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Ekiti disburses car loans to civil servants
Barely two days after giving out over N60 million as housing loan to some teachers and other workers, Ekiti State…
We will implement FG’s directive on travel ban – Babandede
The Controller-General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammed Babandede, has said the Service will implement Federal Government’s directive on…
Armenian president tests positive for COVID-19
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has tested positive to COVID-19, said the presidential office on Tuesday.
APC not distracted by PDP’s rant – Caretaker Committee
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it will not be distracted from its focus of delivering its campaign promises to…
Ex-Education Minister, Dauda Birma a decent politician: Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences over the death of the former Minister of Education, and Sarkin Gabas of…
Community policing: Police deploy 1,250 men in Lagos
The Nigeria Police, on Tuesday, deployed 1,250 Special Constabulary Police, toward boosting community policing in Lagos State Command.
Niger Tornadoes players undergo cardiac tests
Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna on Tuesday conducted compulsory Electrocardiography (ECG) tests for their players to ascertain their heart conditions.
Oyo issues roadside traders 7-day ultimatum to vacate
The Oyo State government has given roadside traders across the state seven days to vacate.
Abuja airport receives surge of in-bound passengers
Officials of some airlines on Tuesday said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, received a surge of in-bound passengers since…
Unpaid salaries: Magistrate collapses during protest in Calabar
Magistrate Richard Bassey on Tuesday collapsed at the gate of the governor’s office in Calabar during a protest over unpaid…
NERC debunks increase in electricity tariff
The management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said there is no 50 per cent increase in electricity…
Amotekun reacts to operative’s shooting of Oyo policeman
The Oyo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun has reacted to the shooting by its officer, Ibrahim Ogundele.
CAN tells Nigerians not to relent in praying for Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Okitipupa Chapter, Ondo State, on Tuesday urged Nigerians not to relent in their prayers…
Sanwo-Olu urged to create shelter for homeless, aged
Mrs Temitope Ajayi, Chairman, Silicon Valley Nigerian Economic Development, has appealed to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to create…
Unclaimed corpses no longer our challenge – Ondo CMD
Dr. Akintunde Ogunfeyimi, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, has said heaps of unclaimed corpses that…
Kankara schoolboys: No ransom paid – Katsina SSG
Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, Secretary to Katsina State Government said the state government did not pay any ransom to rescue the…
Sputnik V vaccine developer defends its reliability
The Russian Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Sputnik V was thoroughly tried, within a mechanism that was later picked up by major…
Plateau Disability Commission seeks Trust Fund for PWDs
The Plateau Disability Rights Commission has called for the establishment of a Disability Trust Fund to enable it improve the…
Kaduna police arrest armed robbery suspect
The Police Command in Kaduna State says it has arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a berretta pistol.
COVID-19 and the Nigerian tourism sector
The declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic in January led to international travel restrictions, national travel bans and sub-national…
DPR sensitizes Bauchi filling stations, gas plants
The Bauchi office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has embarked on a one-week sensitisation tour of filling stations…
Niger to actualize Bobi grazing reserve – Governor
The Niger government is committed to actualising Bobi Grazing Reserve located along Mariga and Mashegu local government areas of the…
Buhari mourns Veteran journalist, Eddie Aderinokun
President Muhammadu Buhari mourns journalist, poet, author and sports administrator, Otunba Eddie Aderinokun, who passed on January 3, 2021, aged…
Makinde condoles with Ibidapo-Obe’s family
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has described the death of the Pro-Chancellor of the Technical University, Ibadan, and former…
Nigeria urged to reduce cost of governance
An economist, Prof. Evans Osabuhien, has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to reduce the cost of governance…
Insecurity hinders execution of northeast road projects – Ndume
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has said the strangulating insecurity in North-East hampers the successful execution of Federal Government’s road projects…
Pauline Tallen tests negative to COVID-19
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has tested negative to COVID-19, after being treated for the disease.
Amotekun operative shoots Oyo policeman
An operative of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, better known as Amotekun, has shot a police officer, Fatai Yekini,…
Akeredolu eulogizes late chief of protocol
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described Mr Tosin Ogunbodede, his late Chief of Protocol (CoP), as trusted, loyal,…
79 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Sunday, said that 79 illegal migrants were rescued and eight others went missing…