4.3 trillion decline in petrol and aviation fuel consumption revenue in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The revenue and...

Senate directs Accountant-General to probe $18bn NLNG dividend

The Senate has directed the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, to investigate the payment of $18,323,032,261.03 (over $18 billion) as a dividend...

AfDB President Adesina appeals for second term

The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has appealed for a second term in office after a months-long storm over alleged corruption...

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