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Federal Government workers on Grade Level (GL) 12 and below have been directed to stay at home for a period of five weeks. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation , Doctor FOLASADE YEMI-ESAN, issued the directive in a statement in Abuja. She asked the workers not to come to work from today, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the military and Katsina State government for the successful operation that led to the release of the Kankara School boys abducted last Friday. Buhari stated that the governor of Katsina State has been up and doing since the attack took place and expressed happiness for the release of the boys. […]
The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), UCHE SECONDUS today led a protest demanding the rescue of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State. The protest tagged #BringBackOurBoys held at the PDP liaison office in Maitama. SECONDUS said the party like most Nigerians were traumatised by the callous […]
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that Nigerians should expect to receive COVID-19 vaccine by the end of January 2021. He made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Minister stated that a technical working group in the Ministry of Health is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria.
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has ordered the immediate opening of four land borders. The President on Wednesday also directed other land borders to be opened by December 31, 2020.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice JOHN TSOHO, has defended the court’s freezing of accounts of alleged promoters of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country in October. He said that contrary to the belief in some quarters that the court intentionally froze the accounts of #EndSARS promoters, it only played its […]
The Association of Boat Drivers plying the Bonny-Port Harcourt waterways has raised alarm over the continued detention of one of their colleagues, ADVENTIOUS RUFUS, who was attacked by sea pirate. One of the drivers simply known as JONATEX told correspondent AYO ODUNGWERU in a telephone interview that his colleague was detained after filing a statement […]
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that 26 personnel tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Major GeneralJOHNSON IREFIN. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General SAGIR MUSA, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. General MUSA disclosed that a total of […]
The Coalition of Northern Group says its state chapters will trek to Daura, the country home of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, in protest against the abduction of 333 students in the State. Under the banner of the #Bringbackourboys campaign, the CNG spokesperson, ABDUL-AZEEZ SULEIMAN, told newsmen that his members would storm the President’s residence today and […]
By Chinwendu Nwani The Rivers State governor, NYESOM WIKE, has advised the Federal Government to include the East West road among the critical infrastructural projects being funded from the coffers of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. The governor, also said the Federal Government’s directive stopping State governments from funding the construction or rehabilitation of failed […]
