NGX opens week with N9bn loss; Zenith, Fidelity Bank values dip
August 16, 2021 The market’s negative performance was driven by price depreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks amongst which are; CAP, Lafarge Africa, Zenith Bank, Fidelity Bank and Ecobank…
Ill-health forces Kayvee out of Big Brother Naija House
August 16, 2021 Ill-health has forced Kayvee, one of the remaining 21 Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemates, out of the season six reality TV show amid tears, shock…
June 12 Annulment was in the overall interest of Nigeria, to prevent a coup – Babangida
August 16, 2021 Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida has explained that he annulled the June 12, 1993, presidential election in the overall interest of Nigeria. The poll, considered as…
Curfew: INEC suspends voters’ registration in 5 LGs in Plateau
Aug. 16, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration exercise in five local governments of Plateau. A statement by Mrs. Caroline…
Zamfara College Abduction: 3 Rescued – Police
August 16, 2021 Three persons have been rescued after gunmen on Monday kidnapped 15 students and four staff from the College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Bakura Local Government…
FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SECTOR MUST BE PRIORITY – SANWO-OLU
Aug. 16, 2021 The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared that funding of the education sector must be prioritised and consistently improved, if the country desires to be…
COVID-19: Tokyo Paralympics to hold without fans
Aug. 16, 2021 The 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this month will follow the lead of the 2020 Olympics and exclude fans from the majority of venues due to…
Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four countries
Aug 16, 2021 Facebook and a team of African and global telecoms companies will add four more countries to its world’s largest subsea cable project, widening the build project in…
Buhari signs Petroleum Industry Bill into law
Aug. 16, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 into law. The president signed the bill while working from home in line with COVID-19 protocol,…
Pry. Education: Govs. Tambuwal, Abubakar, others for launch of CVL N300m virtual fundraising
Aug. 16, 2021 The Centre for values in Leadership (CVL) has announced a virtual fundraising for primary education project in Ibusa, Delta State. According to the organisers of the N300million…