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April, 2021

  • 9 April

    CBN axe falls again, freezes another 194 accounts

    The Central Bank of Nigeria has again been it ordered by Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 194 bank accounts belonging to firms and Bureaux de Change. It is to enable her conduct investigations into suspicious activities. CBN said it got an order to freeze 60 bank accounts of Bluebeam Capital Limited. The accounts were domiciled in 13 different ...

  • 8 April

    CBN freezes 11 bank accounts

    The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it got an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 11 bank accounts to enable it conduct investigations into suspicious activities. It disclosed this in two documents posted on its website on Wednesday. The CBN as the plaintiff, listed the names of the defendants/respondents as Albert Austin Ugochukwu with ...

  • 6 April

    Covid -19 centres’ doctors ordered to join striking colleague

    The National Association of Resident Doctors has ordered doctors at the COVID-19 isolation centres to join the nationwide strike it began on April 1. The NARD has also threatened to impose a fine of N5m on any of its branches which fails to join the strike. It also said branches found wanting would not be able to hold any national ...

  • 5 April

    Stock investors lost N395bn in March – NSE

    Investors in the Nigerian stock market lost N395bn in March as the market capitalisation of equities declined further. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index closed the month at 39,045.13 basis points from 39,799.89 on Feb. 26. The market capitalisation fell to N20.43tn at the end of March from N2.82tn on Feb. 26. The ASI and market capitalisation depreciated by 0.76 ...

  • 5 April

    MTN, banks meet Tuesday, customers reconnected to USSD

    MTN customers have been reconnected to banking channels after commercial banks had blocked them from using their channels, including the Unstructuredÿ Supplementary Service Data and banking apps on Friday. The channels were blocked as a result of MTN reducing the banks’ commission on USSD airtime to 2.5 per cent. However, following the intervention by the Minister of Communications and Digital ...

  • 3 April

    Shoprite workers protest @ Easter holiday worries company

    Shoprite workers at Ring Road branch, Ibadan, on Friday, embarked on another round of protest, shutting down the company indefinitely. The workers, under the aegis of National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE), vowed that the company would remain shut until management acceded to their demands. The chairman, NUSDE, Shoprite branch, Mr Williams Peter, said the union was using ...

  • 3 April

    FG tackle protesting doctors, plan to implement ‘no work, no pay’

    The Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. This is according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who issued the warning on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “By Tuesday, I will invite them back. If they ...

March, 2021

  • 31 March

    13 Outstanding Lagos teachers get Sanwo-Olu’s car prizes

    It was a defining moment for teachers in the Lagos State Education family on Tuesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented handsome rewards to teachers adjudged to have made quality impacts in the State’s teaching service. Thirteen teachers and school administrators got a brand new car each from the Governor at the Year 2020 Teachers’ Merit Award organised by the Ministry of ...

  • 31 March

    30 cows die mysteriously in Ondo

    Thirty cows have died in mysterious circumstances in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The cows, which were owned by a Fulani herder known as Baba Sule in the community, were said to have died on Monday night. According to an eyewitness, Asiwaju Ojumo, the incident occurred at Ibaka area of the community where the state-owned ...

  • 31 March

    UNILAG releases cut-off marks, OAU post-UTME results out

    The management of the University of Lagos has released cut-off marks for 2020/2021 admission into the institution. The admission cut-off marks were released on the university’s website on Tuesday. Also, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has released the post-UTME results for 2020/2021 admission. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Biodun Olarewaju, confirmed this to our correspondent. gathered ...