Anambra Government has reiterated the ban on night club for one month to ensure safety of lives of its citizens across the state. Mr C-Don Adinuba, Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka. Adinuba urged all operators to comply […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun state government has warned schools in the state not to resume on January 4, 2021 as earlier scheduled as new date would be announced in due course. The state government, through the ministry of Education said coronavirus reality would not permit schools to reopen as scheduled on the calendar. […]

By Bashir Bello, Kano The member representing Ajingi, Albasu and Gaya Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya, has told members of the public to assist through providing security agencies with useful and timely information that would aid the fight against insecurity bedevilling the northern region and country at large. This was […]

By Sherifat Lawal That the Christmas message of Most Rev Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto generated a lot of reactions is not unexpected. However, this particular one not only raised dust in high places, the dust took on legal and treasonous proportions, with accusations and counter-accusations flying. Now, what did […]

BY GABRIEL ENOGJOLASE EDO State has recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, with the state government enjoining residents to be cautious, proactive, and observe all precautionary measures to guard against the spread of the deadly virus. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, in a statement in Benin yesterday, said the government has reactivated isolation […]

By Lawani Mikairu Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN Thursday said it  has stepped up measures to ensure the safety of travelling passengers and other airport users across the nation. This is due to the second wave of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic that the world is currently grappling with. Making this disclosure yesterday , Mrs […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will make a New Year broadcast to the nation Friday, January 1, 2021 at 7am. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, Thursday. ALSO READ: What Buhari said before signing 2021 […]

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE SIGNING OF THE 2021 APPROPRIATION BILL AND THE 2020 FINANCE BILL INTO LAW ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 31, 2020 AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS, PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA. It gives me great pleasure today to sign the 2021 Appropriation Bill and the enabling 2020 Finance Bill into law. I would like to […]

Around 50 countries around the world have already started vaccinating their people against Covid-19, barely a year after the first alert by China signalled the start of the epidemic. A snapshot: – China leads the way – China, where the pandemic first emerged, was also the first to start vaccinations over the summer, without waiting […]

…Signs 2021 appropriation and finance bill into law President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja issued stern warning to agencies of government saddled with generating revenue generation to work hard to meet their targets. The President issued the warning after he signed the Thirteen-Point- Five- Eight-Eight trillion Naira (N13.588 trillion) 2021 Appropriation Bill and the 2020 […]