Senate mourns Longjan, suspends plenary till Wednesday
The Senate on Tuesday suspended plenary and other legislative activities till Wednesday over the death of Sen. Ignatius Longjan. The suspension of plenary followed a point of order raised…
Ports decongestion: no vessel diverted to Eastern port yet – NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday said that no vessel had been diverted to the Eastern port 16-days after a joint decision was taken to decongest the ports The…
Failure to secure enough funding as planned is new setback to security hopes in Africa
The African Union has agreed not to start financing security operations from a new fund until 2023 because it has received fewer contributions than hoped. The AU, which groups 55…
Nigeria secures $1 million U.S. grant for gas-fired power plant
GMD NNPC, Mele Kyari Nigeria will get a grant of more than $1 million from the U.S. government for technical and financial work on a power plant project in…
13 Head teachers, 3 others suspended for ‘various misconducts’ – Oyo State govt
Governor Seyi Makinde The Oyo State Government on Monday ordered the immediate suspension of 13 primary school Head Teachers, two Assistant Head Teachers and a classroom Teacher for extortion…
WHO identifies 168 labs globally with right technology to diagnose coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose coronavirus. This is part of WHO’s efforts at equiping laboratories…
#RevolutionNow: Sowore, Bakare’s trial stalled Tuesday, to resume on Wednesday
The trial of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, will, on Wednesday, resume before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Although the hearing was…
Coronavirus: China reports 108 new deaths as toll rises to 1,016
China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 10, the highest daily increase so far, and up from 97 on the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday. Of…
Maiduguri Killing: Remnants of Boko Haram will ultimately be crushed, Buhari assures
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with family of victims of attacks in Maiduguri, Borno State, assuring them that his administration will continually frustrate the devilish operations of Boko Haram,…
Fayemi receives draft law for the establishment of WNSN, says law on AMOTEKUN ready Feb. 14
The Government of Ekiti State and chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, has received the bill for a law to establish the State Security Network Agency and Western…