archiveAugust 2020

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said that some of its supervisors leaked exam questions before the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) began. WAEC’s Head of National Office, Mr. Patrik Areghan, revealed this on Wednesday. Areghan stated this during a monitoring exercise to some schools in Yaba,...

Greek authorities on Wednesday imposed a new set of restrictions on the Aegean tourist island of Mykonos and the Northern region of Halkidiki following a spike in coronavirus infections. The measures will take effect from Friday for at least 10 days. Parties, open-air markets and religious ceremonies are now all...

The Nigerian Humanitarian Action (NIHA) has expressed commitment to assist the Federal Government’s efforts to secure the economy and lives of the vulnerables from the negative COVID-19 impact. Mr Kletsaint Akor, Convener and Chief Humanitarian, NIHA, made the pledge at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Akor noted that...

Plateau recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 186 new infections, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 593 new cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. The health agency noted that four deaths were recorded in the...

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes across California, on Wednesday, as nearly two-dozen wildfires continued to blaze amid a record-breaking heatwave in parts of the western United States. Firefighters were battling 367 known fires throughout the state on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted, with 23 of them...

Oil prices fell on Thursday as major producers warned of a risk to demand recovery if the coronavirus crisis is prolonged as U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expected. Brent crude was down 36 cents, or 0.8 per cent at $45.01 a barrel by 0442 GMT, having slipped 0.2 per...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) advanced further by N19 billion on Wednesday following demands in Tier 1 banks due to interim dividend. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N13.112 trillion rose by N19 billion or 0.14 per cent to close at N13.131 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated...

Kwara Government has arranged a center for a 16-year female student that tested positive for COVID-19 currently sitting for the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSSE) in Ilorin. Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman for the Technical Committee on COVID-19 in the disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that...

...asks residents to take precautionary measures seriously The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, urged residents of the state, especially those in flood-prone local government areas, to take precautionary measures in respect of the flood alert from the administration. The state government, which spoke through the Secretary to the State Government,...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on financial institutions in the country to strengthen their collaboration with the Commission towards ridding the country of corruption, economic and financial crimes. The call was made on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in Uyo,  Akwa Ibom State , by the Uyo...