The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Presidency to stop looking elsewhere for forces waging a smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari over his leadership style. The Presidency, through its spokesman Femi Adesina, had said some unnamed traducers were panning a smear campaign against the President and his policies. …
Read More »One in five Lagosians tested positive in Jan
One out of every five Lagos residents who took the COVID-19 test this year was diagnosed as positive, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Sunday. The number is the highest monthly average recorded in the state in the last six months. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the figure in his monthly Coronavirus update …
Read More »FG reopen Third Mainland Bridge
The Third Mainland Bridge, which was scheduled to open on Tuesday, will open today, the Lagos State government has said. This followed the completion of the work on the three expansion joints and the need to open it for traffic. A statement on Sunday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. …
Read More »SERAP, others sue Senate over plan to spend N5.5b on cars
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila to probe the missing N4.4 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly. It urged the Senate President and the Speaker to refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation the …
Read More »Keystone Bank donates sanitary kits to over 2000 marginalised girls
In furtherance of its commitment to empower, enhance and promote healthy living amongst Nigerian women and young girls, Keystone Bank Limited, through its ‘Pink Network’ initiative, in partnership with Giveback Nigeria and Hayat Holdings (Molped pads), has donated menstrual period kits to over 2000 marginalised girls in secondary schools in …
Read More »Anger as 10 APC governors accompany Buhari to Daura for APC registration
The main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party; Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere; and some individuals have expressed surprise that 10 governors of the All Progressives Congress could abandon their state duties to accompany the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to revalidate his membership of their party in his hometown, Daura, …
Read More »Fidelity Restates Support To Small Business As Enugu First Lady, ABCON Commend Bank
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing the productivity and prosperity of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country by providing capacity building and advisory services, innovative funding options and other forms of relevant support that would significantly improve their overall contributions to …
Read More »COVID-19: We may lock down Lagos, Abuja, others soon, says FG
The Federal Government on Friday said it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 cases soars in the West African nation. Although recoveries from the disease in the country have crossed 100,000, the Nigerian government is worried that …
Read More »Government must play a major role for the mortgage sector to thrive – CEO, Abbey Mortgage Bank
The Managing Director/CEO of Abbey Mortgage Bank has given an overview of the mortgage bank industry in Nigeria, what inspired the establishment of Abbey Mortgage Bank, and the challenges encountered on the way. Speaking during the Nairametrics’ Business Half Hour, Madu Haman gave a brief background of his journey into …
Read More »How online shoppers are staying safe during the pandemic
With the rising cases of transmission, high records of deaths, extremely stretched health care systems, the second wave of covid-19 looks like playing 2020 over again across global borders. Possibly more than what obtained in the first wave, some western countries have been made to enforce stricter measures against the …
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