2020 has been quite challenging as the entire year has been dominated by the coronavirus disease. The nation has witnessed the loss of prominent and influential individuals in the nation. While majority died as a…
Invest In Public Health, Epidemics Are Facts Of Life -WHO Warns Countries. In his words, “History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics are a fact of life.” Ghebreyesus stressed the…
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), like most other leagues in the world, was suspended owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NPFL was not only suspended, all football-related activities in the country were placed on…
Nigeria’s banking sector is the second-largest in sub-Saharan Afrifter South Africa. Total assets in August 2019 amounted to N39.6 trillion although some small and mid-sized Nigerian banks are still struggling to rebuild capital levels. This…
Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State Governor has announced a seven-day mourning in the state for Air Commodore (Rtd) Idongesit Nkanga, former indigenous military administrator of the State. Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the State…
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Christmas day warned that political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to determine the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. He urged that the vaccines…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licenses of seven Payment Service Providers (PSPs) and one switch service provider, following their inability to meet up with key statutory obligations. According to an official…
The Nigerian government has announced the inauguration of an ad-hoc Technical Advisory Group to support the implementation of the 5-year National Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action on Nutrition (NMPAN). The announcement which was disclosed in a…
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (retd.) has noted that the rescue mission of over 300 Kankara School Boys by the military was a yuletide gift to Nigerians. The defence minister who was…
Leaders of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos branch has declared that they will disregard the words of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last Thursday cancelling the annual crossover services in churches across the state….
Michael Jackson’s Famous Neverland Ranch Sold for 22 Million Dollars Neverland Ranch, residence of the late Pop megastar, Michael Jackson’s has been sold for 22 Million dollars. The 2,700-acre Southern California ranch was sold to…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) has announced that the identities of 100 Nigerians whose travel documents have been suspended for six months, following their violation of travel protocols, are soon to be made public. In…
One or two decades ago, children were not really spoken of as spenders or customers, but as future consumers. Although they bought sweets, doughnuts and occasional soft drinks, brand owners and marketers at that period…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to close all ‘Naira General Ledgers’ used by the lenders to remit naira to Diaspora remittances beneficiaries. Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor made this…
In view of the directive on SIM card synchronization with NIN, mobile network operators have kicked off the process of backend integration with NIMC’s database. This is designed to facilitate the process of validation and…
At the parallel market this week, the naira gained N30 from the previous peak of ₦500/$1. The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at ₦470/US$1 in the parallel market on Monday….
While a lot of Nigerians are focused basically on their daily bread, and how to get the best of this from this COVID influenced holiday season, the political class in Nigeria is neck-deep in plots…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that its members will waste no time in embarking on another industrial action should the FG renege on the agreement between both parties by March 2021….
For those who may recall, Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, was heavily criticised for his inability to deal with the six-year insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East. This, among other things, paved the way for the victory…
The season is here. From the world of entertainment to advertising as well as the media, even communities and professional associations, the common song in the last two months of the year is celebrating those…