Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba FCTA issues strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines Ahead of the Eid-el Kabir celebration, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has vowed to sustain efforts at improving public security and safety across the country. The IGP gave the assurance while directing Commissioners of Police (CPs) in all […]
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Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, accused of beating up one Clement Sargwak in March this year, has initiated a legal action against the Sargwak and the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions investigating the matter. Included also in the suit as defendants, according to the originating summons dated […]
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Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Digital transition is on course, says NBC Lagosians unaware of FreeTv as designated sales centres yet to begin The plan by the Federal Government to complete the country’s digital switchover (DSO) by December 7, 2022, might not be realised following the failure of government to […]
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The restlessness that has greeted the passage of the much-talked about Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly (NASS), the other day, has clearly counteracted the desired goodwill that the proposed law should ordinarily command. The bill ought to represent a good starting point in the effort to re-position the oil and gas industry […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde When the Oyo State Government distributed cassava seeds and other inputs as part of their COVID-19 intervention support plan, their action was mocked by some as being cheap and unimaginative. Some people could not understand why cassava stems were being used as input support. However, what many did not realise […]
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Britain’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid, wearing a protective face covering to combat the spread of the coronavirus, arrives for a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paulís Cathedral in London on July 5, 2021, celebrating the 73rd anniversay of the NHS (National Health Service). Javid said on July 17, 2021 he had tested positive for Covid-19 […]
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The Nigerian Air force has debunked a report that one of its fighter jet crashed. A Nigerian air force jet was reported to have crashed at an undisclosed location in Kaduna State by a an online media. The report had alleged that “the fighter jet left Yola, the Adamawa capital, this morning to go clear […]
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An exam inspector is seen walking across the hall as Students of Secondary School are seen taking an exam. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde No fewer than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on Aug. 16.The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African […]
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A 40-feet container on Sunday crushed two cars, leaving one person dead and the other injured on the Otedola Bridge, the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.Mr Nosa Okunbor, the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the incident, said that the remains of the victim were claimed by his […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, and issued to newsmen on Sunday, in Abuja.The statement quoted Prof […]
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