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Police exhume corpses of 3 kidnapped UNIPORT students, arrest kidnappers

The bodies of three students of University of Port Harcourt(UNIPORT), kidnapped since 7 April, were exhumed by the police today.
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Kaduna Govt. shuts entry points from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

The Kaduna State Government has announced that all entry points into the state are to be shut from 6:00 p.m.…

Coronavirus: 35 nations with best records, Nigeria missing among Africa’s 7

The United States is the worst-hit by coronavirus on Earth, but it is also one of the countries with a…

IITA develops cassava weed management kit

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) said it has worked with researchers to develop an integrated weed control package…

WHO to identify animal source of COVID-19

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), said the agency will work with relevant organizations to identify the…

COVID-19: NCDC records highest daily test of samples

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing…
Rep Afam Ogene says death of media mogul Raymond Dokpesi, is a big blow to the media industry and Nigeria's democracy.

Dokpesi, wife, three children test positive for Coronavirus

Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder of Daar Communications Plc, owners of Raypower FM and Africa International Television (AIT), his wife and…
Raymond Dokpesi: Family announces burial arrangements

Raymond Dokpesi tests positive for coronavirus

Raymond Dokpesi, the owner of DAAR Communications Plc, has tested positive for coronavirus.

COVID-19: Sanwo-olu unveils 118-Bed Gbagada Isolation Centre

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday unveiled a 118-bed Isolation and Treatment Centre located within the premises of Gbagada…
Makinde approves N10,000 allowance for civil servants amid Petrol price hike

Gov. Makinde slashes salaries of political appointees

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has slashed the salaries of senior political appointees by 50 percent.
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Kogi directs workers on GL 12, above to resume May 4

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has directed civil servants on Grade Level 12 and above in the state to…

Workers’ Day: Atiku’s company fires 46 workers

Gotel Communications Ltd, based in Yola, Adamawa State and owned by Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has sacked 46…
The two-week nationwide warning strike declared by ASUU disrupts ongoing second semester examinations of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

COVID-19: UNIBEN clarifies directive on resumption

The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has advised members of staff to continue to work from home until…
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Video: Fuel tanker explodes in Lagos

A fuel tanker conveying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, has exploded in Obalende area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

COVID-19: Ekiti govt lifts ban on movement of corpses

The Coordinator of the State Covid 19 Task Force, Prof. Bolaji Aluko, announced this in Ado Ekiti while giving an…

Breaking: 26 more Coronavirus patients recover in Lagos, discharged

No fewer than 26 Coronavirus patients were on Friday discharged in Lagos after they recovered from the virus by testing…

May Day: Buhari gives conditions before employers can sack workers

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday gave conditions before employers can lay-off workers occasioned by economic downturn due to Coronavirus…

May Day: Edo Rep salutes frontline health workers battling COVID-19

A member of the House of Representatives from Edo State, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama has commended health workers across Nigeria in the…

Buhari praises late Prof. Teriba for hoisting Nigeria’s flag everywhere

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family, academia and friends of the late renowned economist, Professor Owodunni…
NLC says its members arrested and detained during protests will now be paid allowance for the period of time their freedom are curtailed.

Workers’ Day: NLC distributes palliatives in Yobe

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Yobe Chapter on Friday celebrated Workers’ Day on a low key with a donation of…
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Woman kidnapped with Ekiti commissioner released – Police

The Police Command in Ekiti on Friday confirmed the release of a woman kidnapped on April 26, along with the…

Ekiti monarch calls for homemade coronavirus cure

The Chairman, Ekiti Council of Traditional Rulers, Oba Adebanji Alabi, has urged immunology and virology experts in the country’s tertiary…

Digital literacy: NOUN to begin virtual training

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is to offer free virtual training programme on some selected digital short courses…

Lagos govt releases N1.03b accrued pension to retirees

The Lagos State government has approved the release of N1.030 billion for the payment of the accrued pension rights of…
Forum of Nasarawa House of Legislative Aides appeal to the Speaker of the House of Assembly House, Dr Danladi Jatau to increase their salary

Speaker, emir, mourn Nasarawa lawmaker

Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, Speaker, Nasarawa House of Assembly and the Emir of Nasarawa, Alhaji Usman Jibril on Friday mourned…

Workers’ Day: Maritime workers move to resist pay cut

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) says its members will not accept a pay cut from the management of any…
Kwara Govt announces adoption of six months maternity leave for working mothers at the flag-off of the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week

Coronavirus: 200 households benefit from Abdulrazaq’s palliatives

Wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Friday in Ilorin, distributed palliatives to the less-privileged and the vulnerable members…
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau State

Workers’ Day: Lalong promises prompt payment of salaries

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has assured workers of continuous efforts to build their capacities, through training and retraining programmes,…

Fani-Kayode attacks Ganduje for asking for relaxation of lockdown

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje for asking the Federal Government to relax the…

May Day: Lawan felicitates with Nigerian workers

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerian workers as they join their counterparts the world over to…