The United States on Friday ordered a ban on downloads of popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok and use of the messaging and payment platform WeChat, saying they threaten national security. The move, to be implemented Sunday night, comes amid rising US-China tensions and efforts by the Trump administration to engineer […]
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Along with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Veronika Tsepkalo, Maria Kolesnikova has become a prominent voice of the opposition in Belarus. She is the only one of the three women still in the country. A key coordinator of the banker and art patron Viktor Barbariko’s campaign to challenge Lukashenko’s 26-year presidency, Kolesnikova […]
By Sunday Akintoye LASACO Assurance PLC, one of the leading insurance underwriters in the country, would hold its 40th Annual General Meeting on 15th,September,2020 In Lagos. At the meeting, the company will, among other businesses, place its Account and Financial Statement for the year ended 31st December 2019 before its […]
Sunday Akintoye The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has not lifted the restrictions on opening of bars, restaurants, night clubs, lounges and cinemas, despite relaxation of the curfew to four hours (12.00a.m to 4.00a.m) by the Presidential Task Force. It said all owners of hospitality establishments were warned […]
Elon Must, CEO and founder of Space-X, Tesla and others has seen a $90billion increase in wealth this year alone. Elon Musk’s net worth is now $114Billion, pushing him past Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the world’s list of richest people. The massive increase in Musk’s wealth came as a […]
Sunday Akintoye Traders in Aswani International Market at Isolo of Lagos have appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to return the market day to its usual Tuesday. This clarion call was made by traders of the weekly market following the recent adjustment of trading hours for food […]
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB) has categorically told Ohanaeze that they want Biafra and not Igbo presidency/ Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio cultural organisation, it would be recalled had disclosed that they will want an Igbo man to be president of Nigeria rather than […]
The South African company, Shoprite holding limited says it will auction off it’s outlets in Nigeria .Shoprite has been in Nigeria for about 15years after it opened it’s first store in Lagos in December 2005. The company claims the departure of the Mega store from Nigeria has to do with […]
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that N338.94billion was generated as Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020. The made this disclosure on yesterday in its sectoral distribution of VAT data. According to the NIBS,the amount recorded in Q1 was more […]
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an efforts to survive the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has set up palliatives to assist Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs)in the country. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, stated this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande. Osinbajo said the palliatives […]
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