If I’m asked to name a man of God I respect, I’ll mention Oyedepo – Reno Omokri
By Nwafor Sunday Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri, Thursday, said that if he is asked to name a man of God he respects, as a true man of God, he would name the founder and presiding Bishop of the Megachurch Faith Tabernacle, and Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo. Last […]
Schools Reopening: We are still evaluating — FG
The Federal Government says it has not come to a point where it is convinced that schools should be re-opened for academic exercise after their closure due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on […]
COVID-19: Private polytechnics proprietors beg FG to reopen schools
By Joseph Erunke PROPRIETORS of private polytechnics in the country have appealed to the federal government to as a matter of urgency reopen polytechnics shut down in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The owners of private polytechnics operating under the aegis of Association of Proprietors of Private Polytechnics in Nigeria, APPPN, in a statement, Thursday, […]
How fuel subsidy removal will earn Nigeria ₦1trn annually, create jobs – Sylva
Mr Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources says the Federal Government’s decision to fully remove subsidy from petrol will earn the country ₦1trn annually and create massive jobs. Sylva, who said this on Thursday, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, said that beginning from October, Nigerians “can now convert cars using petroleum […]
Southern Kaduna: SOKIPEP condemns fresh attacks
…Tells kinsmen not to allow themselves used to breach peace efforts …Commends OPSH for swift response to attacks, preventing escalation …urges military to treat perpetrators as criminals By Joseph Erunke Indigenous peace-building organisation in Southern Kaduna operating under the aegis of Southern Kaduna Peace Practitioners, SOKIPEP, has condemned last Tuesday and Wednesday’s isolated attacks in […]
Benue IDPs get palliatives as state SEMA expresses concern over stolen items
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue state government, Thursday commenced the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives donated to the state by CACOVID, a private sector initiative, to over 500,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, across the state. The distribution which was supervised by the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Dr. Emanuel Shior at the […]
