King of dancehall Shatta Wale has donated food, sanitizers, drinks, water and money to over 300 prisoners. And this is something he intends to do every week until the pandemic is over. The Reign hitmaker, Shatta Wale has kept to…
Day: April 9, 2020
WHO Chief Warns Against Politicizing U.N. Body, After Trump Threatens Funding
World Health Organization Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned US President Donald Trump to stop politicizing the Coronavirus pandemic unless he wants a higher death toll. Tedros’ comments come after the US President and some US Politicians and media…
Coronavirus: Short-term reforms needed to reduce impacts on the Nigerian economy -NESG
The Nigerian economy has remained very weak and since exiting recession in 2017. The growth rate has only been around 2%. In the same vein, the country’s external reserves have declined from about $45 billion in August 2019 to about…
Odion Ighalo praises teammates David de Gea, Sergio Romero and Juan Mata for helping him settle in at Manchester United
Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo has praised his three ‘brothers’ at Manchester United for helping him to settle in after joining the club on loan during the January transfer window. The 30-year-old striker credits goalkeepers David de Gea and Sergio Romero…
REPS DEMAND EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FG PALLIATIVES TO STATES
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to ensure equal distribution of COVID-19 palliative funds and other essential materials to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The opposition lawmakers said this…
NECO – We’ve not postponed SSCE, basic education exams
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has refuted online reports purporting the postponement of its 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, and the Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, over Covid-19. The council, in a statement by it’s Head of Information and…
Nigeria reduces 2020 budget, slashes revenue projection by 40%
The federal government has cut down the 2020 budget by over N320 billion and proposed a new budget of N10.27 trillion against the N10.59 trillion passed by the national assembly. This is based on the global economic realities as a…
Covid-19 – Davido tells govt to account for money after fire gut AGF’s office
Nigerian singer David Adeleke popularly called Davido has reacted to the fire incident that gutted the office of the Accountant General. The singer expressed his displeasure at the news that the office went up in flames. It was gathered that…
Kylie Jenner named Forbes’ youngest billionaire for second time in a row
The cosmetics queen Kylie Jenner sat on top of the annual list of youngest self-made billionaires by Forbes. She has topped this list for the second time. The magazine Forbes released its annual list of the World Billionaires recently. This…
EFCC arraign some staff of Union Bank over alleged N1.2m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office, on Wednesday, arraigned Zaharaddeen Ibrahim, Micheal Alabi and Ngozi Agbonjari over alleged forgery and conspiracy to steal N1.2m. The trio were made to appear before Justice Muhammed Muhammed of the…