Shares, oil price fall as China virus fears intensify
Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the economic impact of China’s spreading virus outbreak, with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen and…
JAMB registers 700,000 candidates in two weeks, says UTME, DE registration, examination exercises not school-based
JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyode The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 700,000 candidates have so far been registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide in…
NIS arrests 7 girls allegedly being trafficked
CG NIS, Muhammad Babandede The Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos, has apprehended seven girls allegedly being trafficked. The Service Public Relations…
Grammy: Angelique Kidjo beats Burna Boy to win Best World Music Album
Angelique Kidjo and Burna Boy The hopes of thousands of Nigerian music fans for a second Grammy for the country this year has been dashed as Angelique Kidjo beat…
Banditry: Buhari authorises deployment of air power to support troops, policemen in Niger, Kaduna, Zamfara
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has received assurances that with the harmattan dust gradually easing its hold on the skies, fighter aircraft would this week join the efforts to…
Oil price falls as fears grow over China virus
Crude prices fell more than 2% to multi-month lows on Monday as the rising number of cases of the new coronavirus in China and city lock downs there deepened concerns…
Leah Sharibu’s father reacts to reports that she has given birth, says my primary concern is to see my daughter return alive
Leah Sharibu The father of abducted Dapchi Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, has reacted to the news making the rounds that his daughter has given birth to a baby and has been…
MOUAC Clears VC of sexual harassment allegation
The Vice-Chancellor, VC, of the Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, Professor Francis Otunta, accused of sexual harassment has been cleared by the school authorities….
LASG arrests 36 persons for crossing expressway, Highway
Gov. Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) said it has arrested 36 persons for allegedly crossing the highways indiscriminately. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, Mrs Gbemisola…
How FG is making good progress in the Niger Delta
With the significant progress now recorded in the Ogoni Clean-Up project, attracting local and international commendation, the Buhari administration’s New Vision for the Niger Delta is making good progress….