archiveJune 2020

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that 42 per cent of the respondents to its survey on the newly released COVID-19 Impact Monitoring report were not currently working due to the coronavirus outbreak. NBS noted that the survey was carried out from 20th April to 11th May...

A Leader, Centre for Open Data Research, Dr Patrick Enaholo, has urged Nigerian journalists to embrace Data Journalism to enhance their reporting, particularly on issues like health, nutrition and wellness reports. Enaholo made the call at an online programme tagged: “Advancing Nutrition, Health and Wellness through the Media’, organised by...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state home-based treatment for COVID-19 patients will begin in the next two to three weeks. Abayomi made this known on Friday in Lagos while giving the state’s COVID-19 update. He said that the strategies for home/community-based management of COVID-19...

As part of activities commemorating 2020 World Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Federal Government has launched the distribution of one million sanitary pads to women and teenage girls across the country and to also cushion the effect of COIVD-19. The Minister of Women Affairs, Ms. Pauline Tallen, launched the project at...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved Nigeria’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2020-2024, which builds on the successes and challenges of the 2013-2019 edition. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department in a statement on Friday said the strategy was approved on May 27. It...

The United Nations has completed plans to carve out a new territory from Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon by July 10. The creation of the new territory to be known as United Nations Organisation(UNO) State of Cameroon may see Nigeria losing 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to the...

  The Bureau of Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an independent investigation of the allegations against the president of the bank Akinwumi Adesina. “Based on the views of some Governors on the matter and the need to carry every Governor along in resolving it,...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has directed civil servants from Grade Level 13 to resume work effective Monday, June 8. The governor stated this on Thursday during a briefing at the State House, Marina. He said, “As regards public service, we are asking all of our officers on Grade...

      Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that those responsible for alleged lopsided appointments in the regime of the President,  Muhammadu Buhari should be purnished. He made the demand on Thursday during an interview on PlusTv He made the demand while reacting to an open letter written...

The Ogun Government says plans are underway to train its teachers on digital technology, remote learning and centralised digital content. The Special Adviser to Gov. Dapo Abiodun on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs Ronke Soyombo made this known while speaking with newsmen on Friday in her office. According to her,...