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The Federal Government has imposed new restrictions amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in various parts of the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the […]
A total of 625 deported Nigerians returned to the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He added that 24 other Nigerians were repatriated for various criminal and immigration-related offences abroad. Back in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 today. The Presidency announced this on Tuesday via its official handle. “@MBuhari will meet with the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 this afternoon,” @NGRPresident tweeted. The meeting, which will hold at the presidential villa in Abuja might […]
‘According to the chairman of the aggrieved contractors Williams Ejiakor, UBEC has advised the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, to pay them but Governor Hope is insisting that he would not pay for contracts awarded by former governor Emeka Ihedioha….’ Click the link below to listen to Imo UBEC caught in denials, politics and corruption. Investigative […]
The Senate on Wednesday deferred the passage of the 2021 budget till Monday next week. Senate President Ahmad Lawan who disclosed this at plenary, said the development followed new items of expenditure transmitted to the National Assembly by the Executive. He said that the Committee on Finance will work through the weekend to capture […]
Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed it was behind the abduction of hundreds of students in northwestern Nigeria, in what appears to be a major expansion of the jihadist group’s activities into new areas. At least 333 students are still missing since the attack late Friday on the all-boys Government Science Secondary School in Katsina State […]
The Federal Government has issued an ultimatum to all telecommunications operators in the country to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) without National Identification Number (NIN). It also ordered the network operators to ask all their subscribers to provide valid NIN to update their records and suspend SIM registration. These formed parts of the resolutions […]
Ugandan presidential candidate under the umbrella of the National Unity Platform, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, has called for the release of Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems. The singers were arrested in Uganda for flouting COVID-19 guidelines. They were arrested after their performances at The Big Brunch, which held at Speke Resort, Wavamunno […]
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has disclosed that 17 of the missing schoolboys kidnapped from a Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) in Kankara Local Government Area of the state have escaped from captivity. Governor Masari who disclosed this in an interview on Monday evening said the schoolboys were found and have been reunited with their […]
The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. This was announced in a statement by World Bank on Tuesday noting that the facility is a five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) that will last from 2021 to 2024. “This Country Partnership Framework will guide our engagement for the next 5 years […]
