archiveSeptember 23, 2020

  honored for his work with Rotary International to eradicate wild polio in Africa   TIME named Nigerian physician Dr. Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and...

The Investdata Investors Summit 2020, organised by Investdata Consulting Ltd to x-ray opportunities offered in the market place by the lingering Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for investors in Nigeria has been scheduled for this Saturday, September 26, 2020, to hold on ZOOM. Recall that the pandemic which broke out early in...

The Board of Regents, Covenant University, Ota, has appointed Prof. Akan Williams as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Institution. Mr. Attat Emmanuel, Information Officer of the Institution, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ota. “The appointment of Williams was approved on Tuesday, following the expiration of the tenure of...

The President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the support of the United Nations counter-terrorism bodies to overcome terrorism in Nigeria. He made the appeal while addressing the virtual 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly through a pre-recorded video statement. Buhari said Nigeria is “still facing violent extremism” from...

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kogi State Command, has confirmed the death of 23 persons in a tanker explosion that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday along Felele – Nataco axis of Abuja – Lokoja road. The accident involved a tanker loaded with petroleum product, a school bus,...

    President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari,...