Uber says will cut 23% of its workforce
Uber Technologies Inc will concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery and cut 23% of its workforce in an attempt to become profitable despite the coronavirus pandemic, Chief…
COVID-19: Health Ministry commends C’ River says it would have recorded cases if it had left its borders open
Gov. Ben Ayade A seven-man team from the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday commended Cross River State Government for being…
COVID-19: Nigeria tests over 35,000 samples as infections surpass 6,000
Nigeria has so far tested 35,345 COVID-19 samples as 216 new infections have been confirmed. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced this in a series of tweets…
COVID-19: Taraba govt directs reopening of worship centres, says we no longer have an active case
Gov. Ishiaku Haruna Taraba State government says it has successfully treated and discharged all COVID-19 patients in the State. This was announcement by the state deputy governor, Haruna Manu…
Abductors of Ibadan twins collected N4m ransom; abduction was to punish victims’ father
The police in Oyo State on Monday paraded seven suspects linked to the kidnapping of the two-year-old twins of a popular Ibadan Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold. The Commissioner of…
2023: Okowa bars PDP politicians from early campaigns
Delta Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has barred Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, especially political appointees, to refrain from constituting consultation groups ahead of 2023 general elections. He cautioned that such…
FG extends eased lockdown till June 1; Mustapha says fight to last a long while
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha said Monday President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension…
We have no jurisdiction to probe cause of death of our Envoy in Israel – China
China says it will send a delegation to Israel after its ambassador to Tel Aviv, Du Wei, was found dead in his home on Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said…
Cost of Right of Way: Emulate Fayemi, Pantami tells other governors
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, wants other governors in Nigeria to emulate Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who has deployed Executive Order 007…
When She Didn’t Come Back From School – Diary on Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday
On February 19, 2018, Leah Sharibu did not return from school. 815 days later, she is turning 17 years old in captivity for refusing to renounce her Christian Faith. The…