archiveAugust 2020

Nigeria on Sunday recorded the country’s lowest daily coronavirus in almost four months as the total cases recorded for the day stood at 138. This is according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night. The latest daily figure, which brings the total number...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has lifted suspension earlier placed on some processes on its platforms to accommodate more requests from candidates who took the UTME prior to 2020. The board made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by its Public Relations Officer...

  faults Nigeria’s border closure, others The Ghanaian Minister of Information, Kojo Nkrumah, on Sunday, defended the $1 million trade levy and other regulations imposed on Nigerian traders in Ghana, noting that Nigeria had equally issued executive orders preventing foreigners from getting jobs which Nigerians can do. The minister said...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari over the failure to publish details of N800 billion recovered loot. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1064/2020 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP explained that Buhari failed to “disclose information and...

The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, said on Sunday that the state government had concluded arrangements to establish an additional 130 girls secondary schools in the state. The commissioner, who disclosed this to journalists in a chat in Kano, said the schools would be established in 24 selected...

 The Spanish La Liga on Sunday released a statement saying Lionel Messi’s FC Barcelona contract was still valid. The announcement has come days after the Argentine’s shock announcement that he wants to leave the club and hours after he failed to attend a pre-season medical on Sunday. The ruling body...

  The Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (NBC) on Sunday announced the successful installation of a new high-speed canning line at its Ikeja, Lagos plant, as it forges ahead with its business transformation and optimisation plan. The new high-speed line will significantly increase the company’s production capacity for canned products, thereby...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, made this known in a statement signed by the Director of Information of the ministry, Mr Theodore Ogaziechi on Sunday in Abuja.The minister according to the statement, made this known while on a tour of Dangote Fertiliser Plant and other fertiliser...

  The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) said it will conduct its NBC/NTC examinations from Sept. 21 to Oct. 15. Registrar/Chief Executive of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Isiugo-Abanihe added the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for JSS 3...

  The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) on Sunday  announced candidates of  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of all the chairmanship and councilorship seats in Saturday’s council polls conducted across the 13 Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Mr Jossy Eze, Chairman of EBSIEC, made the disclosure...