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 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 152 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 717,942 persons since the first...

Spain forward Ferran Torres scored a first career hat-trick as his side crushed helpless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the UEFA Nations League. Goals from Alvaro Morata, Ferran and Rodri gave Luis Enrique’s side a convincing 3-0 lead at half-time, while Ferran...

  The Kogi House of Assembly has called on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of the strange disease which has killed 50 persons in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following adoption of...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told parents and their wards in tertiary institutions not to expect a suspension of ongoing strike by its members soon. The union’s Abuja Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi, revealed this in a statement signed and issued on Tuesday during a briefing at...

Public and private sector industry leaders have highlighted the significant benefits of privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the impact on economic growth and development. This was indicated at the webinar on privatisation hosted by The Nigerian Stock Exchange in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Nigerian Investment...

Armed men who kidnapped some Nigerian French language students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday, have demanded a cumulative sum of N270 million as their ransom. One of the students among those in the bus but succeeded in escaping, Dickson Oko, told DailyTrust that the...

Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State. Dear Sir, RE-OSUN PDP CRISES Above subject matter refers. I appreciate your support and sympathy for our party, the financial support that you have given the party either directly through me or indirectly. My appreciation also goes for the huge moral and...

  appeals to lecturers to return to classes President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Federal Government would meet all agreements with unions in the educational sector. Buhari gave the assurance while expressing concern over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. He appealed to the...

The pursuit of peace and mediation in resolving some of the challenges in the country today is worth the while and useful according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo was speaking while receiving a delegation from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, HD, at the Presidential Villa today. “Every...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria played a goalless draw against Sierra Leone in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Siaka Stevens Stadium, Freetown on Tuesday. The Eagles failed to redeem their image after they squandered a 4-0 lead to draw 4-4 in the first leg played at...