*Kebbi abductions: Parents lose hope, cry to government By Haruna Aliyu Birnin Kebbi—The  kidnapped students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State regained their freedom after 13 days in captivity. After being released by their abductors, the students were received by Governor Bello Matawalle in Gusau, on Sunday.Gunmen, […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Nigeria’s crude oil production fell by 6.68 percent to 1.239 million barrels per day in the month of August from 1.323mb/d in July, latest report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown. The daily oil production figure excludes condensate which Nigeria is not under obligation to report to […]

A College of Science and Technology that will run as an intermediary programme to prepare students into Science and bridge the gap of effective science learning preceding tertiary education, is to be established by the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has announced.

By Babajide KomolafeFirst Bank of Nigeria Limited, has been awarded the Private Bank of the Year 2021 by Global Finance, the voice of the global market renowned for its comprehensive coverage and analysis of the financial industry, international business and global economy.     The bank was bestowed the Private Bank of the Year award for its […]

Justice Dongban-Mensem said as President of the Court of Appeal, she receives the sum of N206,425, while other justices on the bench of the Court of Appeal, go home with N166,285 every month.

…Says happenings in South, M-Belt are state-sponsored terrorism  By Adeola Badru CHAIRMAN  of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, NINAS, Professor Banji Akintoye, yesterday, urged the United Nations to declare Miyetti Allah a terrorist organization. He also vowed to organise a one million-man freedom march at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States […]

*Says debts would be settled*Nigeria expects 52m doses of vaccines soon — FG Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF,  Mr Boss Mustapha, and Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, have called on striking resident doctors to sheathe their swords, as their demands would be settled. Mustapha, who is also chairman of the Presidential Steering […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor100 days after Nigeria banned  Twitter in the country, the microblogging platform has lost about 23.44 per cent out of its 25.52 per cent market share before the ban.This is as other social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram gain massively from Twitter’s losses.According to Statcounter, a global social media statistics […]

“Any market that is closed or transport union that fails to operate would be closed and disbanded, respectively, by the government till further notice.”

By Emmanuel ElebekeThe Presidency has faulted the position of the governor of River State, Nyesom Wike, that the federal government was taking Value Added Tax, VAT, from the South to service states in the North. The President’s Special Assistance on Public Affairs, Ajuri Ngelale, who stated this on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, yesterday, said […]

By Dr Oladipo OgunbodeMore than ever, competent field epidemiologists are needed worldwide. This is largely driven by the occurrence of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and other public health threats. For 12 years, the Nigeria Field Epidemiology Training Programme (NFETP) has developed field epidemiologic capacity to rapidly detect, […]

*We’re putting INTERPOL on notice with their details, in case any of them attempts fleeing outside our shores — INTERIOR MINISTRY *Gunmen attack Kabba prisons, kill soldier, policeman, injure Prisons personnel, free 240 inmates *Two Prisons officers missing *We’ll unmask those behind the attack soon – Kogi govt*Security forces on trail of perpetrators, inmates — […]

The Federal government has called on the Digital Technology Technical Working Groups (DTTWGs) to support the Federal Government’s initiatives on achieving a digital Nigeria.

By Sola Ogundipe WORRIED by persistent attack on schools, students and teachers in Nigeria, Save the Children International, SCI, has said that children in low income countries have lost 66 percent more of their lifetime schooldays during the pandemic compared with their peers in the rich countries.According to the Global Coalition to Protect Education from […]

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus as the dominant strain in the country, requiring Nigerians to keep all the prescribed protective measures in place and increase testing