The federal government has directed the reopening of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country. Tertiary institution regulatory agencies like the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) have also directed tertiary institutions to reopen. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu,…
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Sex Toy Shop Assault: Buhari Minister Reacts As Court Fines Serving Senator, Abbo N50m
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has commended the Nigerian judiciary for sentencing Senator Elisha Abbo representing Adamawa North Senatorial district for assaulting Ms Osimibibra Warmate in 2019. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja on Monday awarded N50 million in favour of the woman assaulted by Senator Abbo….
Why We Can’t Ban ‘Agbero’ In Lagos – Hamzat
The Lagos State Government banned commercial motorcycles from some roads recently and it threw many people out of work. Is the government considering re-permitting them to continue? There was also a rumour that the state was trying to set up its own commercial motorcycle business. Can you shed light on these? We are not trying…
Liverpool Agree Deal With Bayern Munich For Thiago Alcantara
Liverpool have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich for Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara. The Premier League club will pay £20m across Thiago’s four-year contract, with the potential for £5m in add-ons, and the midfielder will wear the No 6 jersey. It had initially looked like any deal would be dependent on the future of Georginio…
Nigeria Nears Total Collapse, Says Soyinka
NIGERIA is on the edge of total collapse, Nobel laureate Prof Woke Soyinka said on Tuesday. He gave his backing to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that Nigeria is becoming a failed state and more divided under President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka said the Federal Government’s tactics of “aggressively” denying that Buhari’s policies and conduct were…
COVID-19: Buhari Govt Gives Updates On Reopening Of Universities
The Nigerian government has said no decision has been taken on the reopening of tertiary institutions in the country. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education disclosed this during the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 in Abuja. Nwajiuba, however, said universities would need to get clearance and procedures from the National…
Jubilation As Okada Man Returns Missing N700,000 To Business Woman In Delta State
A motorcyclist “okada man” in the Oghara area of Delta state returned a bag containing N700,000 belonging to a woman he’d carried to the market. According to a Facebook user who narrated the incident, the okada man noticed that the woman dropped something when she was entering the market. As a morally upright man, he picked up…
Blackout Looms In Nigeria As Kainji Dam Bursts [Video]
Some Nigerian states may soon experience blackouts following a sudden burst at the Kainji Hydroelectric Dam in Kainji. The embankments of Kainji dam, one of Nigeria’s hydro-power stations caved in after the opening of the four spillway gates to free surplus water caused by heavy rains. On Sunday, the management, Mainstream Energy Solution Limited, opened…
US Govt Imposes Visa Ban On Politicians Who Rigged Elections In Nigeria
The United States of America has imposed visa ban on politicians, who it claimed undermined the conducts of the November 2019 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. This move is in the run-up to the September and October 2020 governorship polls in Edo and Ondo respectively. The spokesperson for the Department of State, Morgan…
FG Makes U-turn, Says It Is Not Convinced Schools Should Reopen
The federal government says it is not yet convinced that schools should be reopened for academic activities. Minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba made the disclosure on Thursday, September 10 at a meeting the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 held in Abuja with the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee (NTLC) on National Primary Health….
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