January 2021

Five die from COVID-19 in Osun

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Five persons have reportedly died from the deadly Coronavirus pandemic in Osun State, increasing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 32 since March 2020 when the index case was recorded. The Nigeria Centre for Disease…

NETCO empowers Iruland youths with vocational skills

The National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO), has facilitated the training of 17 unemployed graduates from Iru Community, Iru -Victoria Island Local Council Development Area of Lagos State with vocational skills. The beneficiaries graduated on Wednesday after a three-month residential…

NMRC lists N10bn bond on FMDQ platform

FMDQ Securities Exchange Ltd. has approved listing of the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company Plc (NMRC) Series 3 N10 billion fixed rate bond under its N440 billion bond issuance programme on its platform. The NMRC is a private sector-driven mortgage refinancing…

VAT increases by N29.98bn in Q4 — NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said Value Added Tax (VAT) increased by N29.98 billion from N424.71 billion generated in third quarter to N454.69 billion in fourth quarter, 2020 (Q4 2020). The NBS said this in its “Sectoral Distribution…