Category: News

Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos

Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging in the first virtual court sitting held by a Lagos court as part of social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Doctors Begin Warning Strike In Ogun
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Doctors Begin Warning Strike In Ogun

The  Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, is to commence a three-day warning strike on Monday over non-implementation of its demands by the State Government. The Doctors’...
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NIWA Explains New Guidelines For Water Transportation, Jetty Operations
May 4, 2020 No Responses

NIWA Explains New Guidelines For Water Transportation, Jetty Operations

Lagos Area Office of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has issued fresh guidelines for controlled inland waterways transportation as well as jetty operations. The Area Manager, Mrs Sarat Braimah, explained in a statement on Sunday that the  new g...
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Nigeria Records 170 New Cases Of Coronavirus
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 170 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been confirmed...
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Perishable Produce Markets To Open Twice A Week In Kano
May 3, 2020 No Responses

Perishable Produce Markets To Open Twice A Week In Kano

The Kano State Government has said that markets would be open on Mondays and Thursdays during the lockdown to enable residents of the state stock-up food items and other essential commodities. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje made this known while giving an...
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Osinbajo: Local Content In Construction, Other Sectors Key To Sustaining Economy
May 3, 2020 No Responses

Osinbajo: Local Content In Construction, Other Sectors Key To Sustaining Economy

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says prioritising use of local resources and creating local jobs in the construction and allied industry, among others, will be critical in sustaining the economy in the post COVID-19 era.Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a ...
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How Nigeria Can Win COVID-19 Battle, By Fayemi
May 3, 2020 No Responses

How Nigeria Can Win COVID-19 Battle, By Fayemi

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has offered suggestions on how the war against the raging Coronavirus can be won by the  federal and state governments in the country.Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’...
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Nigeria Orders Release Of 17,500mt Of Grains From Food Reserve
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Orders Release Of 17,500mt Of Grains From Food Reserve

The Federal Government has directed the release of about 17,500 metric tonnes of assorted grains from Yola National Food Reserve site for distribution as palliatives to Nigerians.Mr Haruna Sulaiman, Director, National Food and Strategic Reserve said this while...
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Lagos To Sanction Non-Compliant Boat Operators
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Lagos To Sanction Non-Compliant Boat Operators

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says no boat operator will be allowed on waterways without strict compliance to the new water transport guidelines to contain spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who ...
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Buhari Lauds Media Over Fight Against COVID-19
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Media Over Fight Against COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the role of the Nigerian media in keeping people informed and educated on the pernicious Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The President gave the commendation in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in...
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Apapa Freight Shuttles Top Priority As NRC Resumes Monday
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Apapa Freight Shuttles Top Priority As NRC Resumes Monday

The Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) in Lagos State will not resume yet in spite of the gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown in the state, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed on Saturday.  The Lagos Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry...
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Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for  speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others  who  tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a stat...
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COVID- 19: Withdraw Old Naira Notes, Group Tells CBN
May 2, 2020 No Responses

COVID- 19: Withdraw Old Naira Notes, Group Tells CBN

The Association of Progressive Nigerians has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw old and tattered naira notes from circulation as the country is battling COVID- 19 pandemic. The group made the appeal in a statement it...
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IITA, Researchers Develop Cassava Weed Management Kit
May 2, 2020 No Responses

IITA, Researchers Develop Cassava Weed Management Kit

The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has worked with researchers to develop an integrated weed control package in a kit known as the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management. Mr Godwin Atser, the Digital Extension Advisory Services Specialis...
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