Category: Politics
Lord Lugard was a despicable character, places shouldn’t be named after him – Shasore
Olasupo Shasore, former attorney-general of Lagos state, says places of public significance should not be named after Lord Lugard, first g [...]
Katsina State spends N157m on Covid-19 tests
A whooping sum of 157,750,000 naira has been expended by the Katsina State Government for COVID-19 tests in the state.
These Covid-19 tests have b [...]
Nigeria receives Covid-19 vaccine from Russia
The federal government has received samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine. Alexey Shebarshin, Russia ambassador to Nigeria, delivered samples of the va [...]
Makinde converts isolation centres to primary health centres
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State who doubles as the head of the COVID-19 task force in the state has approved the conversion of the Aawe isolation c [...]
Protest hits Osogbo over electricity tariff, fuel hike
Members of the Coalition for Civil Societies in Osogbo, Osun State Friday morning protested against the hike in electricity tariff and petrol price. T [...]
No govt has ‘raped Nigeria’ like Buhari’s – TUC on petrol price hike
The Trade Union of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the increment in the pump price of petrol. The pump price of petrol was increased on Wednesday, two days [...]
FG approves full reopening of schools, NYSC orientation camps
The federal government has asked school administrators to start preparing for the full reopening of schools. Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the p [...]
Colleges of education lecturers declare nationwide strike
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union has directed its members nationwide to “immediately” withdraw their services. The lecturers accused the [...]
Buhari blames middlemen, traders for high food prices
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the sudden spiral in food prices in the country on the activities of middlemen and traders, who serve as links b [...]
Okonjo-Iweala takes American citizenship
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a two-time minister of finance in Nigeria, has taken American citizenship — more than 30 years after she studied in the United St [...]