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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Finance Bill into law to support the implementation of the 2020 budget. Buhari made this known via his Twitter handle saying “I am pleased to announce that this morning I signed into law the Finance Bill, 2019. “This is the first time, since the return of democracy in 1999, that a Federal Budget is being accompanied by the passage of a Finance Bill specially designed to support its implementation and to create a truly enabling environment for business and investment by the private sector. “I thank the leadership and members of the Ninth…
Traffic diversion for construction works to continue on the 600- metre ‘Kara’ Bridge section on the Lagos outbound corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will begin on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Kayode Ibrahim, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing engineer supervising the project, told NAN on the telephone in Lagos on Sunday that the decision was reached after a meeting of the relevant stakeholders. “We might need to effect the diversion on Tuesday morning so as to avoid the Monday morning rush. There is usually heavy traffic on Monday morning, so we feel it is better…
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) trained 150 undergraduate students of the institution on the best way to render first aid treatment to trauma patients in emergency situations. The training, which took place on Monday at the university was tagged “First Responder Basic Trauma Training”, aimed at building a pool of first respondents to injury situation. The Principal Coordinator of the training, Dr Abdulrasheed Nasir, disclosed that the training was majorly aimed at raising competent individuals who would be equipped with the capacity of addressing immediate health challenges. He said that the training was the first of its…
Detectives from Bariga police station in Lagos have arrested a 23-year-old Olowolayemo Sodiq, a notorious traffic robbery suspect and alleged cult leader, who had been on wanted list. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos police command, DSP Bala Elkana, and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Elkana said that Sodiq, who lived at10, Onenaya Street, Bariga, conspired with one Bamidele Moses a.k.a Badoo and robbed one Jude Saka of his Bajaj motorcycle in December 2019. “His accomplice was initially arrested by detectives from Bariga and transferred to the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)…
A suspected mentally-deranged man in Surulere, Lagos, on Sunday, set a resident of the area ablaze after pouring petrol on him. The man, known in the area as Badejo Adewale, was said to have carried out the act on one Bolatito Kadara of 13, Aiyeleto Street, Surulere. DSP Bala Elkana, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos police command, said in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, that after dousing Kadara with petrol, Adewale then set his victim ablaze at Hogan Bassey Street, Surulere. Elkana said that the sister of the burnt victim, Miss Adeola Kadara, reported at Surulere Police Station…
The market capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rose N2.22 trillion or 17.10 per cent in seven trading sessions with the market maintaining upward trend since the beginning of 2020. Data obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday showed that the market capitalization, which opened on Jan. 2 at N12.958 trillion rose by N2.22 trillion to close at N15.174 trillion on Jan. 10. Also, the All-Share Index rose by 2,573.32 points or 9.59 per cent during the period to close at 29,415.39, compared with the opening year index of 26,842.07. NAN reports that the nation’s bourse…
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigeria Army, Maiduguri, Brig.-Gen. Abdul Khalifa, on Sunday, rocked the dance floor with wounded troops in the hospital in order to encourage them to recuperate fast. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, held a “New year Party” for its sick and wounded officers and soldiers. Khalifa, who took to the dance floor with other senior officers, also served meals to the troops. He said that the new year party was an incentive toward facilitating recuperation of the affected personnel in line with the Nigerian…
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has directed the State Examination Board to immediately revert to the old registration fee of N4,500 for the MOCK Senior School Certificate Examination in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Makurdi. NAN reports that secondary school final year students had been instructed by the state examination board to pay the sum of N6,500 as mock registration fees instead of the N4,500 previously paid by them. “No candidate for the MOCK…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has launched a community empowerment programme meant to ensure 100 per cent monthly collection of bills in communities within the South-East. The Head, EEDC Communication, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement on Sunday in Enugu that the launch of the initiative took place recently in five states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo under EEDC jurisdiction. Ezeh explained that with the initiative, the communities were expected to ensure that bills for energy consumed are paid for in full, while as an incentive, commission on the collection will be paid to the group…
Traffic diversion for construction works to continue on the 600- metre ‘Kara’ Bridge section on the Lagos outbound corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will begin on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Kayode Ibrahim, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing engineer supervising the project, told NAN on the telephone in Lagos on Sunday that the decision was reached after a meeting of the relevant stakeholders. “We might need to effect the diversion on Tuesday morning so as to avoid the Monday morning rush. There is usually heavy traffic on Monday morning, so we feel it is better…