FG, others share N5.3trn in 8 months
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Federal Government, 36 states and the 774 local governments of the federation as well revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government shared a total of N5.3 trillion as statutory allocation in eight months, from January to August 2020. The decline in the total allocation compared to N5.4 trillion shared during the […]
BREAKING: Donald Trump, Melania test positive for coronavirus
United States President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for coronavirus. Trump broke the news on his verified Twitter account, saying they’ll get through it together. Trump wrote: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this together.” Trump […]
Ojukwu varsity lecturers deny opting out of ASUU strike
The Academic Staff Union of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam campus, has denied opting out of the national strike by university lecturers. The branch Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Alphonsus Aniebo stated this at a press briefing in Awka on Thursday, while reacting to an earlier statement by a group of lecturers in the university, who […]
NSIP trains 7,000 Benue food cooks/vendors on COVID-19 protocol
…distributes 10,000, face masks, hand sanitizers to trainees By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue state office of the National Social Investment Programme, NSIP, has commenced the training of 7,000 cooks/food vendors on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, on the COVID-19 protocol and measures to check the spread of the virus among school pupils. […]
Nigeria @ 60: Reconstruct Benin-Warri road, Okowa tells FG
Decries lost of lives, goods as a result of the bad road Urges NASS to revisit electoral act amendment By Festus Ahon – Asaba Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Thursday told the Federal Government to embark on a total reconstruction of the Benin-Warri highway, lamenting that the road has completely failed. He also charged […]
#NigeriaAt60: I disagree with ‘bleak’ view of our history – Osinbajo
We have a future worth fighting for, Osinbajo tells youths As Nigerians, including public commentators reflect on the country’s journey to nationhood over the past 60 years, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has called on the youth not succumb to the challenges confronting the nation, noting that young Nigerians hold the key to a more united, […]
