Abule Ado explosion: Nigeria Governors’ Forum donates N200m to Relief Fund
By Florence Onuegbu The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has donated N200 million to the Abule Ado Emergency Relief Fund to assist victims of Ado Soba, Abule […]
Month: March 2020
ICPC arrests Obono Obla, ex-Presidential panel chairman
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the […]
Domestic investors executed transactions worth N165.14bn in January – Uduk
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that domestic investors executed transactions worth N165.14 billion in the equities market in January. Ms […]
FG appoints Prof. Rim-Rukeh as new FUPRE VC
By Edith Ike-Eboh President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, […]
Violence against women: Centre inaugurates men’s network
By Oluwafunke Ishola Toward ending violence against women and girls, the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), has inaugurated a community network […]
Covid-19: Congolese musician, Aurlus Mabele, is dead
Congolese music legend, Aurlus Mabélé, has passed away while battling COVID-19, friends and relatives said. Mabélé died in a Paris hospital, France, the same day […]
Another fire outbreak at Abule Ado
Another fire outbreak has engulfed some parts of 7th Avenue Area in Festac, not too far from the site of the recent explosion in the […]
Racial discrimination over coronavirus shameful — UN Chief
By Harrison Arubu United Nation’s Secretary-General António Guterres says there are growing acts of racial discrimination over COVID-19 outbreak, describing the attitude as shameful. “It […]
Japan develops a 10-minute Coronavirus testing kit
A group of researchers have managed to create a coronavirus testing kit that they claim will be able to yield results in just 10 minutes. […]
Covid-19: Twitter will verify more health experts to fight misinformation
Twitter wants to make it easier for health experts to get verified. The company is taking new steps to open up its notoriously opaque verification […]
Google launches coronavirus website in the United States
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing, as the country works on slowing […]
Country music icon Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Vocalist Kenny Rogers, who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of sleekly tailored hits and won three […]
FG adds Sweden, Austria to list of restricted countries
The Federal Government has said Swedish and Austrian nationals as well as other passengers from the European countries will be made to undergo coronavirus tests […]
Coronavirus: Government to pay up to 80% of workers’ wages
The government will pay the wages of employees unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic, in a radical move aimed at protecting people’s jobs. […]
Coronavirus: Police take action on Bondi Beach crowds
Police in Sydney have closed Bondi Beach after crowds exceeded Australia’s outdoor gathering limit. The country has banned outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people […]