Following a recent embarrassment in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, International fashion and sportswear brand, PUMA has terminated its agreement with Nigeria. An athlete named Chukwuebuka Enekwechi posted a video of himself cleaning his Olympic Jersey on Instagram with…
By Uthman Salami & Ariemu Ogaga, Abuja Stakeholders have expressed mixed reactions over the approval of $1.4billion for rehabilitation of Warri and Kaduna refineries rehabilitation contracts by Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday. The fear over the success of the contract…
The Ondo State Government has cautioned owners of pharmaceutical and patent medicine stores in the state against sharp practices. The government also urged them to operate within the law for qualitative healthcare delivery. The Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry…
Three staff members of AIICO Capital Ltd were on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Special Offences Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding their employer, an investment company, of N1.4 billion. Reports state that the…
The Zamfara Police Command on Thursday confirmed the abduction of the father and step mother of Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the incident to the newsmen…
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has directed house officers undergoing training in hospitals across the nation not to join the strike called by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora,…
Mrs Ibukun Awosika, former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria, says visionary leadership entails taking responsibility to lead right and develop other peoples’ capabilities for the interest of the family, community and nation. Awosika spoke at the Akin Adeosun Foundation…
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it has spent over N1.8 billion on Homegrown School Feeding programme in three years in Ondo State. Mrs Kemisola Olasetemi, the Ondo State Team Leader of the Programme, disclosed…
Citizens of Tokyo on Thursday held a rally demanding the immediate suspension of Olympic Games as COVID-19 infections surge to a record high. Tokyo authorities announced earlier that the number of daily new COVID-19 cases exceeded 5,000, hitting the record…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed transaction advisers to facilitate the issuance of Eurobonds in the international capital market. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Towards financing the 2021 Appropriation Act – FGN appoints transaction advisers for…
