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Yearly Archives: 2020

Trump rejects COVID-19 relief bill, gives reasons

President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected a massive Covid economic relief package passed by Congress, branding it “a disgrace” in an act of political...

Protests rock Delta over creation of wards, chairmanship imposition

Various groups of protesters brought Asaba, the Delta State capital, to a standstill, on Tuesday. The protesters took to the streets to express their displeasure...

Osun bars to operate half capacity, carnivals banned

Meanwhile, the Osun State Government on Tuesday directed relaxation spots, event centers, and supermarkets to operate at half of their capacities, just as it...

Security agents to enforce civil servants’ stay-at-home order

The Federal Government has directed security agents manning the gates to government offices to ensure that only civil servants on grade levels 13 and...

Finally, ASUU agrees with FG, calls off strike

The Academic Staff Union of University, on Wednesday, suspended its strike, ending the industrial action that started in March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi,...

El-Rufai sacks 23 Education Secretaries

Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has sacked education secretaries in the 23 local government areas of the state. El-Rufai on Tuesday explained that...

COVID-19 second wave: Anambra govt bans night club activities

The Government of Anambra State has suspended the activities of all night clubs in the state from Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A press release by...

Ebonyi: Gov. Umahi signs 2021 appropriation bill into law

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Tuesday, signed the 2021 appropriation bill into law. Umahi, during the bill assent, however, vowed to resist...

Yuletide: Criminals planning to bomb public facilities, DSS raises alarm

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services ( DSS), says it has uncovered plans by those it described as criminal elements  to attack ...

Countering Boko Haram, ISWA remains our top priorities –US

The United States has said that countering Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa (ISWA) remain its top priorities. Its ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, also...

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