The Lagos Government in response to the economic challenges being experienced as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic which necessitated the shutdown of all tourism, hospitality and creative arts businesses among others; has considered the sector as one of the worst hit of the economy. The State Government through the intervention of the Ministry of…
The National Youth Service Corps has embarked on measures that would enable safe and smooth running of its operations after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country. The NYSC said the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course was suspended one week into the exercise as a proactive measure to avert…
WAW factory in Ibadan, Oyo state capital was ordered by the Federal Government to be sealed up . THE Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of an Ibadan-based factory, Expand Global Manufacturing Limited, makers of WAW detergent, as a result of the death of a 21year-old Richard Gbadebo in the line of duty. The…
The Nigerian Government says the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, orchestrated the killing of 60 persons across the South East and South-South Zones within four months. It also said 55 property got destroyed in the violent attacks in the Zones. The Nigerian Government stated this in a letter to western diplomats. The letter dated…
This is becoming more messy than expected. There has to be a way out of this, so that the reason this protest was established can be achieved. What was found on one of the dead bodies that were not identified earlier was #90, Garri, and groundnuts. Not even a cellphone to identify the fellow. A…
Five years of nutrition action plan that will help to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the country has been approved by the federal government. Spokesperson to the Vice President Laolu Akande, said the plan was approved by the National Council on Nutrition which is chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The plan will help in…
A former executive secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Stephen Oshinowo, diverted the board’s N127 million to his personal use, an EFCC investigator has said. Moday Moley, testifying before an Ikeja Special Offences Court Monday, said the defendant used his account domiciled in the United Bank of Africa (UBA) to perpetrate each of the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections have risen with 249 and 499 new cases on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 30,748. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this total in a tweet on Thursday. The new infections were identified in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory,…
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja extended the work-from-home directive for civil servants from GL 12 and below until the end of March. Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr Abdulganiyu Aminu, Director Press and Public Relations, office of the HOCSF….
Chidinma Ekile, the Nigerian singer, has announced herself as a “crusader of Jesus Christ” with the release of a new gospel-inclined track titled ‘Jehovah Overdo’. The songwriter broke the news on her Instagram page on Sunday — on the occasion of her 30th birthday. “Jehovah Overdo made it possible, I’m a crusader of the Gospel of Jesus Christ….
