Unions Warn Oil Firms on Arbitrary Sack of Workers
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have charged oil and gas firms not to arbitrarily sack workers due to Covid-19 pandemic. They also called on the federal government to prevail on the oil and gas firms or else the […]
First Bank Records N9trn Transactions In 5 Weeks
In the five weeks of lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, First Bank of Nigeria said it recorded N9.36 trillion transactions via its online platforms as well as card usage, stressing that its investment in technology is paying off. The bank in a statement yesterday said a snapshot of transactions carried out across its e-banking […]
COVID-19: COVID-19: FG to Commence Evacuation with 265 UAE-based Nigerians from Wednesday
The Federal Government has announced that it would commence evacuation of no fewer than 4,000 Nigerians from about 75 countries around the globe beginning with 265 from the United Arab Emirates to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffery Onyeama who made this known […]
Nigeria Records 245 New Cases, Total Now 2,802
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 245 new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total infections in the country to 2,802 In a tweet from the official page of NCDC on Monday, the total deaths are now 74 while discharged is 417. 245 new cases of #COVID19; 76-Lagos37-Katsina32-Jigawa23-Kano19-FCT18-Borno10-Edo9-Bauchi6-Adamawa5-Oyo5-Ogun1-Ekiti1-Osun1-Benue1-Niger1-Zamfara 2802 confirmed cases of […]
COVID 19: Sanwo-Olu Commissions 118-Bed Gbagada Isolation Center
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today commissioned the 118-bed Isolation and Treatment Center set up within the premises of Gbagada General Hospital for management of COVID-19 cases. Within the three-floor Isolation and Treatment facility are the dedicated intensive care isolation unit, ventilators, monitors, respirators, mobile x-ray, ultrasound, oxygen amongst other ultramodern medical equipment. Speaking […]
Buhari Extends Tenure of NDDC Interim Management Committee,
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of a 2011 report submitted by the presidential committee on restructuring and rationalization of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies commonly referred to as ‘Oronsanye’ report. The 800-paged report, submitted during the Goodluck Jonathan administration, had recommended the abolishment and merging of 102 government agencies and parastatals. Zainab […]
FG to Create 1000 Jobs in Each LG
The collapse in oil prices, Nigeria’s economic life elixir and it’s looming negative impact may have compelled Federal Government to inaugurate an Inter-ministerial Committee on Extended Special Public Work for job creation drive, in the 774 local government areas of the country. The Committee is expected to identify the comparative advantage of each local government […]
COVID-19: Govt. Offices, Others to Open from Monday
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Federal Government establishments, banks, construction companies, manufacturing and others can commence operation from on May, 4, after four weeks lockdown. The National Coordinator of the PTF on COVID-19, Dr Aliyu Sani, stated this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday in […]
How to Pull Nigeria From The Brink By Atiku Abubakar
On Monday, April 27, 2020, British oil and gas giant, BP, became the latest in a growing number of energy firms to declare a massive quarterly loss. Their loss was in the region of $4.4 billion dollars. Bear in mind that this was a conglomerate that posted a $2.6 billion profit in the corresponding quarter […]
Buhari Lifts Lockdown, effective from Monday, 4nd May, 2020
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the […]