…probe infractions in Anambra-Imo River Basin Authority By Levinus Nwabughiogu House of Representatives has asked the National Universities Commission, NUC, to review academic curriculum to reflect modern realities and job needs in the country. Resolution to that effect was taken at Wednesday plenary on a motion titled “Need to Review Curriculum of Tertiary Institutions to […]

Twitter said Wednesday it is testing a way for users to “think aloud” with tweets that vanish after a day instead of having posts linger. The ability to send ephemeral tweets called “Fleets” is being tried out in Brazil, according to the San Francisco-based social media platform. If more widely implemented, Twitter would match the […]

Following the protest by market women at the Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, over the payment of N18,000 levy by some traders, the state government has explained that the amount was an agreement between the traders and the state government.

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members struggled on Wednesday to win support from Russia to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices that have tumbled by a fifth this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. A panel of several ministers from OPEC, Russia and other producers failed to […]

Benue Police Command has said that unknown gunmen killed three persons on Tuesday at Moon District, Kwande Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ms Catherine Anene, told newsmen in Makurdi on Wednesday that the gunmen were suspected to be herdsmen. “On March 3rd, unknown gunmen, suspected to be […]

A housewife, Aisha Musa, on Wednesday dragged her step-daughter, Hassana Ali, before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for shredding her clothes. ”In January, I simply asked my mate, Hafsa, to provide plates for the food I was sharing for the household. ”After I shared the food, Ali poured out the soup […]

The controversial “My People, My People” road project in 26 of the 27 local council areas of Imo State, was initiated by the State Executive Council, SEC.

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Wednesday urged its customers in Ogun to support its planed upward review of tariff. The Chief Commercial Officer of IBEDC, Mr Deolu Ijose, at a stakeholders meeting in Abeokuta, said the proposed tariff regime was to enable the company improve its services to customers. Ijose said the proposed […]

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has said it is excited that Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed to rout out bandits in the state, saying his (El-rufai)’s eyes are now opened to the security challenges bedevilling the state. Recall that the Governor, while speaking against the backdrop of last Sunday’s […]

The police on Wednesday arraigned Lere Olayinka, 47, the spokesman to former Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N13.5 million fraud. The defendant, of no fixed address, according to the prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okunade, committed the offence between 2014 and 2018 at the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State, (BSES) […]

A middle-aged man, Chibuzor Nwagbara, from Umuakpa Umungwa Autonomous Community, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, has allegedly murdered his half brother, Elijah Nwagbara, over a land dispute.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the outbreak of Coronavirus has negatively impacted Nigeria’s oil revenue, saying a mid-term review of the 2020 budget will be carried to reflect the realities on the ground. The minister stated this when she fielded questions from State House correspondents at the end of […]

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded two secondary school teachers, Olaofe Ayodele and Gbenga Ajibola charged with rape in correctional centre, pending legal advice. The defendants had been arraigned on Feb. 28 and the court ordered that they be remanded in police facility, and adjourned the case for ruling on bail till March 4. […]

Succour has, at last, come the way of the embattled six students of Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State, and their lecturer on Wednesday.

By Lawani Mikairu Operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, Lagos, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), yesterday said they have concluded arrangement to deploy temperature measurement device to take the temperature of all terminal users at the various entry points. This is just as BASL advised travellers to be safety conscious, particularly in […]