The Zayed Sustainability Prize has announced the extension of its submissions’ deadline for the 2021 awards edition to June 11th, 2020, in efforts to accommodate ...
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Showmax: 14 movies, series to look forward to in May
From new seasons of ‘The Johnson’ and ‘Tinsel’ to new series from HBO, a ‘Fast and the Furious’ boxset, ‘Pickachu’ and ‘Dora the Explorer’ for ...
Read More »Ufuoma McDermott becomes new face of Friska Herbal Teas
Friska Farms Limited, makers of Friska Herbal teas, recently appointed Ufuoma McDermott, a Nollywood A-lister as its brand ambassador. The appointment which was signed recently, ...
Read More »Stanbic IBTC tops list of banks with gender balance in executive positions
…confirms 43% of workforce are females Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has reaffirmed its exemplary role in promoting the tenets ...
Read More »Ikeja Electric bags latest ISO certifications to record industry’s first
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), Nigeria’s leading electricity distribution company, has added to its scorecard by becoming first and only company in the sector to earn ...
Read More »COVID-19: Lockdown, other precautionary measures still in force – Enugu govt
…says presidential directive on compulsory use of face mask takes immediate effect …as ENTRACO warns vehicle operators against violating ban on inter-state transportation, others The ...
Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria in danger of food insecurity – Farmers warn
…blame lockdown, police intimidation Nigerian Farmers and stakeholders in the agro-sector, have warned that the country is in danger of food shortage as the COVID-19 ...
Read More »COVID-19: NBC launches food relief intervention for families
In a further demonstration of its support for the COVID-19 fight and commitment to providing relief to vulnerable Nigerians, the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) ...
Read More »COVID-19: St John Ile-Ife Alumni holds electronic polls to elect new EXCO
Restricted by the government regulations on COVID-19, the Old Boys Association of St John’s Grammar School Ile-Ife has devised an electronic poll system to elect ...
Read More »Ekiti begins mandatory temperature checks in public places
Ekiti State Government has released implementation guidelines on the new measures to control COVID-19 pandemic with a description of the type of activities allowed for ...
Read More »Bishop Kukah donates 30-room hotel as isolation centre in Sokoto
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has handed over a 30-room hotel to the Sokoto State Government as an isolation centre for suspected ...
Read More »82.9 million Nigerians live in poverty – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said 40.1 per cent of the country’s population live in poverty. The NBS, in the executive summary of ...
Read More »FG receives $311m Abacha loot
The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed the receipt of $311m looted by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. The Attorney General of Federation and ...
Read More »Nigeria records 170 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 2558
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday confirmed a total number of new 170 coronavirus cases in the country and also a total of two deaths in the last 24 hours ...
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