archiveSeptember 2020

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,...

As Nigeria continues to experience a significant decline in the number of recorded cases of COVID – 19, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has released new directives to Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities for the safe reopening of schools. The NUC directive was contained in a memo addressed to the Vice-Chancellors,...

Saki road gets N4.7bn, Gedu-Orodu, Sabo Road, Oyo costs N2.9bn state approves procurement of New Fire Truck for Ibadan Airport  The Government of Oyo State, on Tuesday, announced it has re-awarded the contract for the construction of Saki Township Road  at the cost of Four Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Six...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Gombe Zonal Office is interrogating one Eze Mavus Ugochukwu, a student of Computer Science, Bauchi State Polytechnic, who defrauds unsuspecting members of the public by posing as a Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. Ugochukwu, an indigene of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to yield expected results, same must be backed by requisite legal frameworks, right policies, and robust implementation. Lawan made this known when he received a visiting delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat,...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of one Felix Osilama Okpoh, an alleged fraudster on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for his involvement in a $6m internet fraud. Okpoh, alongside Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode and...

A joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia revealed 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease yearly. They warned tobacco users to quit smoking to avoid a heart attack, acute cardiovascular event at a younger age than non-smokers. Also,...