Anti-apartheid veteran Denis Goldberg dies
Issued on: 30/04/2020 – 21:38 South African anti-apartheid crusader Denis Goldberg has passed away at his home near Cape Town.…
NSE: Market capitalisation gains N80bn on last trading day of April
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Thursday closed the last day of April with N80…
3,256 benefit from CBN N50bn COVID-19 credit facility — NIRSAL MD
By Mustapha Sumaila No fewer than 3,256 individuals and small businesses have so far benefited from the Central Bank of…
Lockdown: Ganduje meets market leaders over commodity price hike
By Muhammad Nur Tijani Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has met with market leaders in the state over hike…
NBA renews Life Assurance Scheme for lawyers
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has announced a renewal of the Life Assurance Scheme for its members who paid their…
Libya strongman Haftar agrees to Ramadan ceasefire
Issued on: 30/04/2020 – 10:07Modified: 30/04/2020 – 10:07 Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday his forces would cease hostilities for…
COVID-19: Lagos to inaugurate committee on lockdown easing
By Florence Onuegbu The Lagos State Government says it will inaugurate an enlarged committee, comprising government and private sector players…
Buhari sympathises with Gov. Fintiri over mother’s death
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa over the passing of his mother,…
Presidency warns against politicising Kano strange disease
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency has again warned that attempts are being made to politicise the mysterious disease claiming lives…
COVID-19: NGO distributes palliatives to 35 households in FCT rural community
By Kingsley Okoye The Strategy and Innovation For Development Initiative (SI4Dev), an NGO, on Wednesday distributed palliatives to 35 vulnerable…
Economic slowdown weighs heavily on African development
Issued on: 29/04/2020 – 22:14Modified: 29/04/2020 – 22:15 In tonight’s edition: The economic damage already done to Africa has been…
Union Bank posts N42.6bn gross earnings in Q1 2020
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on Wednesday announced gross earnings of N42.6 billion in its unaudited financial…
COVID-19: Communication experts say Infodemic complicates virus containment in Africa
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Communication experts on Tuesday said that fake news majorly circulated via social media platforms have complicated the…
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ actor dies of colon cancer
Slumdog Millionaire and Li Of Pi star Irrfan Khan has died aged 53 following a battle with colon cancer. He…
COVID-19 palliative: Bakery donates to underprivileged in FCT
By Femi OgunsholaAn Abuja bakery, makers of Nextar bread, has distributed 5,000 loaves of bread to residents of Federal Capital…
General Haftar claims he has ‘mandate of the people’ to govern Libya
Issued on: 29/04/2020 – 10:22Modified: 29/04/2020 – 10:22 Libya’s UN-backed government has accused military strongman Khalifa Haftar of trying to…
I-G orders deployment of 4 CPs to states, formation
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting of four Commissioners of Police…
Ivory Coast presidential candidate Soro hit with 20-year jail term
Issued on: 29/04/2020 – 08:07Modified: 29/04/2020 – 08:07 Guillaume Soro, the former rebel leader running for president in Ivory Coast,…
Lockdown: FG delivers 110 trucks of grains to Kano
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Government has delivered 110 trucks of grains to Kano State to cushion the effect of…
Without naming Libya’s Haftar, France condemns unilateral action in Libya
France said on Tuesday that the Libyan conflict could not be solved through unilateral decisions, but only under U.N.-backed dialogue…