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2023: Ohanaeze, Afenifere, others fault Mamman Daura on Rotational Presidency
Major socio-cultural groups in the country including Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere and other advocates of rotational presidency on Wednesday condemned in strong words media reports credited to President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura…
WAEC exams to begin on Aug 17, NECO, Oct 5 says Education Minister
The Federal Government says the West African Examinations Council, (WAEC), exams for Senior Secondary School 3 (WASSCE) will start on August 17, while the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, (SSCE), for SS3, conducted by NECO…
COVID – 19: Okowa waives interests, penalties on tax
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has waived interests and penalties on established tax liabilities emanating from an audit carried out by the Delta State Internal Revenue Service from 2011-2019.
The development, which was…
World Bank boosts electricity trade in West Africa with $300M
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a total of $300 million in International Development Association (IDA) as credits and grants to support reforms that will help promote electricity trade in West Africa.
The West…
Four retirees slump while protesting over unpaid pension in Imo
Four retirees slumped and were hospitalised on Tuesday in Imo during a protest to demand for five months arrears of their pension allegedly owed them by the state government.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident…
Dogara is too small for me… Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is too small for him to fight.
Dogara recently defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples…
Nigeria records 624 new Covid-19 Cases, 8 more deaths
Nigeria has recorded 624 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday bringing total number of reported cases to 41, 804.
The breakdown of the figures released by the NCDC on its verified Twitter handle shows Lagos expectedly leading the…
Ogbette traders demand Enugu Govt. neutrality in association’s election
Traders in Ogbette Main Market, Enugu have called on the state government to maintain neutrality as they prepare for the election of their leaders after a three-year disbandment.
The leader of the group, Mr Okwudili Ani of Wine and Spirit…
Ex-Pension Boss, Maina released from Kuje Prison after nine months
Nine months after his detention, former Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has breathed the air of freedom.
Maina was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre on Monday after completing the necessary…
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube delete video claiming successful hydroxychloroquine cure for COVID -19…
A video shared by a United States-based physician, Dr Stella Immanuel, who claimed to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of COVID-19 using hydroxychloroquine, has been deleted on social media platforms like…