The Lagos State Year 2021 Appropriation Budget named ” Budget of Rekindled Hope” has been pegged at N1.164 trillion. Mr. Sam Egube, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, made the disclosure in Lagos on Thursday at a media briefing of the Year 2021 Analysis. Egube said that the budget was made up of N702.93 billion and N460.58 billion for both capital expenditure and recurrent expenditure respectively. This, he explained, represented a 60:40...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter on Thursday. WHO stated on its dashboard that there were over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1.6 million recoveries and 69,000 deaths cumulatively. According to the dashboard, South Africa reported...
Manchester City reached their fourth straight League Cup final after a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Wednesday’s semi-final at Old Trafford. Two second-half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side victory in the match. Manchester City will now meet Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in the April 25 final as they seek their fourth League Cup triumph in a row. In a frantic opening to the game, both teams had...
World leaders expressed shock at political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless, many also said they had faith in the resilience of the nation’s democratic institutions. European Parliament President David Sassoli spoke of “deeply concerning scenes from the U.S. Capitol tonight.” “Democratic votes must be respected,” Sassoli wrote in a tweet, adding: “We are certain the U.S. will ensure...
Nigeria recorded 1,664 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 94,369. the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the daily increase was a new record and considerably higher than Tuesday’s 1,354 confirmed cases. It said that 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infections with Lagos having the highest...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cleared the air on speculations of impending mass disconnection of telephone subscribers. The NCC said the speculations arose as a result of numerous publications in both the print and electronic media on the ongoing linkage of SIM registration records with the National Identity Number (NIN). NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, made the clarification in a statement he issued late Wednesday in Abuja. “Most of these publications are...
Four people died and 52 were arrested after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory, Washington D.C.’s Police Chief said. In a late-night news conference, Metropolitan Police Department, Chief Robert J. Contee, said 47 of the 52 arrests to date were related to violations of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 6.00 p.m. curfew. Twenty-six of those arrests were made on the U.S. Capitol...
The challenges of stimulating humanity in the 21st Century is particularly daunting. As confounding as this may appear, there is a need to consistently recognize individuals who look inward and do this novel act called humanity. One of such humans-of-humanity is Professor Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu. A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and a presidential candidate in the 2019 elections. He was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title in his hometown, Nnewi....
The Chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Barr Boss Mustapha says 731 members of Batch B Corps Members have tested positive for COVID-19. He stated this at the National Briefing in Abuja, adding that there was a rising rate of infections among health workers. “In continuation of the NYSC engagement, the PTF has conducted the testing of Batch B Corps Members using RDTs. “Out of the 35,419...
The First City Monument Bank MD, Mr. Adam Nuhu, who is enmeshed in a paternity scandal has proceeded on a leave pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation conducted by the bank’s Board of Directors on the allegations against him. This development was contained in a press statement released by the bank. The bank affirmed that a review of what transpires is currently ongoing and that wanton actions that violent it’s codes of conduct will...
