NEMA urges Kogi residents living in flood prone communities to vacate houses
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has advised people living in flood prone areas in Kogi to get ready to vacate their houses anytime from now. The agency’s Head of…
Nigeria working with WHO to secure allocation, access of COVID-19 vaccines – Minister
Nigeria is working with the World Health Organisation to finalise enrollment with ACT Accelerator, a global mechanism tracking and sponsoring research organisations working on COVID-19 vaccine development. Minister of Health…
U.N team visits detained Mali president, others as coup supporters plan to rally
U.N. human rights officials met overnight with Mali’s ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other officials who have been held by mutineers since a military coup earlier this week, the…
NBA: Gov. El-Rufai describes withdrawal of invitation as ‘unfair, unjust’
Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has described the withdrawal of invitation to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as “unfair and unjust” . In a statement issued by the…
Nigerian lesbian love film to go online to avoid censorship, ban
Two young women fill the screen, reclining on a bed, talking about their hope of having children. They are protagonists in a new Nigerian film called “Ife” depicting their love…
CAMA Act 2020: CAC working to regulate e-signature, e-meeting to check cyber fraud
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it will regulate e-signature and e-meeting promoted by the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 to checkmate cyber fraud. Mr Tolulope Sonaike, an…
British Airways increasingly likely to face strike action – Union
British Airways is increasingly likely to face strike action this autumn, as the trade union representing cabin crew said that new contracts offered to the airline’s remaining staff did not…
COVID-19: Beauty contest goes online as ‘My Perfect Pics’ debuts
An online beauty contest for models, ‘My Perfect Pics’, has been launched in line with the social distancing guideline of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), its organisers have…
Mali: Discussions on with Senegal for possible deportation of ousted President Keita – Military source
The new Malian authorities, who came to power after the recent coup, are discussing with Senegal the possible deportation of detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to Senegal, a Malian military…
We’re ready for forensic probe on alleged missing 48m barrels of crude – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) on Thursday, said the report on missing 48 million barrels of crude oil was unfounded and a total falsehood. It also urged the…