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Oct 19, 2020

BREAKING: #ENDSARS protesters block Lagos-Abeokuta expressway

#ENDSARS protesters have blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at Iyana Ipaja and before Ikeja Along bus stop. Vehicles cannot move. BRT buses coming from Ab...

Oct 19, 2020

BREAKING: Abuja #EndSARS protesters block Kuje, Airport road

#EndSARS protesters have blocked the Kuje road leading to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua expressway. The protesters also blocked the Airport road, preventing motori...

Oct 19, 2020

Native doctor chops off son’s fingers

A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly chopping off five fingers of his 22-year-old son. Police said Gregory Enwaeso, a traditional healer, sliced...

Oct 19, 2020

Protest causes delay in delivery of NECO examination papers

The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the rescheduling of the paper to be written tomorrow due to the inability of the delivery bus to deliver e...

Oct 19, 2020

ICPC honours DPO for rejecting N2m bribes

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has honoured the Itam Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Francis Erhabor, a Chief S...

Oct 19, 2020

Moses wins in Spartak’s debut

Victor Moses played a crucial role in Spartak Moscow 3-2 away win to Brian Idowu’s Khimki in the Russian Premier League. Two days after joining Spartak Mosco...

Oct 19, 2020

NCC intensifies push for 5G deployment

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that it was working with multi-sector stakeholders, including the Federal Ministry of Communications an...

Oct 16, 2020

FG directs civil servants back to work from Monday

The Federal Government has directed civil servants still observing lockdown order since March to resume on Monday. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on...

Oct 16, 2020

NIPRD, NIMR rapid test kits not yet confirmed’

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) on Thursday said the test kits recently developed by the Nigeria Institute for Pharmaceutical Research...

Oct 16, 2020

Fayemi: my promise to deliver legacy project on course

Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi has expressed delight that his administration’s promise to deliver key legacy projects to the people is being actualised....

Oct 16, 2020

NACA requires $2.4bn to control HIV

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) requires $2.4 billion to control the spread of HIV epidemic across the country in the next three years, it wa...

Oct 16, 2020

INEC plans e-transmission of results in 2023 • Presidential poll fixed for Feb 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday unfolded plans to seek legal backing for electronic voting as from 2023. Its chairman, Prof...

Oct 16, 2020

Lagos engages 35 waste managers

Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has engaged 35 Private Sector Participant (PSP) operators to boost waste evacuatio...

Oct 16, 2020

Court voids sack of NIA’s ex-Acting DG *Awards him N1m cost

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has voided the dismissal of a former Acting Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),...

Oct 15, 2020

BREAKING: 2021 budget scales second reading in Senate

The 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13.08 trillion on Thursday scaled Second Reading in Senate. This followed a three- day debate on the general principles of th...

Oct 15, 2020

BREAKING: Some northern states pleased with SARS – Lalong

Some Northern states are comfortable with operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) because of the security situation in the area. Chairman of the...

Oct 15, 2020

BREAKING: INEC announces date for 2023 Presidential election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed February 18, 2023, for the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria.

Oct 15, 2020

BREAKING: NYSC reopens camps November 10

The Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare has announced the reopening of National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) camps from November 10. He disclosed this on h...

Oct 15, 2020

BREAKING: Inflation increased by 13.71 per cent in September

The consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 13.71 percent (year-on-year) in September 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...

Oct 15, 2020

RUGIPO cuts tuition fee •Move not political, says NANS

The Governing Council of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (RUGIPO), Owo, has reduced the tuition fee of the institution. In a circular signed by the Director of Public...