Category: News
FG caves into Canada’s request, drops Air Peace from evacuation plans
After insisting for weeks that domestic airlines would carry out evacuation operations, the Federal Government has bowed to pressure from the Canadian [...]
SARs arrest soldiers who kidnapped, killed FUTO student
A soldier and other suspects have been arrested over the kidnap and murder of Leo Micah Isiah, a 22-year-old student of the Federal University of Tech [...]
How 82 ghost workers got N48.2m Ondo car loan in 2018 – Report reveals
A total of 88 ‘ghost workers’ received the sum of N48,210,000 as car loan from the Ondo State government in 2018, the 2019 audit report submitted to t [...]
Buhari appoints Ebonyi INEC Commissioner, Obioma as new NECO registrar
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar and Chi [...]
Akwa Ibom threatens to withdraw license of schools running 3rd term programme
The Akwa Ibom State Government has threatened to prosecute as well as withdraw the license of any private school in the state that reopens for the 3rd [...]
Nigeria set to produce its own COVID-19 testing kits
Nigeria has recorded a breakthrough in the battle against coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has successfully validated the fi [...]
Lagos House of Assembly as a metaphor for corruption and unaccountability
In normal climes the revelations flooding social media on allegations of corruption in the Lagos State House of Assembly presided over by the Speaker [...]
Nigeria to get $1.5bn from World Bank
The World Bank is set to approve $1.5 billion dollars to Nigerian states as part of economic stimulus to cushion the impact of coronavirus, NAN report [...]
WHO supports Madagascar’s herbal remedy, to sign confidentiality clause with the country
World Health Organisation, WHO has finally declared support for the Madagascan covid-19 herbal medication and has started working with the country to [...]
Tanzania to re-open universities, sports facilities next month
President of Tanzania, John Magufuli said on Thursday that universities and sporting events would resume next month after he declared that prayer had [...]