archiveJune 21, 2020

The Integrity group of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has called for an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in order to resolve and save the party from the current leadership crisis and challenges. The group made a strong call to President Muhammadu Buhari, as the leader...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is set to unveil a five-year 2020 to 2024 Strategic Management Plan (SMP), scheduled to hold on June 23. Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The statement said that the...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigerians are willing to pay for electricity if the services they receive from the distribution companies are constant and better. Osinbajo expressed this view while featuring in a webinar on Economic Sustainability Beyond COVID-19 organised by Emmanuel Chapel on Sunday in Abuja. The Vice President...

Borno Government has recommended 300 graduates for employment in public and private sectors within and outside the state. The State’s Commissioner of Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Babagana Mustafa, made this known on Sunday while briefing newsmen on the activities of the 10 months old ministry. Mustafa said the graduates...

Churches in Oyo State have reopened after three months of closure due to the ban placed on religious gatherings by the government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the state government had in March, placed a ban on religious gathering as part of measures to curb the spreading...

The Federal Government has committed $52 billion as intervention initiative to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has disclosed. He said 23 per cent of the amount is earmarked for the construction of medical infrastructure across the six geo-political zones. Speaking at the...

Getafe’s bid to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time continued to look tight as they could only draw 1-1 at home to struggling Eibar on Saturday. But they escaped a worse fate as a late goal for the visitors was ruled out by a VAR review....

The Governor of Jigawa State, Badaru Abubakar, has ordered the immediate resumption of interstate travel and the suspension of all security checkpoints at its border. He gave the directive on Saturday while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Dutse, also noted that the state presently has only one COVID-19 positive...

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that the country is running a large and expensive government, thereby calling for a national debate on the cost of governance. Osinbajo lamented that the federal government is spending a lot of money on ghost workers annually, a trend that should no longer...

Nigeria recorded 667 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,808. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 661 new confirmed cases were reported in 14 states, with 19 deaths....