Nearly 2m candidates register for UTME across 600 CBTs, highest in 41-year history
Ishaq Oloyode, Registrar JAMB Almost two million candidates registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) as the exam began today, Saturday. The examination, conducted by the Joint Matriculation…
COVID-19: Africa may lose half of its GDP with growth falling to about 2% – ECA warns
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has raised an alarm that Africa may lose half of its GDP with growth falling from 3.2 per cent to about 2 per cent due…
COVID-19: Africa would need $ 10.6 bn in unanticipated increases in health spending to curtail virus —ECA
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says Africa would need up to US$ 10.6 billion in unanticipated increases in health spending to curtail the spread of coronavirus while on the…
Coronavirus: 179 contacts in isolation discharged in Lagos, Ogun, index case close to being discharged
The Lagos State Government says all the one hundred and seventy-nine people in isolation who had contact with the coronavirus index case in Nigeria, have been discharged. Out of the…
Sanusi’s dethronement might have negative impact on gov Ganduje’s political future
Following the dethronement of former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, some political analysts are beginning to question the fate of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje after he leaves office as governor. Speaking…
Witness tells court 78 coys collected money from ex-NSA without executing contact
Former NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) A Prosecution witness, Kazeem Yusuf, on Friday alleged that 78 companies collected various sums of money from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo…
FG releases N285bn for capital projects
Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed The Federal Government has so far released N285 billion to some agencies for capital projects captured in the 2020 budget and another 220…
Coronavirus now in 18 African countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia
Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Guinea all confirmed their first cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, giving the disease a foothold in 18 countries on the African continent. Africa had…
Sanusi departs Nasarawa with El-Rufai after court order
The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has departed Awe in Nasarawa State with the Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai. Governor El-Rufai arrived at Sanusi’s residence on Friday afternoon on…
Covid 19: Buhari receives interim report asks committee to consult further
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has received an interim report from the committee set up to review the impact of Covid 19 and the fall in the price…