archiveSeptember 2021

The Zonal Secretary of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in the South West, Meikudi Usman has said that it would be more expensive to breed cattle in one place while urging the Lagos State government to amend the proposed bill on anti-open grazing. Usman stated that the best way...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 196,487 on Tuesday with 597 new infections. The NCDC stated this via its verified website on Wednesday morning. It said this was the nation’s total infections since the index case in 2020, attributing the surge of...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said he won’t interfere in the process that would lead to the appointment of the substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University. This is as he revealed that due process would be followed in the appointment of the VC, adding that...

  Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday described the report on the freezing of the state’s account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a joke taken too far. The Federal High Court, Lagos, had on August 31 granted the EFCC request to freeze a Kogi State’s...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says adoption of Child Rights Act and Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act by all states of the federation is key to addressing issues of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).Osinbajo made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at the two-day Northern Traditional and Religious Leaders...

   Hajiya Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, has said that worldwide about six million girls got married during their childhood.Mohammed said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the two-day Northern Traditional and Religious Leaders Summit on ending Gender Based Violence (GBV). The summit with the theme “Awareness to taking Action“...

  Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra, has donated N100m to Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital Nsukka (BSSHN) to upgrade its School of Nursing and Midwifery to a College. BSSHN is a missionary hospital owned and managed by Nsukka Catholic Diocese. Obi made the donation in Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government...

The Lagos state government has announced resumption guidelines for the 2021/2022 academic sessions for public and private schools across the state. Schools are expected to resume on September 13 while model colleges and upgraded schools students are to return in batches from September 19. According to NAN, Folasade Adefisayo, Lagos...

A 64-year-old man, Ayotunde Taiwo, is currently cooling his heels in police cell for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl at Agbado area of Ogun State. Confirming the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, the state police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was nabbed after a complaint was lodged at Agbado...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will meet on Wednesday to deliberate on issues affecting the party ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting slated for Thursday. The PDP NEC is expected to meet in Abuja to perfect strategies for the party’s national convention fixed for October 31 in...