Month: October 2020
Discos To Resume New Electricity Tariffs Nationwide As FG And Labour Agree
- Chris ADELUGBA
- October 31, 2020
- electricity
- FG
- government
- Labour
- power
- tariff
- wages
The federal government has approved the resumption of the collection of Service-Based electricity Tariffs (SBT) from next week, after sealing a deal with organised labour. The government was forced to suspend the implementation of the new electricity tariff regime in September, following a threat of industrial unrest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), its affiliates […]
Read MoreCurfew Now From 10 PM Till 6 AM – LASG
- Chris ADELUGBA
- October 30, 2020
- #ENDSARS protest
- curfew
- Lagos
- LASG
- sanwo olu
Lagos state government has again relaxed the timing of curfew in the state A statement from the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso stated that “The curfew will now be from 10 pm till 6 am” . This, according to the commissioner takes effect from today (Friday), meaning that people can now go about […]
Read MoreOkonjo-Iweala Emerges DG Of WTO
- Chris ADELUGBA
- October 28, 2020
- Korea
- minister
- Okonjo-Iweala
- trade
- WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has emerged winner of the competitive race. Okonjo- Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-Hee. The official announcement is expected to be made later today by WTO. Okonjo-Iweala […]
Read MoreChinese Company, Shanghai KS Printing Shuns Nigeria, Invests In Ghana
- Chris ADELUGBA
- October 27, 2020
- Business
- China
- Finance
- Ghana
- government
- import
More international conglomerates from China have continued to pitch their tents of deep pocket investments in Ghana with Nigeria as target market. Latest in the row is the publishing giant, the Shanghai KS Printing, which opened a subsidiary, E-Tang Group Ghana, in Ghana to introduce modern trends and activities to the local publishing and printing […]
Read MoreNigeria Has Achieved 43% Broadband Penetration — Pantami
- Chris ADELUGBA
- October 27, 2020
- broadband
- minister
- Nigeria
- Pantami
- telecommunications
Broadband internet penetration in Nigeria has increased from 33.72 percent in August 2019 to 43.3 percent in August 2020. The minister in charge of the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said this at the World Information Development Day in Abuja on Saturday. “When I assumed office on the 21st of August 2019, […]
Read MoreGov Sanwo-Olu Reviews Curfew Time, Now 8pm to 6am
The curfew imposed on the state to curb the civil unrest in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality has been reviewed by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In an announcement on Sunday evening, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, quoted the governor as saying the curfew time is now […]
Read MoreEnough Is Enough, Stop Inciting People On Social Media —Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented the wanton destruction of private and public assets as hoodlums under the guise of the #EndSARS protests looted and razed important government infrastructure and business premises in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who led some members of his cabinets to the vandalised sites across the state, said he won’t allow […]
Read MoreJUST IN: U.S. Government Speaks On Lekki Shooting
The United States has finally broken its silence on the alleged #Lekkimassacre, calling for immediate investigation into the excessive use of force by the military in Lagos. In a statement on Thursday, the Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo described Tuesday’s shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate as barbaric and should be investigated. The […]
Read MoreNobody Died In Lekki Shooting – Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said nobody died after soldiers reportedly shot at demonstrators at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Tuesday. Mr Sanwo-Olu stated this in a broadcast on Wednesday. While praying for those injured, the governor said “we are comforted that we have not recorded any fatality as against the widespread circulation on social media.”
Read More#ENDSARS: NECO Reschedules 2020 SSCE Examinations
- Chris ADELUGBA
- October 20, 2020
- Exams
- NECO
- Nigeria
- protest
- secondary school
- SSCE
- student
The National Examination Council (NECO) has rescheduled its ongoing Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) over Endsars protest. Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. ”This is to inform the general public and especially candidates that the National Examinations […]
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