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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, […]

The Police in Rivers State may be preparing for a showdown with the State Government, as Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan called on Governor Nyesom Wike to handover former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh, to him. Wike had raced to Nunieh’s residence along with some of his security details on […]

About 63 per cent of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in circulation may not be genuine, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said yesterday. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha said most sanitizers are not registered. Speaking at the PTF briefing in Abuja, he said the Minister of Health […]

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 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a speedy investigation into activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In October, Buhari ordered a forensic audit of the commission from its inception in 2001 till 2019. Since the auditing process began, the agency has been under the spotlight, with allegations and counter-allegations, especially between Joi Nunieh, NDDC former managing […]

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 […]

Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has described the allegations levelled against him as “nonsense”. Speaking with The Nation hours after he was released from police custody, Magu said he was shocked when he read the allegations designed to tarnish his image. He was arrested last week and whisked […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the fight against corruption in Nigeria will get tougher but Nigerians must continue to stand up against corruption. Speaking on Tuesday at the 20th-anniversary regional webinar organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC), Professor OSinbajo said the nation must at all times prioritize the fight against […]

More details have emerged about the demise of Nigeria’s first female combat pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna State on Tuesday. The 24-year-old was said to have been hit by a car driven by a former classmate who wanted to greet her. The unnamed ex-classmate 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 […]

Nigerian Air Force’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, has died in a road accident. It was learnt that Arotile sustained head injuries from the road accident which occurred at the NAF Base in Kaduna. NAF in a press statement said the flight officer died on Tuesday. The statement quoted the Chief of the […]

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, […]

The Medical Guild, an association of doctors under the employment of the Lagos state government, says more than 200 doctors involved in the fight against COVID-19, have tested positive for the disease. In a statement, Oluwajimi Sodipo and Ismail Ajibowo, chairman and secretary of the guild, charged the state government to be more committed to […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said everything he did while in office was in the best interest of the country rather than for his personal gains. He also said those who claimed that he did nothing for the South-West or the Yoruba were wrong. The ex-President said he remained worried that despite Nigeria’s enormous potential […]

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Pauline Tallen, has condemned the upsurge in rape cases nationwide. She noted with concern that no fewer than 3, 600 cases of rape were recorded during the lockdown. She said, “Reports that we received  from commissioners of women affairs across the 36 states of the federation […]

The Federal Government has asked air travellers to report at the airport at least 90 minutes before their departure time. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this call on Monday via Twitter. Sirika also appealed to air travellers to endeavour to check-in online. “My colleagues and I have reviewed passenger facilitation at our airports, […]