Gov. Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday visited Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to commiserate with him and the residents of the state over the mayhem that followed the EndSARS protests. El-Rufai, while speaking at Lagos House, Marina, decried the level of the destruction of public and private property in the state, Read More…
Day: 6 November 2020
Malami urges private sector participation in prison skills training
The Federal Government on Thursday called on the private sector to participate in the establishment and running of Correctional Centre skills in the country. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, made the call in Abuja while declaring open a three-day National Meeting on Correctional Reforms in Read More…
PPPs attract $8.5 bn into Nigerian economy in 10 years
The Management of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says it has in the last 10 years shored up the Nigerian economy with over 8.5 billion dollars generated from Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). The Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the National Hajj Read More…
NSE All-Share Index records marginal loss, down 0.01%
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday closed on a negative posture with a loss of 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index declined by 0.01 per cent or 2.96 points to close at 30,738.92 compared with 30,741.88 recorded on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation lost N6 billion to close at N16.062 trillion from Read More…
Bionic gloves help keep the music playing for Brazilian pianist
Acclaimed Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins had not played with 10 fingers since he lost the use of his right hand in a 1995 mugging in Bulgaria. But today he has returned to play his favorite Bach sonatas thanks to “bionic gloves” invented by industrial designer Ubiratan Bizarro. “When he showed me the gloves, I Read More…
Maradona recovering well, could be discharged later on Thursday
Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona is recovering well from brain surgery and is already pressuring doctors to let him go home, his personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, said on Thursday. “The recovery continues to go very well,” Luque told reporters outside the Buenos Aires clinic where Maradona was staying. “He is very keen to leave, he Read More…
Nadal charges into Paris Masters quarter-finals
Top seed Rafa Nadal was forced to save a set-point before overcoming Australian Jordan Thompson 6-1 7-6(3) on Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals. A day after becoming the fourth player in the Open Era to record 1,000 tour-level wins, Nadal resumed his pursuit of a maiden Paris-Bercy title. He broke Thompson’s serve twice Read More…