Kenya has lifted a nationwide curfew that has been in place since March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced. The East African nation, which has a population of 54 million, has reported 252,199 cases of COVID-19 and 5,233 deaths but inoculation rates remain low, with only 4.6 percent of…
Sterling Bank Plc has blazed the trail as the first African corporate organisation to power its headquarters with the Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) energy technology as its primary source of energy. Group Head, Energy, Sterling Bank, Dele Fasemo who disclosed this in a statement issued by the bank recently, said the major milestone is a…
A car procession is currently going on at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos in memory of the #EndSARS protests of last year. This is despite a ban on protests in Lagos and the heavy presence of armed police personnel at the tollgate. The activists who turned up at the tollgate with their cars were seen…
The group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Nigerian Police Force to release a journalist and other protesters who were arrested at the Lekki Tollgate on Wednesday. In a statement via its official Twitter handle, SERAP called on the authorities to release those being held while noting that they had the right…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-ul-Maulud celebration, advising that the unity of purpose, virtues of kindness, humility, and peaceful co-existence exemplified by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW) be emulated. The governor explained that on the occasion of the…
Fidelity Bank Plc has said it is considering raising $500m from the international debt capital market through the issuance of unsecured notes. A statement by its Company Secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, said the company intended to list the notes on the Irish Stock Exchange, adding that the proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes, including…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it spent a total of N32.56bn on pipeline security and maintenance from February to July this year. The NNPC spent N5.81bn on pipeline security and management in February; N5.32bn in March; N2.64bn in April; N5.26bn in May; N6.17bn in June, and N7.35bn in July. A total of 261…
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal Government and others to expect “legal fireworks” on Thursday. He also said the IPOB legal team was “eminently prepared”. He said this while reacting to the amended charges by the Federal Government against his client….
Security operatives, including police, soldiers and others have surrounded the Lekki tollgate plaza. This is coming hours to the first anniversary of #EndSARS nationwide protests. Youths in the country are preparing to commemorate the first anniversary of EndSARS, a protest movement against police brutality that rocked major cities in the country. The protests came to…
