archiveMay 2020

  Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, has disclosed that the ministry was working with the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Development Agencies and others to develop a very robust protocol paper for school to reopen in the state and other states of...

  Foreign capital importation into Nigeria nosedived by 31.19% to $5.854 billion in the first quarter of this year relative to the corresponding period of last year as the coronavirus outbreak caused arrested investment in oil and gas, triggered volatility in the capital market and disrupted supply chains. However, capital...

  President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. John Nwodo, has alleged that Boko Haram has completely paralyzed Nigeria’s military. Nwodo claimed that the insurgents have rendered Nigeria’s military incapable of fulfilling their constitutional obligation to defend the country’s sovereignty. He spoke at the opening session of a video conference organized by...

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has given reason why Africa has been able to manage COVID-19 against the odds. The body said that the continent has hitherto dealt with several diseases and performed well. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there have been discussions about how Africa has been...

  The Gombe State government has revealed that of the 30 new cases of COVID-19 infections recorded in the state, 18 of them have refused government isolation centres across the state. This was revealed on Monday by Chairman, Task force committee on COVID-19, Prof. Idris Mohammed that 12 people could...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said eating a healthy diet is important during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO in a statement in Geneva explained that food and drink can affect the body’s ability to prevent, fight and recover from infections, NAN reports. It said that no food or dietary...

  A leading Online Publisher, Femi Soneye, has commended the Federal Government for the stimulus package being initiated to cushion effects of COVID-19 on Nigerian media and the creative industry. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also received a pat on the back for the expected intervention....

  Out of the staff strength of 6,621, The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  can only  boast of 211 female workforce, representing 18.3 per cent  while men folk accounted for 81.7 per cent or 5,410 persons. The company says it currently has 6,621 staff strength both at its headquarters and...

The management of Investments & Securities Tribunal (IST) has announced resumption of sittings with effect from Wednesday, May 27. The IST, in a statement, said the acting Chairman of the Tribunal, Hon. Jude Ike Udunni conveyed the directive during a meeting with the management staff of the Tribunal. Udunni was...

Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail. El-Rufa’i stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing...