Kano Govt. offers free education to 1,000 repatriated Almajiri children
Kano State Government says it will enrol the over 1,000 repatriated Almajiri school children into formal schools in line with its free and compulsory education policy. “Every child in Kano…
AfDB: I have not violated the Code of Conduct – Adesina responds to query
AfDB President, Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has dismissed allegations of misconduct against him, insisting he did nothing wrong. He said “every single one of the 16 allegations against me in…
Broadband: NCC suspends Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018 for the Nigerian telecommunications industry. A statement signed by Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, on Wednesday…
COVID-19: Olori Afolabi donates face masks to School for the Blind
Olori Janet Afolabi, Queen of Apomuland and Publisher of Scroll Report online magazine, has donated 100 face masks to Government Special School for the Blind, Ikere Ekiti in Ekiti State….
Bloody Children’s Day: Road crash claims 7 lives
It was a bloody Children’s Day as the Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that seven persons died in a road crash which occurred at Lumoh…
Rohr, Redknapp tear Nigeria football administrators apart
Out of job Harry Redknapp has been tipped for a shock return to management, this time as manager for Nigeria. It will be his African national team experience as a…
France bans use of Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 treatment
The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new…
Alleged N570m fraud: EFCC’s counsel absent, Oyo-Ita’s trial adjourned
The trial of the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, was on Wednesday stalled due to the absence of the lawyer to the Economic…
Court sentences 2 persons to death by hanging for armed robbery
An Osun High Court on Wednesday sentenced two persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The Presiding Judge, Justice Jide Falola, had ordered that the convicts be…
Covid-19: Nigeria records 16 deaths in one day; toll now 249
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 16 deaths and 276 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 8,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its…