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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has given the minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio 48-hours to name the National Assembly members involved in the contracts awarded by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The House of Reps committee probing the financial dealings and contracts in the NDDC also asked Akpabio to publish names, contracts, dates and […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Monday announced the sack of more than 1,000 aides for non-performance. Those affected include technical assistants (TAs), senior technical assistants (STAs) and executive assistants (EAs) to the governor. Mr Umahi disclosed this on Monday during the swearing-in of three caretaker chairmen of Ikwo, Afikpo North and Ivo LGAs and the […]

The lockdown and physical distancing measures that were implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria almost led to a complete shutdown of economic activities across the country, the Federal Government said on Sunday. In her opening address in Abuja at the capacity building for Special Advisers and Technical Assistants of ministers, the Minister […]

The United States on Sunday recorded 63,872 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. That put the total number of cases in the US, the nation hardest hit by the global pandemic, at 3,762,081, the Baltimore-based university said at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Monday). Another 514 […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it supported the decision of the Federal Government to stop Senior Secondary School 3 pupils from partaking in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination earlier scheduled to commence on August 4. The union advised the government to shut down schools until 2021 to ensure adequate preparations, […]

Nigerians have recorded many firsts in football circles in Europe and beyond and another feat has been added to that growing list. On Thursday, an official statement was released concerning the Nigerian entrepreneur, Nneka Ede, who has emerged as the first African woman to own a club in Europe following her acquisition of Portuguese club, Lusitano […]

The Federal Government has given school owners across the country up to July 29 to meet specific guidelines towards the reopening of schools at a date to be announced in due course. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Friday at his office in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Having consulted widely, […]

Almost half of those employed have lost their jobs due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Bank has said. The bank put the percentage of individuals who were working before March, but now out of employment at 42. Its Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Ahmed Rostom, shared the information in a data during a Development Bank […]

A hospital owner in Bangladesh was arrested Wednesday on charges of fraud, after allegedly issuing thousands of fake Covid-19 test results to deceive patients out of an estimated $350,000, in a wide-ranging scam that has shaken confidence in the country’s medical establishment. Authorities in Bangladesh say Mohammad Shahed, 43, who had evaded authorities for nine days, was […]

Since the COVID-19 lockdown started in March this year, Mr and Mrs Ogunlola have not been able to feed and meet other obligations for themselves and their two-year-old twins. This is because they are both teachers in private secondary schools in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State and have not received salaries due […]

MTN Nigeria Plc has commenced the trial of embedded SIM services on its network as part of its drive to lead digital transformation, and improve customer experience and quality of service. During a virtual media launch of the e-SIM, the telecom company said it had received approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission to begin the […]

Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs — three golden retrievers and a labrador — are between the ages of four and five. Until now they have been used to sniff out illicit drugs, explosives and lost people, police […]

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to recognise boys and men as victims of rape. The bill also prescribes life jail for kidnappers. The current maximum sentence for the offence is 10 years imprisonment. The bill contains amendments to the criminal code act. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is titled, […]