Coca-Cola to halve operating units, lay off thousands of workers as COVID-19 hits sales
Coca-Cola Co on Friday joined a list of big U.S. companies laying off thousands of workers in response to the coronavirus crisis, offering voluntary deals across its businesses and promising…
ECOWAS leaders to push Mali junta to hand over power within a year
West African leaders seeking a return to democracy in Mali will on Friday demand that the military junta that ousted the president in a coup last week appoint a civilian…
Two feared dead as helicopter crashes into building in Opebi, Ikeja
A yet-to-be-identified helicopter has crashed into buildings in the Opebi area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the copter dropped from the sky around 12 noon at the …
Lagos boat mishap: capsized boat operated illegally, LASWA tells court
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Friday informed an Ikeja High Court that a boat which capsized at the Kirikiri area of Lagos, which was responsible for the death…
Mali crisis: Discussions continue as Buhari attends virtual ECOWAS extraordinary summit
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently attending the second extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government over the socio-political situation in Mali….
Gov. Okowa says we cannot wish ourselves away from Nigeria as Delta State marks 29th anniversary
With the spate of insecurity in the nation and poor power supply which is crippling the nation’s economy, Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, says we cannot wish ourselves away from the…
NAPTIP collaborates with JDPC to combat Trafficking in Persons, says there’s a huge case of internal trafficking
(2nd R): Zonal Commander, NAPTIP, Lagos zone, Mr. Daniel Atokolo; (3rd R)Ms. Comfort Sanni, Lead Research & Program Development, NAPTIP, Lagos; Deanery Coordinator, Festac JDPC, Mr Onyema Onyenakeya (1st R);…
Education emergency: Over 463m school children lack access to remote learning due to COVID-19
One in three schoolchildren across the world have been unable to access remote learning during coronavirus school closures, the U.N. children’s agency said on Thursday, warning of a “global education…
Northern States have failed to accord education the priority it deserves – Report
A research commissioned by Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has revealed why the Northern States are backward in education. The research group headed by former Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu …
CBN resumes sales of FX to licensed BDC operators, gives guidelines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has commenced the sales of foreign exchange to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country. The CBN made this known…