Year: 2020
Makinde signs 2021 budget into law
Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday signed the 2021 Oyo state appropriation bill of N268.8 billion into law.
COVID-19: Nigerian Govt imposes restriction on large gatherings
By Abujah Racheal The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday issued fresh directives on how to curtail the…
Abducted Edo HoS Okungbowa regains freedom after ransom paid
Head of Service of Edo state, Mr Anthony Okungbowa has regained his freedom, two days after he was abducted by…
Osun awaits CACOVID bags of rice
The Osun Food and Relief Committee, on Monday, said that the state was still awaiting delivery of 40,332 50kg bags…
Nigerian stocks gain N334b on back of Dangote Cement
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained N334 billion on Monday due to buying interest in Dangote Cement and 22 other…
EFCC lists 32 internet fraudsters nabbed in Lekki Lagos in two raids
Thirty-two internet fraud suspects were arrested Monday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in two separate operations…
How Atiku moved $30m into Nigeria for 2019 election: Court papers
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar moved $30 million, about N13.5 billion into Nigeria in 2019 to prosecute his failed bid to…
How Nigerians in diaspora can register for NIN
Abike Dabiri-Erewa has directed Nigerians abroad to visit the website of the National Identity Management Commission to enable them to…
Buhari greets National Librarian, Prof. Lenrie Aina at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, felicitated with the National Librarian, Prof. Lenrie Aina on his 70th birthday.
COVID-19: Five countries block flights from South Africa
Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant…
Regina Daniels hails Ned Nwoko, likens him to King Solomon
Nollywood star, Regina Daniels hailed her politician husband Ned Nwoko calling him King Solomon as he clocks 60-year-old.
SIM Registration: Nigerian govt. extends deadline for NIN update
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the deadline for the provision of the National Identification Number by telecommunication service…
Mixed reactions trail Uzodinma’s closure of state secretariat
A cross-section of Owerri residents has expressed mixed reactions to Governor Hope Uzodimma’s order for the closure of the state…
Photos: Jude Okoye shows off new house
Popular Nigerian music executive, C.E.O Northside Entertainment ltd and music video director Jude Okoye, shared pictures of his newly completed…
COVID-19: Israel bans all foreigners
Israel on Monday said it would ban entry to foreigners from all countries in a bid to prevent the spread…
COVID-19: Presidency hints at second lockdown
Bashir Ahmed, Personal Assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that a fresh lockdown might be imposed…
Oyetola swears in 2 new judges
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has reiterated the adminstration's commitment to continuously raising the bar of judicial excellence as…
Senate passes N453.2bn NDDC budget
The Senate has passed the N453.2 billion budget for Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Road accident kills 3, injures 3, in Ibadan
A road traffic accident which occurred around Amuludun on the old Oyo-Ibadan road on Monday at 12.15 pm claimed three…
Binomo trader, Yahoo Yahoo boy, jailed in Kaduna
Justice M. Tukur of the State High Court Kaduna has convicted and sentenced two persons to various jail terms for…
NEMA flags off ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ in Imo
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday, flagged-off ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ in Owerri, Imo state.
NDLEA SWAT men not authorised to check phones : NDLEA chairman Abdallah
NDLEA SWAT men stopping Nigerians to check their phones on the road, are not authorised to do so, chairman of…
APC rejects results of Abia LG poll; blasts INEC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of Dec. 18 local government councils election in Abia, calling for…
Arteta tells Arsenal players to be fighters not victims
Mikel Arteta has called on Arsenal players to play as fighters and not victims ahead of their Carabao cup quarter-finals…
NIN registration stops suddenly at Ikeja, Lagos
People who came to register for NIN at the Ikeja, Lagos office of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) went home…
Ekiti translates “Amotekun” law, others into Yoruba language
Ekiti State Ministry of Justice has translated six laws into the Yoruba language.
Pantami, Danbatta escalate COVID-19 spread as crowds jam NIN centres
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control should blame Minister of Communications Isa Pantami and Professor Umar Danbatta the chairman of the…
Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram attack on Borno community
The Defence Headquarters said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists and…
France to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination
French Health Minister Olivier Veran, on Monday, said that mass vaccination against Coronavirus in the country would begin on Sunday.
African Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be a watershed for…