The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the Delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made this known at the bi-weekly national briefing on COVID-19, in Abuja on Monday. REAd ALSO:Two years in office: We’ve secured over 400 jobs for Ebonyi people in […]

The Head of Nigeria National Office,  West African Examination Council, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan has announced that the 2022 West  African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, will be conducted in May/June.

The twelfth edition of the annual Lagos Photo Festival tagged “LagosPhoto21”, an exhibition of photographic expose, held in the month of November 4 running to the month of December 14, 2021, presented fascinating works that were described by spectators as very amazing.

A father of 36 children, Kazeem Ayamojuba, who impregnated a 13-year-old girl in Boundary area of Ajegunle, Lagos, is currently on the run.

President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed February 2022 as a new date for the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, confirmed this development to State House correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The […]

A Nigerian professionals group outside the shores of the country, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID) has passed a vote of confidence on the Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde for his exceptional astute leadership and good governance that have brought unprecedented economic growth and colossal sustainable infrastructural development to the state.

The Chairman of Geregu Power Plc and renowned philanthropist, Mr Femi Otedola, has been invited by UK-based Save the Children to join the prestigious group as the organisation’s vice president, in recognition of his philanthropic efforts to better the lives of children in Nigeria.

Zenith Bank, yesterday, kick-started the yuletide season with the Christmas Light-Up ceremony at Ajose Adeogun Street Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,800 Corps members to Gombe State for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream II Orientation course. This is contained in a statement made available by Ms Margaret Dakama, the scheme’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), in Gombe on Monday. Dakama, quoting the Gombe state coordinator, Mrs Ada Imoni, said […]

FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021, the winners of which will be revealed at an online ceremony on 17 January 2022. Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – selected the candidates for each category. The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order: The […]

Fidelity Bank Plc has launched a new thematic campaign tagged, ‘Fidelity for You’, aimed at demonstrating its devotion to customers.

A group, Yoruba Youth Indigenous Movement (YYIM) yesterday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State of propagating a hidden agenda targeted at undermining the operations of the Southwest Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun for political gains.

The President of the community court of Justice, ECOWAS, Edward Amoako Asante, has called for an upward review of the number of justices for the court, to enable it meet up its responsiblilities. Giving an account of how the court had fared in the last 20 years, at a ceremony in Lome on Monday, Asante […]

Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, have attacked fishermen and carted away four of their outboard engines at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom. The gunmen were said to have attacked the fishermen and dispossessed them of their belongings at gunpoint on Friday, November 19. Mr Ogunbiyi Oluwajuwon, the counsel to the fishermen, […]

Disturbed by the growing insecurity in Katsina state, President Muhammadu Buhari’s kinsmen on Monday sought the assistance of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC  to turn the tide against criminal elements.