archiveAugust 28, 2020

  Two yet-to-be-identified persons lost their lives on Friday when a helicopter crashed into a building on Salvation Road, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. The pilot was said to be conveying two passengers to a destination in the state when the tragedy struck around 12.17 pm. The General...

  The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 296 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday, added that only one death was recorded in the country. It said till date, 53,317 cases had been confirmed, 40,726...

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Akwa Ibom chapter has directed its members to boycott a press conference planned for a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. In a statement on Friday, the chapter asked journalists not to attend any activity organised by the former Minister. Fani-Kayode, who is in...

Lionel Messi has been told he lacks respect and the only condition that will see him leave Barcelona peacefully is if he pays the club £628million to cancel Barcelona contract, Mirror reports. Reports from tycsports.com indicate that the Argentine maestro made his intentions to leave Barca known via a bureaufax...

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) Ondo State, has reduced its school fees. This information is contained in a circular issued by Mr. Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, the acting registrar of the institution, yesterday in Akungba Akoko. “I write on the directive of the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige, to...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will support the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), to meet international standards in researches into the development of a vaccine for the Coronavirus. Ehanire said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 joint briefing...

  The domestic bourse halted its bullish run on Thursday to record first loss in six consecutive trading sessions. Consequently, market capitalisation shed N13 billion to close N13.201 trillion against N13.214 trillion achieved on Wednesday. Also, the All-Share Index lost 25.85 points or 0.10 per cent to close at 25,304.25...

The Federal Government has postponed the international flights scheduled to commence on 29th August, 2020 to 5th September 2020. The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu, made the announcement during Thursday briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Nuhu said government was pushing ahead with the implementation of...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted over 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for allegedly defrauding 11,823 of its candidates to the tune of N59 million. The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this known during a virtual meeting with representatives of the affected centres on...