Osinbajo meets NEHIH team, pledges support for establishment of Social Innovation and Research Institute
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged the support of the Federal Government and the National Economic Council (NEC) in the establishment of a Social Innovation and Research Institute (SIRI), an…
Global Economy to Expand by 4% in 2021; Vaccine Deployment, Investment Key to Sustaining Recovery – WBG
The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year. Development risks however remain as economic activity, incomes likely…
University of Ibadan, in court, clears Obaseki of certificate forgery
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo opened his defence on Tuesday at the Federal High Court Abuja, calling two witnesses one of whom was the Deputy Registrar, Legal, University of Ibadan,…
30% of medical workers in New York decline COVID-19 vaccines
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York on Tuesday, said 30 per cent of medical personnel in the city’s public hospital system declined COVID-19 vaccines. Addressing newsmen, de Blasio said…
Lagos police arrests 71 persons for allegedly violating Covid-19 protocols
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 71 suspects for allegedly violating COVID-19 safety protocols in Lekki and Surulere areas of the state by attending and partying in clubs….
COVID-19: 731 Batch B NYSC members test positive – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19. The chairman, PTF on COVID-19…
Electricity: NERC Denies 50% Hike in Tariff
Five days after the order was issued, there was an outcry over the adjustment by NERC following reports that consumers would pay about 100 per cent more. In a swift…
COVID-19: Nigeria in talks with China on vaccine, to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties- Onyeama
The Federal Government says it has opened talks with the Peoples Republic of China to have access to COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffery Onyeama,…
ABCON tasks CBN on adoption of newer technologies, digitisation of Bureaux de Change sector
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), on Tuesday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to continue to stabilise the foreign exchange rates for economic growth….
Herdsmen not under attack in South East, says MACBAN
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has said that Fulani herdsmen were neither under attack nor are they being forced to leave any part of the South-East,…