archiveJune 3, 2020

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, inaugurated the State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) and its operations arm, the State Community Policing Committee (SCPC). Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while inaugurating members of the committees at the State House, Ikeja, said the step was geared toward improving security in all...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N8.1 billion for the completion of the construction of Farin-Ruwa multipurpose dam in Nasarawa State. The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the third virtual meeting of the Council....

  Former Abia Governor Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja where he was serving a 12-year sentence following an order to that effect by the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Mohammad Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the release of...

    The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against plunging the nation into further debt, saying the continuous accumulation of debt is unsustainable. The Centre said servicing of the debts is already accounting for more than 60 per cent of government revenue. The advice...

  The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given approval to only 12 Nigerian universities  to operate both conventional learning and Open and Distance learning (ODL). The 12 were given ‘conventional’ licences to operate a dual-mode system – face to face learning in the classroom and also the open distance learning....

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the refund of a total of N148,141,987,161.25 to five states being money spent by the states on federal road projects. Disclosing this to State House Correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the...

Oil rose on Wednesday, with Brent at $40 for the first time since March, as optimism mounted that major producers will extend production cuts and recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will spur fuel demand. Brent crude futures for August rose 43 cents, or 1.1 per cent, at $40 a barrel,...

Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Sen. Baba Tela, has tested positive for COVID-19. Tela, who doubles as chairman of the State Task Force Committee on COVID-19, was said to have contracted the virus while discharging his responsibility. The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Bauchi Governor, Muhktar Gidado, confirmed the...

Over 19,000 people demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday evening, calling for justice over the death of black Frenchman, Adama Traore, in police custody in 2016, according to a police source quoted by BFM television. The demonstrators started gathering in the late afternoon in front of the Paris Court near the...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has released the list of the 20 local government areas (LGAs) that accounted for 60 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),...