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The death toll from the violent attacks on Sunday and Monday in Illela and Goronyo Local Government Areas of Sokoto State has risen to 45, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. On Wednesday, Mr Tambuwal said he was briefed about the gravity of the attacks during a visit to the affected areas. On Thursday morning, […]
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Ministry of Finance and National Planning will commence the disbursement of funds to universities on Wednesday. The minister said the government is certain that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not embark on the planned strike. He stated this when […]
Overland Airways, on Tuesday, commenced daily commercial flight operations to Osubi Airport in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Both Abuja-Warri and Lagos-Warri flights touched down at Osubi Airport amidst cheers from management of the airline and passengers. Executive Director of Overland Airways, Mrs. Aduke Atiba, who led other top management staff of […]
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this at the bi-weekly briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this represented […]
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, and his wife, Olori Atuwatse III, on Monday marked their seventh wedding anniversary. The Olori took to her Instagram page to share pictures of their wedding day. In the caption, she poetically showered prayers on her husband as they celebrated their union. She wrote, “Happy Wedding Anniversary […]
Sani Dangote, group vice-president of Dangote Industries Limited and younger brother to Aliko Dangote is dead. It was reported that he died on Sunday at a US hospital where he was treating an ailment. Dangote Industries in a statement on Monday said “It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to Almighty […]
The Inspector-general of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has said that the massive deployment of officers for the Anambra governorship election is not to intimidate law-abiding residents. Over the past months, violent attacks in the state and the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have cast a doubt on the possibility […]
The Federal Government has renewed its plans to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy from cybercrimes, while building more trust among strategic stakeholders in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, made this known at the 2021 annual Cybersecurity Conference, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded 141 new cases of COVID-19 across the country on Monday. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday morning, adding that the fatality figure remained at 2,723 as of Monday. It stated that the 141 new cases were reported from nine states of […]
Nigerian music stars, Wizkid and Tems have received their platinum plaques for Essence in the US. In the video making rounds on social media, Tems and Wizkid were seen at an event hosted by RIAA, receiving their awards. Recall In September, the Recording Industry Association of America reported that Wizkid’s Essence has been certified […]
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