archiveMarch 15, 2021

The Grammy Award won by Burna Boy and Wizkid is a global endorsement for Nigerian music, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. Mohammed in his congratulatory message to the duo in a statement on Monday said the award will serve as source of inspiration to others....

  The Federal Government has described the reported formation of Biafra Customary Government by Asari Dokubo as a “theatre of the absurd by a joker seeking attention’’. Speaking with News Agency of Nigeria on the development in Lagos on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said...

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria defender, Mobi Oparaku, has accused Gernot Rohr for killing the national team. Oparaku told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that Rohr had tested over 500 players since his arrival without a formidable team. “I cannot stand and mention 10 to...

The Kaduna State Government on Monday said it has received the reports on the kidnapping of teachers and pupils of LGEA primary school in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,...

  The Netherlands says on Monday that it has joined the list of countries suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection.The vaccine will not be used until at least March 29 as a precaution, the Dutch government said in...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told Nigerians to blame the Federal Government if the union decides to resume its suspended strike. Ayo Akinwole, ASUU Chairman of the University of Ibadan branch, in a statement on Sunday revealed that many lecturers were still being owed salaries ranging from...

 Facebook Inc, on Monday said it had started adding labels to posts that discussed the safety of the shots and would soon label all posts about the vaccines. The social media company, which has been criticised by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said...

 The city of New York held a virtual memorial Sunday evening for the more than 30,000 people who have died of COVID-19 since the first death after a confirmed Coronavirus infection exactly one year ago.Musicians from the New York Philharmonic were among artists who performed in a live broadcast that...

  Graduates from eight universities in Benin Republic, Niger, and Cameroon have been banned from participating in the 2021 Batch A orientation course of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). This is contained in a circular dated March 5, and addressed to state and Federal Capital Territory coordinators. The universities,...

Two Nigeria sensational singers Burna Boy and Wizkid have won their first Grammy awards at the  63rd Grammy Awards. He won the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category at the 2021 Grammy Awards for ‘Twice As Tall‘, his 2020 project. His album saw off competition from Antibalas’ ‘The Fu Chronicles’, Bebel...