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Yearly Archives: 2020

IPPIS: Varsity workers write FG, threaten indefinite strike

University workers, under the aegis Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, have written the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, threatening an indefinite...

Ondo, Borno, Edo, five others reject home treatment for COVID-19 patients

Amid the rising number of cases and the refusal of some persons who test positive for COVID-19 to go  to isolation centres, many states...

Sanwo-Olu seeks resumption of Lagos-Abuja flights

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state government is trying to get the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to...

APC NWC can’t decide Edo primary mode, Obaseki tells Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says the All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee has no power to decide how the party governorship primary in...

U.S. jails Nigerian Emmanuel Odiah for 54 months over $600K fraud

A Nigerian Emmanuel Odiah has been sentenced to 54 months in U.S. federal prison after pleading guilty for money laundering. The charge was in connection...

COVID-19: Abia govt to impound vehicles, fine inter-state travellers N50,000

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has signed an executive bill empowering the state’s transport ministry to impound vehicles and impose a N50,000 fine on travellers...

Buhari appoints Prof. Obioma new NECO Registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council...

Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte is dead

Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, Retired Justice of the Supreme Court, is dead. The retired judge died at the age of 88. His son, Gogo confirmed his father’s...

Donald Trump directs reopening of worship centres, says America needs prayers

The United States President, Donald Trump has ordered the reopening of religious centres across the country, adding that they are a part of essential...

At least one passenger survived Pakistan plane crash: government official

At least one passenger survived the crash of a Pakistani airliner that went down on Friday in a residential area of Karachi, a government...

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