Evelyn Murray-Bruce, wife of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, is dead. Announcing the death of his wife Friday on his facebook page, Murray-Bruce said she died of cancer. The couple were married for 41 years and the marriage was blessed with children. Sen. Murray-Bruce, who said he and the children were devastated by her death, noted that […]

THE House of Representatives stood down the consideration of the $22 billion Federal Government loan  because of the agitation by the Southeast that the geopolitical zone was left out as beneficiary, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said. The Speaker spoke on Wednesday when he hosted Leaders of Faith Forum from the Southsouth and Southeast. He […]

As part of the preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Lagos State Government is closing down all public and private schools with effect from Monday, March 23. The state’s Ministry ofEducation in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Education, MRS. FOLASHADE ADEFISAYO stated that it had becomes necessary to prevent […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wednesday announced its decision to increase its intervention to boost local manufacturing and import substitution with the injection of an additional N1 trillion across all critical sectors of the economy. The move, which is in line with the banking sector regulator’s efforts to cushion the impact of COVID-19 on […]

Meanwhile, with effect from today, the pump price for petrol will drop to N125 under a new fuel pricing regime approved yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari in the wake of the volatility in crude oil price occasioned by the twin factors of COVID-19 pandemic and price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. As at yesterday, […]

The federal government wednesday in Abuja announced its decision to reduce the N10.59 trillion 2020 budget by N1.5 trillion. It also said it would reduce capital budget allocation by 20 per cent across the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as well as 25 per cent cut in both the recurrent and capital budgets of government […]

The Federal Government has announced entry restrictions on travellers from the United States of America, United Kingdom, China and 10 others with over 1,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. The Presidential Task Force on coronavirus led by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this ad part of measures to safeguard the nation. Other […]

THE Senate has invited three key government officials at the helm of the nation’s economic affairs –  the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele – to find ways of steering the economy away […]

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended the ongoing orientation course for the 2020 Batch “A” Stream 1 corps members. According to a press release on Wednesday morning and signed by the Director, Press and Public Relation, Mr. Adenike Adeyemi, the management of the NYSC said: “Sequel to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund on Monday commenced the screening of 6,000 applicants for the fund’s 2020/2021 overseas scholarship scheme. According to the agency, over 25,000 applicants applied for the 2020/2021 MSc and PhD scholarship programme, among which 6,000 were shortlisted for interviews and screening. Speaking on the sidelines of the screening at the fund’s […]