FG appoints John Momoh acting Chairman, UNILAG Governing Council
The Federal Government has appointed veteran broadcaster and Chairman of Channels TV, John Momoh as Chairman ad Interim of the University of Lagos Governing Council. Momoh’s first task is the…
NGEP: Convert all official vehicles to run on autogas, minister urges all CEOs, lieutenants
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva says he has surrendered his vehicles to the National Gas Expansion Programme, NGEP, to convert all to dual fuel with use of…
TikTok sues Trump administration, describes ban as pretext to fuel anti-China rhetoric as he seeks re-election
TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing…
Date for schools’ resumption around the corner – Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the Federal Government had continued to engage stakeholders….
Despite Covid-19, Afreximbank net income jumps by 10%
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says its net Income in the first half of 2020, grew by 10 per cent from 137.63 million dollars in June 2019 to 150.75 million dollars…
Int’l flight: PTF says negative PCR result must for intending travelers to Nigeria, to fine erring airlines $3,500 per passenger
The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, on Monday said that intending travelers into Nigeria must have tested negative for the Coronavirus. The National Coordinator, PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, provided…
Military, ECOWAS talks: No deal reached on return to civilian rule
Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, the two…
Lagos Assembly summons 3 govt officials to explain whereabouts of 3 State helicopters
The Lagos State House of Assembly has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to explain the whereabouts of three helicopters belonging to the state government. The matter was raised during plenary on…
Insurgency: UN Sues for peace, says military intervention not enough to solve conflict
Amid the insurgency in the northeast and security challenges in other parts of the country, the United Nations, UN, has sued for peace. United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator…
Emefiele and the burden of a prophet
By JACKSON UGBECHIE Dateline June 2015: Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, banned importation of 41 items which the apex bank classified as ‘not valid for…