Nigeria
Lockdown ease: FG directs officers on GL 14 and above in MDAs to resume May 4
The Federal Government has directed officers in the ministries, departments and agencies on Grade Level 14 and above including those on essential...
FG begins merger, scrapping of ministries, depts, agencies, says Finance Minister Ahmed
…Oransaye recommends pruning of statutory agencies from 263 to 161 Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the implementation of the Steve Oransaye...
NNPC says Newly-Hired Graduate Trainees Start Duty on Monday
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said that more than 1,000 graduate trainees recently recruited will assume duty Monday 4 May, 2020....
Sowore heads for Appeal Court on bail condition restricting him to Abuja
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #Revolution Now protests and publisher of SaharaReporters, has filed an appeal against the judgment of an Abuja...
Zenith Bank declares profit-before-tax of N58.8bn in 2020 Q1
Zenith Bank Plc says its profit-before-tax in the first quarter of 2020 has hit N58.8 billion with a three per cent raise...
COVID-19: Osinbajo says FG addressing disruptions in nation’s economy, cash transfer palliatives
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) said on Wednesday that the Federal Government was looking beyond cash transfers as “incentive’’ for staying at...
Lockdown ease: FG ministries, depts, agencies to open May 4
• schools, churches, others remain closedWith effect from May 4, all Federal Government offices shut during the month-long lockdown are to resume business...
COVID-19 Lockdown : FG reopens economy in phases
…banks, public transportation to resume operations May 4 The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) has announced the reopening of the nation’s...
Nigeria’s distinguished Economist, Prof. Teriba, dies at 82 in U.S.
Nigeria and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has lost one of their most distinguished Chief Economists, Prof. Owodunni Teriba;...
Nigeria registers its deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic
Nigeria has registered its deadliest day in terms of deaths from the coronavirus, with at least 4 people dying, taking the country’s...
IMF approves Nigeria’s $3.4bn emergency loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday approved $3.4 billion emergency support for Nigeria to address the severe impact of the...
Buhari’s leaked speech : Handiwork of “someone”, Presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday disclosed that the person who leaked President Muhammadu Buhari’s draft speech hours before he delivered his address to the...
Coronavirus will change our way of life – FG
targets 2m tests in three months The coronavirus pandemic is already changing Nigerians life in ways that will far outlast the...
COVID-19: We won’t put children at risk by opening schools – FG
The Federal Government has said it is not ready to put children at risk by opening schools. The Minister of State for...
Fire at Lagos NNPC retail affiliate station from underground tank, not tanker, says NNPC
… affirms all its station observes required safety standards The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation’s subsidy, NNPC Retail Limited, says the fire at one...
Trump calls Buhari, vows to donate ventilators amid coronavirus and Chinese inroads
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, discussed with his US counterpart President, Donald Trump, on the telephone. “President Muhammadu Buhari had a phone...
