…trains 73,448 Public Servants in one year amidst COVID-19 By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government in about two years period — May 2019 to March 2021 — has disbursed no less than N4.2 billion to pensioners in the state…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has said that the proposed tariff increase in sanitary products poses danger to Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Tallen said the proposed policy which will increase import tariff on diapers and sanitary pads…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Reports said that Dbeibeh and members of his entourage arrived the forecourt of the Presidential Villa…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is ‘confident’ his team will beat Villarreal tonight to lift the Europa League trophy. This is the first final United have reached since Solskjaer was appointed at the end of 2018,…
Nollywood actress, Ify Onwuemene popular for her role in sitcom ‘Everyday People’, has died of cancer. According to her colleague, Gloria Anozie-Young, the actress died on Tuesday after battling endometrial cancer, during which her womb was removed. “With a deep…
UEFA has opened formal disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, for failing to renounce the aborted Super League project. The proceedings will clash with a court case already filed by the three big clubs. Real, Barcelona and Juventus…
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)-funded Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), says it will support Kaduna State in promoting access to quality education for the girl child. Mr Istifanus Akau, Kaduna State PERL Partnership Facilitator, stated this…
By Uthman Salami The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) report has indicated that Nigeria has lost not less than 52 million barrels of crude oil between May and December 2020 to COVID-19 owing to the compulsory supply cuts imposed by…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Government, in collaboration with the 8th of March Initiative and the National Eye Center, has flagged off a free eyecare programme that will benefit nothing less than 1500 people. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi…
…Recommends higher consumption, investment …Retains 11.50% MPR, 27.50% CRR By Uthman Salami The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and financial institutions to implement measures that will boost export earnings, increase foreign exchange earnings, increase…
