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Yearly Archives: 2021

Tomato sellers in Enugu attribute drop in price to a glut

Some tomato sellers in Enugu have attributed the current drop in price of the commodity to its harvest season which has led to a...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Stemming the tide of open defecation: the Kwara approach

  Globally, Nigeria is ranked second after India on the rung of countries with the highest prevalent rate of open defecation practice, and the first...

Okowa congratulates SSG, Ebie at 50

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, on his 50th birth anniversary on Saturday. The...

Rep Dagogo set to distribute 700 laptops, 17 boats, financial grants to constituents

Rep. Farah Dagogo (PDP, Degema/Bonny), has procured 700 laptops and 17 fibre boats with 75HP outboard engines to be distributed to his constituents as...

FG approves replacement policy on phone SIM for Nigerians –NCC

The Federal Government has approved a replacement policy for subscribers whose Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) may have been lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged. Dr. Ikechukwu...

Police foil bandits attack, rescue kidnapped victim in Zamfara

 The  Police Command in  Zamfara state has foiled an attack by bandits in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state and rescued a kidnapped...

Abuja Rural dwellers call for access to health

Unarguably, lack of essential healthcare services arising from inadequate equipment, poor distribution of health workers and poor staffing, lack of access roads to facilities...

Kidnapped sister of Oyo Deputy Minority leader regains freedom

Mrs Jumoke Babalola-Oludele, sister of the Deputy Minority Leader, Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Sunkanmi Babalola, has regained freedom from her abductors. The News...

China-Africa friendship emerges still stronger from COVID-19 challenge – Foreign minister

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the friendship between China and Africa emerged still stronger from the challenge posed by the...

FRSC boss praises minister for prompt evacuation of fallen tanker

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has commended the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,...

New Year: Kwara Gov.’s wife donates to babies born on new year’s day

Dr Olufolake AbdulRazaq , wife of the Kwara governor, has donated gifts to some babies born in the early hours of the new year...

COVID-19: Kwara Govt. announces Jan. 11 for schools resumption

Kwara Government has announced that tertiary institutions will resume on Jan. 11, 2021, under strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chief Press Secretary to...

COVID-19: Kwara Govt. announces Jan. 11 for schools resumption

Kwara Government has announced that tertiary institutions will resume on Jan. 11, 2021, under strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chief Press Secretary to...

We are close to implementing the new minimum wage – Kwara HoS

The Kwara Head of Service  (HoS), Mrs Susan Oluwole, said the government is working at reaching acceptable agreement with Labour Unions on the implementation...

2 Championship games put off after COVID-19 outbreaks

 Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday. Bristol City...

Buhari mourns Iyan Zazzau Aminu, Talban Zazzau Pate

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of two leading members of the Zazzau Emirate, the Iyan Zazzau, Alhaji Bashir Aminu and...

COVID-19: NCDC registers1,074 new cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,074  new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its...

Senate overrides Trump’s veto of major national security bill

The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to override U.S. President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA), a major national security...

Manchester United close in on Liverpool with win over Aston Villa

 Manchester United closed in on the pole position in the English Premier League (EPL)  on Friday after a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa. The...

NDLEA records 165 arrests, 960kg seizures of hard drugs in Imo command in 2020

 The year 2020 has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging not only for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Imo but...

Tony Elumelu Foundation unveils Entrepreneurship programme for African men, women

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), on Friday in Lagos unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme for 2021, to empower women and men across the African...

International students’ hostel: Gbajabiamila hails Unilag management for vision

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila of the House of Representatives on Friday praised the University of Lagos management for doggedness that resulted in the construction of...

Kano SEMA supported 47,551 flood, fire disaster victims in 2020 — Chairman

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), says it distributed relief materials to 47,551 flood and fire disaster victims across the 44 Local Government...

Lawmaker empowers 150 women, youths in Adamawa

Sen. Binos Yareo, representing Adamawa South senatorial zone, has empowered 150 women and youths in his constituency. Yareo empowered the beneficiaries with sewing machines, grinding machines,...

Lagos NMA pledges improvement in strategies to win fight against COVID-19

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos branch, says it will not relent in its collective resolve to ensure a robust health care delivery as...
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