NLC seeks funding for education, health sectors Rusia to produce 5 million vaccine doses monthly Nigeria is to spend N8.49 billion on COVID-19 testing. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the money at Wednesday’s meeting for the purchase of 12 assorted items by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). But the Nigeria Labour Congress […]
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The Federal Government has said three aircraft had been deployed to evacuate Nigerians from Dubai, United Arabs Emirate (UAE) before the window closes this month-end. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, while receiving 95 girls from Lebanon. She said the special […]
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US Health Secretary Alex Azar walks out of a plane as he arrives at the Sungshan Airport in Taipei on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Pei Chen / POOL / AFP) China warned Washington not to “play with fire” on Wednesday as a US delegation wrapped up a historic trip to the self-ruled island of […]
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I remain in charge, says Ogundipe FG awaits briefs on VC sack ASUU faults action The crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG) climaxed yesterday with the purported sack of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. In another twist, however, the embattled Ogundipe insisted he remained the vice chancellor of the institution. The institution had […]
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Following the unabated killings by suspected terrorists in Southern Kaduna, the Defence Headquarters has deployed more troops in the communities in the area. It disclosed that special forces on Operation Safe Haven were carrying out patrols at the various flash points in the communities, noting that the move was expected to curtail the bloodshed in […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked African youths to dislodge older generation from leadership positions. He enjoined them to participate actively in the activities of political parties with a view to taking over the structure from them. He said this on Wednesday while delivering a keynote address at an interactive session held virtually to mark […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined the Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos, N5 million for airing views it determined to be hate speech on one of its programmes, “Morning Cross Fire”, which was aired on August 10, 2020, between 8.30am and 9.00am. In a statement issued on Thursday, NBC noted with grave concern, what it […]
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Security has been tightened around the Senate building of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as its Senate meets at the Ade Ajayi Main auditorium to discuss the sudden removal of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as Vice Chancellor by the Governing Council in Abuja on Wednesday. Prof Theophilus Soyombo of the Faculty of Science was announced Acting […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has condemned the prominent television reality show; Big Brother Naija, urging the National Youth Council of Nigeria to work out plans to harness the talents and values of young professionals. The monarch opined that the show has been misrepresenting the goodness of the Nigerian youths. A statement by […]
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After 56 days in isolation, Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, has revealed how he recovered. He said he took not less than 25 bottles of black seed oil, a bowl of black seed, lots of alligator pepper, bitter cola and different brands of herbal concoctions to beat coronavirus. On […]
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