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EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Unwavery in its operations to companies to raise capital, the Nigerian Stock Exchange has concluded listing of a N28.9 billion worth of bonds, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc and Primero BRT Securitization SPV Plc bonds were successfully listed on The Exchange on Thursday,...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Paradigm Initiative has berated an ongoing plan by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to partner telcos to mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release on Thursday, Paradigm Initiative stated that the planned attempt by NGF to enter into a data-sharing partnership with MTN is...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN – Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against COVID-19 by providing people with the latest news and information from trusted health authorities as well as...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has explained that the ongoing laying of fibre optic cables and the deployment of other telecoms equipment by mobile network operators (MNOs) across Lagos and other states is entirely to...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN (Abuja) and ALEX EHIME (Lagos) – President Muhammadu Buhari has granted a presidential pardon to second republic governor of the old Bendel State, late Prof. Ambrose Ali, frontline politician, late Chief Anthony Enahoro and other notable ex-convicts in the country. Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, who announce...

An NGO, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has appealed to Akwa Ibom Government to consider persons with disabilities in the distribution of palliatives during the lockdown. The Executive Director, CCD, Mr. David Anyaele, made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. The...

The Chairman, Maritime Task Team, Mr Samuel Nwakohu, on Thursday appealed to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to clarify its directive on 21 days waiver on demurrage. Nwakohu made the appeal in a communique after the Maritime Task Team meeting in Lagos. He said the Maritime Task Team was...

Alhaji Monsurudeen Bello, the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State (LCDA), on Thursday, debunked rumor of his death, saying it is a case of mistaken identity. The LCDA Media Officer, Kunle Oladele, said news report of the death of Chairman of Ejigbo Local Government in...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the multiple award-winning and largest cargo network operator in Africa, is adapting its operations to the evolving global demand for air cargo services following the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the current situation, Ethiopian Cargo has extended its reach to 74...

With over 1.4 million people worldwide infected with the deadly disease called coronavirus, and more than 83,000 others dead, and still counting, we are in a perilous time, in a time of fear and uncertainty. This is unprecedented, even with the advance in modern medicine. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is contagious....

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning,  Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,  Mrs Zainab Samshuna Ahmed and members of their team at the Wednesday meeting with National Assembly leadership on executive proposals for a supplementary Budget occasioned by the COVID-19 crisis and...

JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Government has said Nigerians abroad, who wish to be evacuated, must test negative for the coronavirus. This was contained in a form entitled: “COVID-19 Application Form for Nigerians who want to return home” on the website of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM. The form states...

JOHN ONAH, Abuja The National Examinations Council has described the purported shift of 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) due to the prevailing situation in the Country as false. In a release signed by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division Azez...

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has commended three youths of the state for producing a locally-made ventilator to support the ongoing fight against Coronavirus pandemic. Yahaya said on Wednesday in Gombe that the young inventors deserved commendation for coming up with such innovation to support the government’s fight...

Greece is cracking down on travel within its own borders in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, with police checking all cars heading towards the provinces from large cities. Since 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Wednesday, police controls were set up on all highways and country roads....

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, says the corporation will not be involved in the management of the nation’s refineries after their rehabilitation. Dr. Kennie Obateru, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said Kyari...

Part of a two-story building collapsed on Wednesday in Lagos and fell on the house next to it, damaging the roof in the process, which was confirmed by the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu’  The incident occurred at 29 Adedoyin Str. inward Ajangbadi, Ojo...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, embarked on an operational tour of troops’ locations in the theatre of operations against insurgency across the North East.  In all the locations visited, Buratai interacted with the officers and men. While addressing troops in Super Camp 1...

By PHILIP IKPONKO, Abuja – Nigerians can, at least, heave a sigh of relief, as the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has confirmed that the nation’s financial records were not lost in the fire that gutted some offices in the Treasury House....