COVID-19: Refrain from asking students, parents to undergo test before resumption – Education Ministry tells schools
The Federal Ministry of Education says no COVID-19 test is required for returning students to be admitted into their schools. The spokesperson of the ministry and Director, Press and Public…
World on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure over vaccines hoarding – WHO warns
The hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by rich countries is not only unethical but will also prolong the pandemic, UN health chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, warned on Monday in Geneva. The World…
Court remands two brothers for allegedly defiling minor
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered that two men who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Isaac,48, and Ojo Obasua, 47…
Two Nigerian lawyers to assist in probing rights abuses in US
The African Bar Association (AFBA) has appointed two Nigerian lawyers as Technical Advisers to the International Commission of Inquiry into alleged systemic racist police violence against people of African descent…
Govt has no statistics of schools that are ready to re-open – NMA President
The federal government has no statistics to measure which schools are prepared for re-opening amid the coronavirus pandemic, President of the Nigeria Medical Association, Professor Innocent Ujah, said on Monday….
Schools’ re-opening: Imo Govt postpones resumption until Jan. 25, to ensure COVID-19 protocols are observed
The Imo Government has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 Schools due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard…
Trans-border Banditry: Nigeria, Cameroon border communities set up community policing
Disturbed by the frequent trans-border banditry and other criminal activities, communities along Nigeria-Cameroon border have set up patrol teams to checkmate criminality in the area. Dr. Idi Aminu, Chairman, Maiha…
NDLEA nabs 187 suspected drug dealers, seizes 563.467 kilos of drugs in Kebbi State in 2020
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Kebbi State says it arrested 187 suspected drug dealers in different operations in the state in 2020. Mr. Peter Odaudu, the…
NDLEA nabs 187 suspected drug dealers, seizes 563.467 kilos of drugs in Kebbi State in 2020
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Kebbi State says it arrested 187 suspected drug dealers in different operations in the state in 2020. Mr. Peter Odaudu, the…
COVID-19: We have no data suggesting majority of schools have capacity to ensure protocols are kept – Lawmaker
A Member of the House Committee On Basic Education, Hon Awaji-Inombek Abiante has said that public schools don’t have the capacity to observe the COVID-19 protocols laid down by the…