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Covid-19 lockdown: Enugu tricycle operators lament poor patronage
By Millicent Onaga, Enugu
Tricycle operators in Enugu metropolis have expressed worry over low patronage arising from the lockdown occasioned by the threaded Covid-19 disease.
Some of…
Covid-19: Solidaridad deploys digital tools for agric extension services
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage economies and impacting negatively on agricultural production, Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, has deployed…
CBN ready to give credit facility for Covid-19 vaccine production
By Ben Adoga
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN says it was ready to give loans to Nigerian scientists for the production of COVID 19 vaccine, Godwin Emefiele, Govetnor, Central Bank of…
Umahi denies inheriting N46bn internal debt from Elechi
By Ruth Oginyi
Ebonyi state governor, Engr. David Umahi, has denied speculations that his government has left the state poorer by excess borrowing or that it inherited N46 billion…
Imo govt, workers disagree on electronic salary payment
By Buchi Iwuji, Owerri
The Imo State Government has insisted that there is no going back on the plan to pay salary of workers in the state electronically.
Governor Hope Uzodimma…
Ibom Air takes delivery of 4th Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft
By Theresa Ukpong, Uyo
Ibom Air, a wholly owned airline of the Akwa Ibom government, has taken delivery of their fourth Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXP. The…
COVID-19: Group wants youths in farming to avert famine
By Sylvia Udegbunam, Enugu
The Leadership Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Network (LEAD Network), a non-government organisation, NGO, has urged governments at all levels to create…
COVID-19 Task Force seals commercial bank in Ebonyi
By Ruth Oginyi
The Ebony state Special Task Force on the coronavirus pandemic on Monday sealed the premises of First Bank Nigeria Plc, Afikpo in Afikpo North local government area of the…
Anambra govt inaugurates Onitsha Main-Markets COVID-19 task force
By Uche Ezeadigwe
Anambra state government has inaugurated COVID-19 Task Force in Onitsha Main-Markets to enforce full compliance of its social distancing and other preventive measures…
Covid-19: Lagos, Kano order 1.1 million nose masks from C’River
By Joseph Kingston, Calabar
Gov Ben Ayade has disclosed that Lagos and Kano States have placed order for 1.1 million nose masks from Cross River state garment factory, and that…
Covid-19: Lagos, Kano order over 1 million face masks from C’River
By Joseph Kingston, Calabar
Governor Ben Ayade has disclosed that Lagos and Kano states have placed order for 1.1 million face masks from Cross River state garment factory, and that…
NSE: Indices improve further by 3.02%, amid Dangote Cement, banks gains
The nation’s bourse extended its positive trend on Wednesday with a growth of 3.02 per cent, amid gains by Dangote Cement and Tier 1 banks.
Speficially, the All-Share Index increased by…
COVID-19: SERAP urges FG to share N37bn NASS renovation fund to states
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Federal Government to share the N37 billion earmarked for the renovation of National Assembly complex to states as…
Delta govt to review its 2020 budget over COVID-19
the Delta State government has announced that it was taking steps to review the 2020 budget to reflect current economic realities occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world.
…
NDIC releases N1bn to COVID-19 relief fund
By Chibisi Ohakah, Abuja
Board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has approved the immediate release of the sum of N1 billion to the COVID-19 Relief Fund put together to…