Reopening the economy, schools: We have to be cautious not cause further health hazards – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says The National Economic Council (NEC) will hold further discussions with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) on reopening of the economy and schools. Okowa…
NDDC shocks Senate, says no missing N40bn; AGF clears air on releases
Appearing before a Senate Ad-hoc committee on Thursday, the Acting Executive Director, Projects, Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, shocked senators when…
Local content: Nigeria, Africa to expand coronavirus testing capacity with homemade diagnostic kits
Nigeria’s efforts at developing solution to the challenge of non-availability and high cost of coronavirus diagnostic kits have finally paid off with the development of RNASwift Extraction kit. This was…
N81bn financial recklessness allegation in NDDC unacceptable -Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says financial recklessness allegation and misappropriation of N81 billion leveled against the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are unacceptable. Lawan,…
Group wants National Assembly to probe Magu; commends Buhari
An NGO, United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFFP), has called on the National Assembly to investigate suspended ex-EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu through its Financial Propriety Committee in exercise of its…
Man,36, arrested for raping 12-year-old girl with N500 bait
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom arrested four suspects in the last 18 days over alleged defilement in the state. One of such was the case of a man, aged…
15 stranded Nigerians to arrive from Europe today
The Federal Government has commenced the evacuation of another batch of 15 stranded Nigerians in France, Germany and Netherlands will depart citizenM Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris via…
Dealboku e-commerce platform opens for business
Nigeria’s latest e-commerce platform, Dealboku (https://dealboku.com) opens for business today, Thursday, 9 July 2020. Dealboku is promoted by Sundiata Post Media Ltd, publishers of Sundiata Post (https://sundiatapost.com), Nigeria’s fast growing…
NAPTIP, Kano Command arrests 116 human traffickers, rescues over 1,400 victims in 4 years
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 116 human traffickers and rescued 1,489 victims in four years….
Coronavirus: Africa urged to test more as cases exceed 500,000
Countries in Africa must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the…