Insecurity: Yobe joins Katsina, Niger; orders closure of boarding schools
The Yobe government has announced the closure of all boarding schools in the state, as part of proactive measures to safeguard the lives of the students. Earlier, the governors of…
PIB: If you’re able to achieve it’s passage your name will be written in gold – Okowa to NASS
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Monday, said the nation’s oil industry had lost substantial investments due to delay in the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The governor stated…
Ghana’s Akufo-Addo Becomes World’s First Recipient Of COVAX Jab
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world’s first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries….
Saudi crown prince should be punished “without delay” – Khashoggi’s fiancée
The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called on Monday for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a U.S. intelligence report found he had approved the…
Prof. Danbatta, NCC EVC, to Deliver 2021 The Bullion Lecture March 11
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is to deliver the 2021 edition of The Bullion Lecture. Professor Danbatta is a renowned scholar, an…
Eager to get straight to work’, Okonjo-Iweala Says As She Resumes As WTO DG
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially resumed as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). As she took up the new role on Monday, the former Nigerian finance and foreign minister…
Insecurity: We’re on the brink of war- Fani-Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned that the deteriorating security situation in the country could lead to a civil war. “It is time for us to come together…
Banditry: Blanket Amnesty May Breed New Forms Of Criminality – Ndume
The Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume says the provision of blanket amnesty to bandits has the tendency to breed new forms of criminality in the country. Speaking as…
LASG further extends work-from-home directive
In a bid to further stem the spread of COVID-19 within the Public Service and other stakeholders, the Lagos State Government has further extended the work-from-home directive to personnel on…
No justification for the arrest, detention of Yakassai – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), says it is no crime for any citizen to call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. Falana’s statement is coming on the heels of the…