The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has confirmed that the third mainland bridge will be fully reopened to traffic by February 15. The Minister gave the update on Thursday during an inspection of construction work on major roads and bridges in Lagos State. The Minister and his team visited the section of the […]
The Federal Government has insisted that the January 18 resumption date for schools in the country remains intact despite fears over the surge in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. “After extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders, including State Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors and heads of institutions, staff unions and students, the consensus of opinion is that […]
Large crowds of Nigerians who do not have National Identity Numbers on Thursday gathered at the National Identity Management Commission, as they jettisoned the appointment dates given to them by the Commission. Workers at the Commission observed that the rush was intensifying by the day because the deadlines issued by the Federal Government for the […]
The World Bank plans to invest over $5bn within the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agricultural productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries. It said the countries were on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti, without naming the particular nations. World Bank Group President, David Malpass, in […]
At least 18 people, including four mothers and their babies, have been abducted in a raid by gunmen on their village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, the local community association has said. It’s the latest in a wave of kidnappings in the region. The gunmen on motorbikes stormed Mando village in Birnin Gwari […]
Christopher Georgia, a United States citizen, has reportedly committed suicide after being charged for invading the Capitol. The 53-year-old was said to have shot himself dead at his residence in Alpharetta, Georgia, days after he was charged alongside some others for breaching the Capitol police and flouting curfew. UK Daily Mail quoted The Fulton County […]
The National Examination Council on Wednesday announced the release of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (internal) results. But a total of 233,000 candidates, who were prevented from taking the NECO examination in some states due to the #EndSARS protests, would be accommodated in the external examination scheduled for between Monday February 1 and Wednesday […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday said it was awaiting the advice of the Federal Government as regards the deadline for the integration of Subscriber Identification Modules with valid National Identity Numbers. It also stated that the earlier announced deadlines were still in force despite the clamour for extension or outright suspension of the registration […]
A provisional 270 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured by the African Union (AU) for distribution across the continent. All of the doses will be used this year, promises current AU head South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. This is on top of 600 million doses already secured but is still not enough to […]
Republican and Democrats clap as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) commends Capitol Police and law enforcement for their work after Pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the Capitol in the House chamber on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Pool/Getty Images/AFP Republican and Democrats clap as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) commends Capitol Police and law […]