The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, in a statement, said all public and private schools below the tertiary level in Lagos should be reopened on the date, advising the authorities to comply with Covid-19 protocols.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condoled with the family, friends and associates of Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, over the death of the former Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos. Ibidapo-Obe was also a Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of First Technical University, Ibadan in Oyo State. Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Jan. 4 to press home their demands. The directives to embark on the strike is contained in a release signed by the Acting National Secretary of the association, Comrade Emmanuel Enyiegor on Monday in […]

By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi Deputy majority leader, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Oboro Preyor, who represents Bomadi Constituency, has tasked his constituents to continue to support Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s developmental strides in the state. Preyor gave the task Monday in his new year message to constituents at his country home at Kpakiama, Bomadi council […]

The Libyan navy said on Monday that it rescued 82 illegal immigrants off the coast of Khoms city, some 120 km east of the capital Tripoli. The Libyan navy disclosed this in a statement. “A rubber boat was successfully rescued with 82 migrants on board off the coast of Khoms city after a distress call […]

…as APC closes its case with 6 witnesses, tenders 17 Exhibits By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, closed the forgery case it instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, after it called a total of six witnesses and tendered 17 Exhibits. Lead counsel to the APC, Chief Akin Olujimi, SAN, […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, on Monday paraded nine crime suspects arrested in the state during the yuletide. The State Commandan tof the corps, Mr Ayinla Makinde, who paraded the suspects in Ilorin, said that they were arrested at various locations in the state capital. He alleged that the suspects […]

The Ebonyi government on Monday ordered the arrest of circulators of a video on social media that Fulani herdsmen were being attacked and chased out of the state. Gov. David Umahi said at a news conference in Abakaliki that the video was faked. He ordered security agencies to investigate the source of the video and […]

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed trading in 2021 on a bullish trend with the All-Share Index surpassing the 41,000 mark, as investors continued to position ahead of full year results and dividiend declaration. Specifically, the All-Share Index inched higher by 876.67 points or 2.18 per cent to close at 41,147.39 from 40,270.72 achieved on […]

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has reiterated his administration’s resolve to ensure that the state remains the safest and most-secured in the country. Ugwuanyi said this on Monday in Enugu at the public presentation of a book entitled: “Effective Policing and Security in South-East Nigeria’’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]