Corps member tests positive for Covid-19 at orientation camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra says one prospective corps member in the state has been diagnosed of possible case of COVID-19 at its orientation camp. Mr Kehinde…
Court jails mother, 2 children for trafficking teenager to Russia sex market
A Benin High Court on Monday jailed a mother and her two children for trafficking a 19-year-old girl to Russia for sexual exploitation. The woman, Helen Ehiozee , bagged 10…
Another Governor tests positive for Covid-19, goes into isolation
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has tested negative for COVID-19 following repeat tests of the viral disease. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs…
Low oil price, Covid-19: Nigeria’s revenue drops by 60%, economy under pressure
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, says Federal Government’s earnings, from oil and non-oil sectors coupled with low revenue receipts from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS),…
Edo 2020: 700 athletes to represent at National Sports Festival
Godwin Dudu-Orumen, Chairman, Edo Sports Commission, said in Benin on Monday that 700 athletes would represent the state at the 19th National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in the state…
NECO: Anambra State produces overall best student
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu says the overall best student in the 2020/2021 National Common Entrance Examination is from Anambra State. Adamu disclosed his while announcing the results of…
NECO releases results, pegs national cut off marks at 142
The Federal Government through the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2020/2021 National Common Entrance Examination Results, pegging the national cut off marks at 142. Announcing the results as…
Moderna says its experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19
Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a…
PDP has much to offer all parts of Nigeria – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the best friend Nigeria could have. Atiku in a series of tweets on Monday noted that “All geopolitical zones…
J&J begins two-dose trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Johnson & Johnson launched a new large-scale late-stage trial on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate potential incremental benefits for the duration of…