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NDLEA warns against illicit use of psychotropic

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Imo Command on Friday warned against the use of illicit and distribution of…

UNIABUJA suspends 24 students indefinitely

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has approved the suspension 24 students indefinitely for their alleged involvement…
Life and time of Abia's first civilian governor Onu: 13 quick facts

Private sector urged to create wealth from expo prototypes

Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, has urged the Organised Private Sector(OPS), to use the research results and…

Coronavirus: Kano sets up taskforce committee

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday inaugurated an action committee aimed at ensuring effective preparation against the dreaded…

3 suspected cable vandals arrested

Three suspects have been arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ebonyi Command for allegedly vandalised electrical…

Obaseki swears in new LG boss

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sworn-in Mr Peter Aguele as the new Chairman of Esan South East Local…

FCT aborts move to sack striking doctors

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has withdrawn its threat to sack striking medical doctors within the FCT if they failed…

BUK suspends lectures over Coronavirus

Bayero University Kano (BUK) has suspended lectures for one month, following a circular from the Federal Ministry of Education through…
Drug abuse

Group decries increasing rate of drug abuse among youth

An Enugu-based group, Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) has expressed dismay at the rising wave of drug…

Makinde orders Oyo schools closed for coronavirus

Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered closure of all schools in the state till after Easter celebration. Makinde…

Fashola orders vehicles parked at highway construction sites impounded

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Friday directed that all vehicles parked at construction sites of…

ICPC confirms arrest of SPIP boss, Obono-Obla

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) confirmed on Friday night the arrest of the suspended Chairman…
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara: appoints Quranic recitation winner, Muhammad Gusau as SSA

COVID-19: Zamfara govt to quarantine long distance vehicles

Zamfara state government has announced that it will henceforth seclude vehicles coming from a long journey into the state and…
FUTA shuts school, orders students to vacate hotels after fee hike protest

FUTA suspends academic activities, begins fumigation

The authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has directed that all academic and related activities in 2019/2020…

Coronavirus hits Madagascar

The island nation of Madagascar confirmed its first cases of coronavirus on Friday.

Explosion: LASEMA retrieves another body, one victim missing

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, revealed that another body was retrieved on Friday at…
ICPC Boss, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye

ICPC to commence tracking, monitoring constituency projects

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) said it would soon commence tracking and monitoring of constituency…

Lagos explosion occurred at Soba, not Abule-Ado – Baale

The Baale of Soba Town, Jimoh Agbebeji, on Friday said that the name of the site of March 15 explosion…

Oshiomhole officially presents `complete gentleman’ to Buhari

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday officially presented the new National Deputy Chairman…

Coronavirus: Fayemi orders civil servants to work from home

Governor of Nigeria's state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has ordered some categories of civil servants in the state to…

Coronavirus: Lagos to conduct clinical trial on effectiveness of Chloroquine

The Lagos State Government will be conducting clinical trial on the effectiveness of chloroquine in the prevention or management of…

COVID19: Doctor-patient ratio puts Nigeria at high risk

The Environmental Health Officer Association of Nigeria (EHOAN) has expressed concern over inadequate personnel in the country saying only 7,000…

“Business now at a standstill”: Lagos hoteliers decry low patronage

The Lagos Hoteliers Association (LHA) on Friday decried low patronage in hotels, attributing it to people’s reaction to the spread…
Nigerian soldiers on rampage in Imo

Nigerian Army embarks on mass recruitment

The Army Headquarters said it has embarked on mass recruitment of personnel into its Special Forces Concept Training nationwide.

Coronavirus: Yahaya Bello orders closure of schools, bans public gathering

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the closure of public and private schools (tertiary, secondary and primary) in the…

Enugu shuts primary, secondary schools

Enugu State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to close for the term on or…

Jobless man Olushola jailed for vandalizing a car

A Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos sentenced an unemployed man, Tunde Olushola, to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for…
WAEC

WAEC postpones WASSCE 2020 indefinitely

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020…

Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders arrest of people gathering in large numbers

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the police and other security agencies to arrest people gathering in large number…

We will continue to improve our education system – Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his government will continue to improve on the practice, process and…