Coronavirus: Leading South African journalist dies from epidemic

Condolences are pouring in following the death of veteran South African journalist, Karima Brown, who succumbed to a coronavirus (COVID-19)-related illness on Thursday in Cape Town. Brown held various senior media positions, including political editor at Business Day, group executive editor at Independent Media, and hosted her own television talk show. The National Press Club […]
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Military activates PCR lab for Covid-19 test in Lagos

By Evelyn Usman The Nigerian Armed Forces has activated a Polymerase Chain Reaction, PCR laboratory in the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital , Yaba, Lagos, for Covid-19 test, with a view to facilitating seamless testing of Military personnel, their families and civilians. Speaking at the activation ceremony of the PCR testing laboratory, Thursday, the Minister […]

Reps to investigate abandoned projects in Nigeria

The House of Representatives has vowed to track all abandoned projects in the country to ensure their completion. Rep. Makki Abubakar, Chairman of the house ad hoc committee on abandoned projects said this in Abuja on Thursday. ‘The committee was set-up to investigate executed, funded and repeated capital projects in the Appropriation Act,” he said. […]

Court grants divorce to woman abandoned for 8 years

A Jos Central Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday granted a woman, Simaiga Bulus, divorce on grounds that her husband of 22 years, Biko, abandoned her for eight years. Delivering judgment, the presiding Judges, Ghazali Adam and Hyacenth Dolnanan held that the court had no choice but to dissolve the union. ”Both […]

PTAD pays 559 ex-Biafra police officers N1.1b

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has so far disbursed no less than One billion, One hundred and three million, Nine hundred and eighty-five thousand, one hundred and twenty-four Naira, forty-four kobo (N1, 103,985,124.44) as gratuity and pension arrears to 559 retired war affected police officers, also known as ex-Biafra police officers.

Foreign cartel monopolizes printing paper business — CIPPON

The Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria ( CIPPON), charged with the duty of regulating, controlling and managing the affairs of printers and related matters in Nigeria, has lamented the arbitrary increase in the cost of papers in Nigeria and blamed foreign cartel involved in the importation of paper for the hike.

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