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By Chimezie Anaso Awka, Dec. 24, 2020 Mr Oseloka Obaze, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in 2017 Anambra election, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Obaze, also a former Secretary to Anambra Government (SSG), announced COVID-19 status in a statement on Thursday in Awka. He said he …

Twenty two thousand five hundred and fifty six (22,556) ghost workers were discovered masquerading as teachers and workers in local government areas after two simultaneous verification exercises ordered by Borno Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum. The combined findings were contained in separate reports presented to the governor by the committee …

The Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Ephraim Ikeakor, and the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, have both spoken out against what they described as the high cost of governance and the alarming level of corruption in …

By Aderemi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State) Dec. 23, 2020 Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer (GO), Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has assured residents of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State that “it is their time to fly”. Adeboye gave the assurance on Wednesday in Okitipupa during the …

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has waved off as smear campaigns and ‘deliberate and constant disinformation’ stories on alleged diversion of proceeds of the privatization of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) carried out in 2013. A statement by Amina Tukur Othman, Head, Public Communications, said that the …

Ten persons have been arrested for attacking the men of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Taskforce) during an enforcement of the State’s traffic laws on Tuesday. The suspects were picked up in the commotion that broke out in Ojodu and Obanikoro during the enforcement carried out by the Taskforce …

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, declared open the Governor Seyi Makinde Tennis Tournament organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sport, stating that his administration is ready to develop sports and produce as many talents as possible across different sports. Governor Makinde, who expressed excitement at …

Ex-militants’ leaders have challenged each other to end sea piracy and kidnapping in the region in a bid to foster the development of the Niger Delta communities. They also pledged to work with the Amnesty Programme to see to the achievement of its objectives. This was part of the resolutions …

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 “for a further period till the end of March, 2021 bearing in mind the new surge in the number of cases and the bid for vaccines.” The President disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving …

New York, Dec. 23, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill passed by Congress, describing it as a disgrace. In a video message posted on Twitter, Trump alleged that the bill contained “wasteful and unnecessary items”, adding that there was …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria has moved a step closer to the nation’s dream of full utilisation of the nation’s abundant gas potentials. Speaking Tuesday at the commissioning of the Integrated Gas Handling Facility and LPG Processing and Dispensing Plants built and operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development …

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Dec. 16, 2020 The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, says the institution has attracted over N8bn research grants in the past three years. Ogundipe disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of a ceremony to hand over the vertical extension of …

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to showcase development projects they have delivered to the people in their various states to prove that they also mean well for the people. Governor Wike gave the challenge at the inauguration of Tombia Road, …

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, Dec. 17, 2020 The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has approved the sum of N5 billion special intervention to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), to be captured in the 2021 budget. TETFund has also increased the National Research Fund to N8.5 billion in 2021 from N7.5 …

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Dec. 22, 2020 Most Nigerian consumers are not likely to purchase expensive or luxury items in the next 12 months. The Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) made this known in its Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) Report for December 2020, released by the Statistics Department of the …

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday, visited the headquarters of 151 battalion at Banki junction in Bama, and announced a Christmas package for each of the over 700 soldiers and their officers, for being undefeated by Boko Haram. Zulum on arrival, entered a closed door meeting with the …

The management of Zinox Technologies, Nigeria’s leading integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, has debunked allegations of its Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, being indicted by the Nigerian Police. This was contained in a detailed statement released to the media on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. ‘‘Firstly, Zinox Technologies makes bold …

Urhobo people and the entire federation lost a great academic gem and self-effacing patriot with the death of Professor Moses Tedheke, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. Tedheke, civil war veteran and Professor at the Nigerian Defence Academy’s Department of Political Science and Defence Studies, …

By Jessica Dogo Abuja, Dec. 22, 2020 The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task …

By Rotimi Ijikanmi Abuja, Dec. 22, 2020 Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with little resources. Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at a …

The Senate leadership on Monday met with representatives of the Executive arm of Government in a move that would see to the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccines next year by the Federal Government. The meeting which lasted about two hours thirty minutes was presided over by the Senate President, Ahmad …

Washington, Dec. 22, 2020 The U.S. Congress on Monday passed a coronavirus relief bill worth more than $900 billion, in a long-awaited move that will bring some degree of respite for people hit hard by the pandemic. The new relief package will temporarily boost weekly unemployment benefits and will give …

The National Assembly, during an emergency session convened on Monday, passed a N13.58 trillion budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The passage of the budget in the Senate was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Appropriations on the 2021 Appropriations bill. In his presentation, Chairman …

New York, Dec. 21 The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States and Europe continues to surge in spite of the start of vaccinations, the New York Times has reported. Calling the United States, the world’s largest coronavirus hot spot, the article published Saturday noted that the country had …