archive2020

The wife of Ondo State Governor Arabinrin Betty-Anyanwu Akeredolu has advised young Nigerians to be focused and tenacious about their dreams and aspirations, regardless of detractors. She gave this advice on Saturday while Speaking on “Having Breast Cancer brought out the best in me”, at the maiden edition of TEDx...

 The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerian women to continue to aspire to greatness “in spite of global economic difficulties”. Mrs Buhari spoke at the Happy Conference 2020 organised by Aspire Women Forum, an NGO, on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

 Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (ADB), says there is need for a massive rebirth and proper financing of education to have a new Nigeria. Adesina spoke virtually at the maiden 2020 Prize Presentation Ceremony and Graduation of 53 Leadership Ambassadors organised by the Nigerian Prize for Leadership (NPL)...

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for coronavirus, the state health commissioner announced on Saturday. The governor had gone into isolation on Friday following contact with persons infected with the infection....

  A total turnover of 2.265 billion shares worth N20.990 billion in 23,722 deals were traded in the week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in contrast to a total of 1.675 billion shares valued at N25.425 billion that exchanged hands the upper week in...

  The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has gone into self-isolation after some family members and senior government officials close to him were reported tested positive for Covid-19. In a broadcast on Saturday, the governor said a Covid-19 test will be conducted on him on Sunday. “I have been...

    The military has located the hideout of the bandits responsible for the attack and abduction of students at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, and had started engaging them in an exchange of fire. This is according to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior...

  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged the troops of the Nigerian Army to ignore the move by the International Criminal Court probing the military for war crimes, murder, amongst others. It has been reported that ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Friday that the...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has described the death of Publisher of Leadership Group, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah as a monumental loss to the media and the nation. In a statement released on Saturday in Abuja and jointly signed by Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche and Ochiaka...

    No fewer than 54 students have been declared missing after gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was learnt that the bandits had operated at the Kankara town where they abducted some people before finally...