By BABARA KALU, Owerri – Gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) have reportedly attacked a police station with petrol bombs in Isiala Mbano LGA of Imo State. Confirming the attack in a statement issued on Friday, the command’s...
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The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, has said that 216 students bagged First Class Honours in the 2020/2021 academic session. Prof. Adebayo said this on Friday in Ota during the institution’s 16th Convocation Ceremony, the Conferment of Doctorate Degrees and Presentation of Prizes. According to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has received honorary fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Architects. The event took place on Wednesday in Abuja during which Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and Governors of Kaduna and Taraba were amongst those honoured. In his reaction, Zulum...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is currently settling the liquidation dividends of depositors of banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr Bello Hassan, said this in an interview on the sidelines of the 2021 Financial Correspondents...
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Friday admitted the former board chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, to bail. The court in addition adjourned the matter until Nov.8 for hearing. The court adopted the administrative bail conditions already granted the defendant by the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said banks in the country have remained stable, robust and resilient in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director, Banking Supervision of CBN, Mr Haruna Mustafa, made the assertion during the 2021 Financial Correspondents Association of Nigeria...
The sum of N10million, one-year luxury apartment residency, brand new car and other mouth watering prizes are up for grabs in the 2021 edition of Nigeria’s oldest Pageant, Miss Nigeria. Folio Group, organisers of the event announced this in a statement in Abuja. The group said that the 44th...
Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water has continued to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report highlights dire consequences for health, the economy, biodiversity and the climate. It also...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded about 247 new cases of COVID-19 in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a update via its website on Friday morning, the NCDC also revealed that the country recorded According to the...
Kano State Executive Council has approved N96 million to support 47 football clubs playing in the National League, Mr Muhammed Garba, Commissioner for Information, has said. Mr. Garba said in a statement that the fund would help the amateur teams to participate in the 2021/2022 National League season scheduled...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended the Nigerian military under the 7 Division Garrison of Operation Hadin Kai for successfully clearing 25 terrorists of ISWAP and Boko Haram who manned dozens of gun trucks on Monday evening along Chabbal on Maiduguri-Gubio...
The WHO said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritised for vaccination. The World Health Organisation said the fact that millions of health workers remain unvaccinated is an “indictment” on the countries...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has faulted the exclusion of his ministry in the draft National Social Protection Policy. Ngige said this at a meeting with a delegation of the United Nations and key stakeholder Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Thursday, in Abuja. The...
West Ham United moved closer to the Europa League knockout stage as goals from Craig Dawson, Issa Diop and Jarrod Bowen secured a 3-0 home win over Belgium’s Genk on Thursday night. The result meant the English Premier League side continued their perfect start in Group H. West Ham...
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train services on the Kaduna-Abuja route following the bombing of the rail tracks. Unknown persons had bombed a portion of the rail track on the Kaduna end during an attack on Wednesday night. Confirming the incident, the corporation said it was already...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested 34 suspects following the #EndSars anniversary protest on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The the protest, which was to commemorate the one year anniversary of ENDSARS was carried out by a motorcade bearing protesters moving...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted Nigeria’s economy to grow by 2.6 per cent this year and a 2.7 per cent growth in 2022. This is according to the October Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa: One planet, two worlds, three stories, made available at the ongoing Annual...
The Federal Government has disbursed no fewer than N38 billion in loans to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSEs) over the past four years. This is according to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who spoke on Thursday at an event organised by the Aisha Buhari Foundation in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies to ensure that no group or individual is allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos in Anambra State. According to the president, peace must be maintained in Anambra, even if it requires dominating the state ahead of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated the appeal committees to address the concerns raised by aggrieved members following its recently concluded state congresses. The committees were inaugurated on Thursday at the APC national secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital. National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee...