archiveAugust 2021

 The House of Representatives has commended the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on perspective on some issues surrounding the operations of the NNPC and the Oil Industry. Rep James Faleke, Chairman, House Committee on Finance gave the commendation at an interactive session on the...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stood at 188,880. A total of 637 additional infections and seven deaths were recorded on Aug. 25, the NCDC announced via its verified website on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, reports that the...

To curb the outbreak of cholera in Kogi State, a response team with commodities and technical support has been launched as 129 cases of cholera and eight deaths have been recorded in five local government areas of the state. The state ministry of health disclosed this in a statement in...

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) today (Thursday) begins gradual re-opening of its hostels to students for the second-semester examinations. The second-semester examinations of the 2019/2020 academic session are scheduled to hold from August 26 to September 25, 2021. Following the incidence of COVID-19 in the university, the Senate had at...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed the claim by the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) that Nigeria’s subsidised petrol was being smuggled out of Nigeria in large quantities, but rejected the proposal put forth by NSC on how to stop the illegal business. The Group Managing Director of the...

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.01 per cent, year-on-year, in the second quarter of 2021. The body disclosed this in its GDP Report for Q2 released on Thursday. According to the report, the 5.01 per cent marks three...

  Algeria is severing diplomatic relations with Morocco, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has announced. Lamamra read a letter on behalf of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during a press conference held at the International Conference Center in capital Algiers, saying “Algeria has decided as of today (Tuesday) to break off its...

  Harry Kane says he is “staying at Tottenham this summer” after accepting he will not be joining Manchester City this season. The England captain, who is the club’s second highest all-time goalscorer, was desperate to sign for the English Premier League (EPL) champions in order to win silverware. Pep...

A former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, has expressed shock at the unwillingness demonstrated by President Muhammadu Buhari to go after current governors, senators and Aso Rock officials mentioned as sponsors by  Boko Haram terrorists during interrogations. Olawunmi who spoke on Wednesday when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the attack launched on the facility of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Tuesday, will buoy the morale of the Nigerian Armed Forces to make a decisive end of criminality in the country rather than throw a dampener into their confidence as it is intended to....