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Private and public schools in Lagos State can reopen from Monday, November 2, 2020. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, made this known in a statement on Thursday. The statement was titled, ‘LASG approves reopening of schools from Monday’. It read in part, “The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of schools for […]

President Buhari says Nigeria’s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID-19 lockdown. The President, therefore, urged Nigerians to obey all protocols recommended by health authorities to curtail the spread of the lethal coronavirus. Buhari, who stated this on Thursday via his verified Twitter handle, said compliance with COVID-19 protocols by all Nigerians is crucial to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, President Buhari said this year’s occasion reminds Nigerians of the need to guard jealously the unity of the […]

Two sisters are being held on attempted first-degree murder charges in Illinois for allegedly stabbing a store security guard after being told they needed to wear a mask and use hand sanitizer. The sisters entered a retail store and got into a verbal altercation with the victim, a 32-year-old man who was working as a […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Minister of Power to sanction the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for “irresponsibility” and “wickedness” in power distribution. Lawmakers took turns to recount the experiences of their constituents in the hands of DisCos, who they accused of defrauding Nigerians with impunity. They said nothing would bring Nigerians as […]

France has imposed a second nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus following a record surge in infections. President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that travels between regions will be banned during the lockdown while only essential services will be allowed to continue. The lockdown followed a record number of new coronavirus cases in […]

The federal government has declared Thursday, October 29, a public holiday across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. Mr Aregbesola posted the statement in his verified Facebook page. He said the holiday is to mark Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed.

A three-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a pistol at his birthday party, authorities said. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office revealed the tragic incident happened on Saturday during the unidentified child’s birthday celebration. Around 4.15pm, authorities were dispatched to a home in Porter, Texas, for a welfare check and found the boy […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu has approved the full resumption of operations of both food markets and non food markets across the metropolis. To this effect the markets are now to open daily. Recall that the markets were shut due to the outbreak of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic about eight months ago and subsequently, […]

The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news is not urgently addressed, insisting on the regulation of social media in the country. The House of Representatives has, however, warned against clamping down on free speech and press freedom. The Minister of Information and […]

The United Kingdom is insisting on probing the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos and similar incidents during the demonstrations. In a tweet on its handle on Monday evening, the United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria equally explained that it is working with stakeholders to ensure justice is served. “We remain […]

The naira last week traded at the parallel market for N463 against the dollar, a slightly weaker ratio from the N462 exchange rate the previous week.  Naira’s exchange rate remains at N379 to the dollar at the official market. The local currency, however, sustained its stability despite the impact of the #EndSARS protests across major cities in […]

The Nigeria police appear to have started an online campaign to redeem their image and rebuild trust with Nigerian citizens, following the nationwide #EndSARS protests and its devastating fallout. The police, Monday night, uploaded a campaign flyer on Twitter, via their official handle @PoliceNG. “We are not a collection of angels, but we are doing our best […]

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said the country risks a resurgence of the pandemic due to the large gatherings of the #EndSARS protesters and the mayhem that followed. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the PTF, gave the warning at a joint national media briefing in Abuja on Monday. It was the second time in […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it has yet to call off its ongoing strike because it is waiting for the government to conduct an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution. The UTAS is the payment platform created by ASUU in place of government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. […]

It will cost not less than N1 trillion to rebuild Lagos State following last week’s massive destruction of public assets, according to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The state was the epicenter of looting, arson and destruction between Wednesday and Friday last week. It cuts across all areas of endeavor, including businesses, government and private. Even the […]

Amidst growing tension across the country, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Sunday called for prayers for the country. The Pope in a tweet on his verified tweeter handle, @Pontifex called on everyone particularly Catholics to pray against every form of violence brewing in the country in the aftermath of the #ENDSARS protest. […]