Four hundred and seventy six health workers have contracted COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since the first case was recorded in February. Anthony Ogunleye, spokesman for the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello, made the disclosure in a statement yesterday.…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and Living Faith Church Worldwide (a.k.a. Winners Chapel), have backed down on their insistence to hold Crossover services in churches tomorrow. They announced, on Tuesday, adjustments in…
Members of the House of Representatives’ adhoc committee on the Need to Relocate Tank Farms from Residential Areas, recently undertook a two-day tour of oil storage facilities located within Ibru Jetty, Beach land Estate and Apapa areas. The Committee which…
Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday passed a budget of N1.163trillion for 2021. The budget named: “Budget of Rekindled Hope”, was passed after weeks of deliberations, interactions and defence of the budget proposal by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).…
Despite the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 and the attendant lockdown, the nine months 2020 financial results of 13 commercial banks have shown that they raked in a total of N36.759 trillion as customers’ deposits. This represented an increase of…
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced that the 59th edition of its annually sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship teed-off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 on Monday, 28 December…
President Muhammadu Buhari has, again, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to release from the country’s reserves for the importation of food items. He said seven states are already producing rice for the citizens’ consumption. President Buhari had,…
Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo is set to appoint a new vice chancellor, following the submission of three names of successful candidates to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu after an interview by the Governing Council. The current Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun,…
The UK on Wednesday approved Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca, in a statement, said that the first doses are being released so that vaccinations may begin early in the new year. “The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)…
Fifty journalists and media workers were killed in connection with their work in 2020, the majority in countries that are not at war, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says. The total number of journalists killed in 2020 was slightly lower than…
