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Yearly Archives: 2020

Lawan, Gbajabiamila promise to push Fed Govt to implement protesters’ demands

Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday promised that the National Assembly would push the Federal Government to implement the demands...

Court voids sack of NIA’s ex-Acting DG

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has voided the dismissal of a former Acting Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),...

Nigeria records 148 new COVID-19 cases, Lagos still tops

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported another fall in COVID-19 cases for Thursday 15 October, with just 148 new cases logged. Lagos reported the...

FG directs civil servants back to work from Monday

The Federal Government has directed civil servants still observing lockdown order since March to resume on Monday. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19,...

Court declines to pay ex-CJN Onnoghen N130m

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit asking for N130 million from the Federal Government and Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) as...

FG orders compulsory COVID-19 tests for Corps members

The Federal Government has ordered compulsory COVID-19 tests for all prospective corps members. It had earlier announced the reopening of all National Youth Service Corps...

Lagos protesters hire bouncers to ward off hoodlums

The #EndSARS protest continued in different parts of the country on Thursday, with protesters repelling attacks from thugs and security agents. The attacks forced some protesters to...

Athletes delighted as FG lifts ban on contact sports

Nigerian athletes were in ecstatic mood on Thursday after the Federal Government lifted the ban on football and all other contact sports in the...

FG agrees to pay ASUU N30bn earned allowance, others

The Federal Government has agreed to release N30bn earned academic allowance to the university lecturers. The money will be paid in tranches between May 2021...

Buhari meets Jonathan, hails ECOWAS successes in Mali

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, received updates on the leadership crisis in Mali from the Special Envoy/Mediator to the West African country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. He...

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