Year: 2020
Governance: Lawan to back Buni on more women participation
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured women from his home state of Yobe that he will support the…
Demolition of FESTAC Town market: Residents, Traders react
Some Festac Town residents and traders in Lagos State on Tuesday expressed shock and anger over the demolition of the…
U.S. reports 1.6m child cases of COVID-19
Nearly 1,640,000 children in the United States (U.S.) have been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the onset of the…
Zimbabwe assumes national airline debt
Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has resolved to assume the debt of national airline Air Zimbabwe and to extend its reconstruction period as…
Libya, UNICEF to further cooperate in youth support
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Libya’s General Authority of Youth and Sports have agreed to further cooperate in…
ExxonMobil staff dies at Qua Iboe facility
A top official of U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, has confirmed the death of a staff member of the company in…
FCT 2021 appropriation bill of N299.9bn scales second reading in Senate
The Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Bill for the 2021 fiscal year scaled second reading during plenary on Tuesday.
Lagos Assembly charges Sanwo-Olu to step up COVID-19 campaign
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso…
Senate considers bill to establish Peace Corps, Hunters Council
The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to give statutory backing to the Nigerian Peace Corps.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro belatedly congratulates Biden
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday sent a belated congratulations to United States President-elect Joe Biden.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases aggravated, as Abuja sets national record
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases shoot up drastically on Tuesday, with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, setting a new national record.
Court rejects bail application of jailed Pastor, Israel Ogundipe
Embattled pastor and shepherd-in-charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Global Genesis Parish, Lagos, Israel Ogundipe, has lost the post-conviction bail…
Brilliant wolves grab late win against Chelsea
Pedro Neto bagged a last-minute winner as Wolves inflicted a second consecutive Premier League defeat on Chelsea at Molineux…
How cultists killed crippled man in Lagos
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Sergent Hakeem Mohammed, an officer of the disbanded Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) alleged to have killed…
Governor AbdulRazaq presents N123bn budget to Kwara Assembly
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented a budget proposal of N123,091,307,468 to the House of Assembly.
PDP, APGA lose Reps members to APC
Two members from the House of Representatives, Hon. Aliyu Datti Yakwo (PDP, Kano) and Hon. Danjuma Usman (APGA, Taraba) have…
Environmental offenders jailed in Ekiti
Ten people have been sentenced to two months imprisonment each by a mobile Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti for involving…
Trader who claimed SARS pushed him off two-storey building lied – Police witness
Sergent Hamza Haruna, a police officer has said that claims of Mr Ndukawe Ekweke, a petitioner at the Lagos judicial…
AKK gas pipeline near completion – NNPC
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, says the construction of Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano(AKK) Gas Pipeline…
Just In: NCC rolls out new SIM registration rules
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks to block all SIM cards that…
Tenant rapes landlord’s granddaughter in Osun
A 26-year-old tenant, Isha Muhammad was on Monday sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping his landlord’s eight-year-old granddaughter in…
IGP reiterates police commitment to protection of lives, property
The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring adequate protection of lives and property in the nation in…
Controversy trails CJN Tanko’s COVID-19 status
Controversy has trailed the COVID-19 status of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Tanko Muhammad, as the Supreme Court’s Director…
NASU urges Lagos Govt to appoint new LASU VC on merit
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), Lagos State University (LASU) branch, Ojo, has appealed to the…
Nigerian businesses to employ more people with disabilities
Corporate giants Unilever, Diageo and Airtel have joined a new private-sector network that champions disability inclusion in the workplace.
Senate constitutes Committee to investigate N1.2trn oil revenue loss
The Senate on Tuesday constituted a seven-man Ad-hoc committee to investigate a N1.2 trillion oil revenue loss to the Federal…
Sanusi was appointed Emir of Kano to spite Jonathan – Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday said dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi was appointed emir in 2014…
Jonathan’s call to Buhari saved Nigeria in 2015 – Dino Melaye
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan saved Nigeria from destruction when he conceded defeat.
Insurgency: Ali Ndume knocks ICC, Amnesty International
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Amnesty International (AI) to…
Lagos screens intending Christian pilgrims
The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB) has commenced the administrative/medical screening for intending pilgrims.