Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun State Government has directed all public and private schools to resume on January 18, 2021. The state government made this known on Tuesday through the Ministry of Education in a public announcement signed by Coordinating Director…
Zamfara State government says it has revoked the operational licences of more than 500 private schools over their inability to meet required operational guidelines. Commissioner for Education in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, told journalists on Tuesday in Zamfara that…
The Chairman, University of Ilorin Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Saliu Ajao on Tuesday, assured of the Union’s readiness to return to the classroom. Ajao, who spoke with journalists in Ilorin, said the resumption followed…
The matter of the workings of a new fiscal year is of top-most concern at the present. The circumstances posed by the strains of unforseen occurrences which compounded the state of a debilitating economy in 2020, demands nothing but utmost…
By Kayode Tokede The nation’s bourse recorded its first loss in the year on Tuesday, dropping by N393 billion due to renewed profit taking on blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation shed N393 billion or 1.83 per cent to close…
By Kayode Tokede The Board of Directors of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, has proposed a total final dividend of N123.45 million to be distributed to the shareholders of the company, as final dividend for the period ended September 30,2020. This…
The Federal Government on Tuesday emphasised ban on rice importation. Mr Abdulhamid Ma’aji, Comptroller, Nigerian Customs Service in charge of Sokoto and Zamfara, made the emphasis at the reopening of Illela Border in Sokoto State. It was reported that the…
President Muhammadu Buhari says sustainable development is impossible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural deficits, thanking China for its support in building of rail, road, power, defence and other infrastructural facilities. The president’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said the Badagry Deep Seaport project in Lagos State is a strategic step towards the development of Nigeria as a global maritime hub. Jamoh…
The 13th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM), held via videoconference, concluded on Tuesday, 5 January 2021. The Meeting, which reconvened following an initial round of discussions on 4 January, reaffirmed the continued commitment of the participating countries in the…
