The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with his supporters. Uduaghan formally re-joined the PDP on Monday morning in his hometown, Abigborodo in Warri North Local Government Area of the state after being with the All Progressives Congress (APC) for two years. The former Governor…
Day: September 28, 2020
NBS Set To Commence National Business Sample Census After Two Decades
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with the support of the World Bank, has commenced the process of implementing the 2020 National Business Sample Census (NBSC) in Nigeria. This is exactly two decades and two years after the last business census of establishments in the country. The National Business Sample Census is expected to commence…
PreDiagnosis Signs Telehealth Partnership Agreement With Medicard
PreDiagnosis International, Nigeria’s leading grassroots telehealth service provider, has announced a partnership agreement with lifestyle-cum- Health Management Organisation, Medicard Nigeria. This is to further drive the spread of adoption of its innovative telehealth platform among the poor and vulnerable in the country. Medicard Health Management is a Global Lifestyle HMO Company with presence in Philippines,…
Promises FG Made To Avert NLC, TLC Strike
Following extensive deliberations between the Federal Government and Organised Labour (NLC, TUC and others), the following decisions were been reached between the two parties which paved way for the suspended strike. “The parties agreed to set up a Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff policy that is being chaired by the Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of…
Panic Over Constant Boko Haram Attacks on Governor Zulum’s Convoy
Questions are already being asked over the spate of attacks on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum. On Sunday morning, the Governor’s entourage was again attacked by Boko Haram. It was the second attack on the Governor in three days and the third in some weeks. Last Friday, Zulum and his…
Heritage Bank, PWC, Deloitte Canvass Use Of Tech To Rescind Effects Of Covid-19, Tackle Fraud
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has called on internal auditors of banks to adopt the various digital technologies to prevent fraud and annul the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the financial ecosystem. Speaking at the just concluded 47th Quarterly Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria…
Labour Suspends Planned Strike After Deal With Government
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday) following an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8.30pm on Sunday and ended at 2:50am this morning. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, read the five-page communiqué signed by…