Year: 2020
UNIBEN extends application date for programmes
The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced extension of application deadline
Coronavirus: CBN advises Nigerians on alternative payment methods
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday advised Nigerians to adopt alternative payment methods like electronic transfers to avoid…
Dethroned Kano Emir, Sanusi gets plum job from El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II into the…
Dethroned Emir Sanusi gets new appointment
Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been appointed into the board of Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency, KADIPA, by…
Tunisia confirms 6th case of coronavirus
Tunisia has recorded sixth confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus disease, the country's health ministry announced on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Senate advocates gender parity for women
The Senate has advocated gender parity as a priority for women in the amendment of the Constitution.
Sanwo-Olu celebrates Lagos women at International Women’s Day
To celebrate the immense impact of their work on the drive towards a Greater Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has taken…
Zamfara House of Assembly relocates to primary school
The Zamfara House of Assembly has relocated to a new primary school in Gusau, following ongoing renovation of the assembly…
All set for the celebration of Odia Ofeimun at 70
The Odia Ofeimun at 70 Committee has announced activities to mark the 70th birthday celebrations of Odia Ofeimun, a most…
Okowa loses key aide Amos Itihwe
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday commiserated with the family of Dr Amos Itihwe, one of his Executive Assistants,…
Banishing Emir Sanusi archaic, ouster illegal: Lawyer
The legal team of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has vowed to take legal action over his…
Coronavirus: Jordan imposes multiple travel bans
Health Minister Saad Jaber of Jordan said his country has imposed travel bans to and from some countries having significant…
Winners Chapel member lands in hospital after slap by Oyedepo
Nosa Aigbogun, a member of the Living Faith Church (a.k.a Winners Chapel), Uwasota branch in Benin, Edo state, has been…
Deposed Sanusi set to file legal challenge against Ganduje
Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has directed his lawyers to challenge in the court his banishment to Nasarawa…
Palm oil industry in Nigeria non-functional
The Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, said that the palm oil industry in most…
Amotekun takes over Oyo governor’s office (Photos)
For a while on Tuesday, it was as if guardsmen of the Western Nigeria Security Network, known as Amotekun had…
Social Media Bill: Govt wants to silence dissenting voices – Kate Henshaw
Multi-award-winning Nollywood actress and producer, Kate Henshaw has disclosed that the Nigerian government has a hidden agenda with the proposed…
COVID-19: Ekiti distributes free hand sanitizers
Ekiti Government has commenced the distribution of hand sanitizers, hand gloves and face masks to all public primary and secondary…
Senate receives Buhari’s request to amend Finance Act
The Senate on Tuesday received an executive bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend the Finance Act 2019 recently passed…
Coronavirus affecting oil revenue, Buhari begs health workers
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday appealed to workers in the health sector agitating for more money to bear with the administration…
Buhari to health workers: Coronavirus affecting our revenue
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday appealed to workers in the health sector to bear with the administration in their demands as…
NDE empowers unemployed Enugu graduates
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Enugu State on Tuesday said it had trained no fewer than 510 unemployed…
Nigeria’s daily losses from falling oil prices huge
With oil erasing over a third of its value this week after a messy breakup of the OPEC+ alliance, Nigeria…
270 days rainfall imminent in Lagos – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday alerted residents of the state of an impending near normal rainfall of between 240…
Lagos taxi/cab operators unveil EkoCab Mobile App
The Lagos State Taxi Drivers and Cab Operators Association, popularly known as Yellow Taxi/Eko Cab, on Tuesday, unveiled EkoCab Mobile…
UniCal to honour Liberian Vice President
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Zanna Akpagu, says the university will confer an honorary doctorate degree on the Liberian…
Nasarawa govt approves new safety measures for footballers
Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday announced the approval of new safety measures to protect footballers from sudden health hazards while…
Kwara by-election: AbdulRazaq flags-offs APC campaign
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Tuesday flagged off the campaign of All Progressives’ Congress (APC) for the by-election into…
70% Nigerians living with undiagnosed diabetes – Roche Diabetes Care
The Roche Diabetes Care says no less than 70 per cent of Nigerians living with diabetes remain undiagnosed due majorly…
Emir Sanusi moved to another town
Exiled deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi will no longer spend his days in Loko as he has been moved…