Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Edo Governorship election, on Tuesday, called off his rally at Usen, Ovia North -East local government area, following a fatal road crash.Mr John Mayaki, the Chairman of the APC Media Campaign Council, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said Ize-Iyamu suspended the scheduled event to honour the dead.He said that an articulated vehicle ran into the travelling campaign entourage of top chieftains of the APC, claiming lives, by Olukun, near Benin.Mayaki, who said Iyamu and the campaign council condoled with the families of the victims,…
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday called for remodeling of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) to increase traffic and revenue. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Ikeja when the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) management paid him a courtesy visit, ahead of the re-opening of airspace for international flights. He advised the FAAN management on remodelling of the airport’s facilities to become a hub of business and tourism. According to him, some of the facilities installed in the airport at inception are due for modernisation and upgrading. The governor made a case for the provision of fast…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau Worried by the danger posed by various gully erosion sites across Imo communities, Imo state Governor Hope Uzodinma has paid an unscheduled visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja Tuesday to seek the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest the situation situation. This much was disclosed Tuesday by Imo state Governor while briefing State House Correspondents after his close door meeting with President Buhari. According to Uzodinma, “I came to see Mr. President first to greet him and share some of the issues that are confronting my administration in Imo State. In specific terms…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja As Dr Akinwumi was sworn-in for a second term as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), on Tuesday, the of Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed said Nigeria was proud of his lofty achievements. AfDB swore-in Adesina in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire after he was re-elected for another 5-year tenure during the Continental Bank’s Annual General Meetindgs in August. In a congratulatory letter to Adesina on behalf of the President and people of Nigeria, the Minister said, “we are proud of you, and we salute your passion for the Bank, and for…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The FederaI Government is proposing a legislation aimed at tackling the high rate of poverty in the country, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba has announced. According to him, the ministry of Budget and National Planning has commenced the review of the Social Protection Policy, while institutionalization and legislation of social protection by the National Assembly will commence as the review of the policy is progressing. Prince Agba stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at a Breakfast Dialogue on Social Protection, organised by the ministry in collaboration with the four…
The Senate has challenged the Executive Director (Projects) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Cairo Ojuogboh, to provide evidence to back up his claim that members of the National Assembly were beneficiaries of COVID-19 palliatives from the Commission. Ojougboh in an interview with a national daily had accused the National Nssembly of being “culpable” in the sleaze contracts awarded by the commission. He also alleged that the Senators and members of the House of Representatives were beneficiaries of COVID-19 palliatives from NDDC. “In the National Assembly, each of the Senators got N20 million, while the House of Representatives members got N15…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday sustained positive trend to open trading for the month of September with a growth of N46 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened the month at N13.212 trillion appreciated by N46 billion to close at N13.258 trillion. In the same vein, the All-Share Index grew by 86.82 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 25,413.95 against 25,327.13 achieved on Monday. The growth was impacted by gains recorded in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Nigerian Breweries, Stanbic IBTC, United Bank for Africa, UACN and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. Analysts at Afrinvest…
The Kogi Government on Tuesday announced that primary schools, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state would reopen on Sept. 14. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, made the announcement during a news conference in Lokoja. According to Jones, the State Government took the decision after series of interaction with relevant stakeholders and assessment of both private and public schools in the state to ascertain their level of preparedness and safety for reopening of schools from COVID-19 break. ”You will recall that Gov. Yahaya Bello had directed the closure of all schools from primary to…
English Premier League (EPL) clubside Arsenal on Tuesday said they have signed Brazilian centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes from French side Lille on a long-term contract. The London-based club did not provide the financial details of the deal however, even though British media reported that Arsenal paid around 27 million pounds (36.29 million dollars) for the 22-year-old. Gabriel made 34 appearances in all competitions for Lille last season as they finished fourth in Ligue 1. He also had loan spells at French club Troyes and Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb during his three-year stay at Lille. “He has many qualities which will make…
Fidelity Bank Plc is to publish its financial statement for half year ended June 30 on or before Sept. 28. The bank’s Company Secretary, Mrs Ezinwa Unuigboje, made this known in a notice posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website on Tuesday. Unuigboje said that the audited financial report had been completed and sent to the Central Bank of Nigeria for approval. “The NSE has granted a 30-day extension time to file the bank’s audited half year financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2020. “The bank expects to publish the 2020 H1 Audited Financial Statement on or…