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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is set to emerge winner of the competitive race. With support from 104 of all 164 member countries of the WTO, a path has been cleared for her to become the first woman and African to head the global […]
The West African Examinations Council has said the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination would be released next week. The results were supposed to be out today but the examination body said the postponement was due to the violence and arson in the country which affected some of its offices and […]
The National Executive Council (NEC) has set up a committee to address unemployment and national security in the country. This was part of the council’s resolutions at its meeting chaired by the vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo. The decision was taken on the backdrop of issues triggered by the weeks-long #EndSARS protests where young Nigerians sought an […]
Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello has alledged that billions of Naira was siphoned during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview, Gov. Bello blamed the level of hunger in Nigeria on the handling of the pandemic by those in charge. The governor also claimed that the #EndSars Protest […]
The Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses in Lagos, got underway on Tuesday with one of the petitioners recounting his Police brutality ordeal. Okolieagu Obunike, a father of five, told the panel that in 2012, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) operatives detained and tortured him for 47 days […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has warned that the nation may “be sitting on a keg of gun powder” regarding the issue of fake news on social media. The Minister stated this responding to questions from the lawmakers when he appeared before the committee to defend the 2021 budget proposal. He warned […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday presented the N378.48billion Delta State Appropriation Bill for 2021 to the State House of Assembly for consideration The budget which is named the “Budget of Recovery,” consists of N207.52 billion in Capital Expenditure and N171.32 billion in Recurrent Expenditure. Governor Okowa stated that the capital expenditure constituted 54.76% of […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says footage has shown that the Nigerian Army is responsible for the shooting that occurred at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. On Tuesday, armed men in army uniform stormed the toll gate where #EndSARS protesters had gathered for 13 days and dispersed them with live bullets. The army had […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged federal and state governments to release all COVID-19 palliatives still stored in warehouses across the country. The NLC in the statement signed by its President, Ayuba Wabba, said the distribution of the palliatives by the authorities would help assuage the sufferings of the people. The union meanwhile condemned […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has condemned the “unconstitutional and illegal” fines of N3 million each imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission on Channels Television, Arise Television, and Africa Independent Television over their coverage of the #EndSARS protests. Acting Director-General of NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, on Monday announced the fine at a press conference […]
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