Zulum releases N148.8m to offsets corp members allowance
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the payment of N148.8 million to offset the backlogs of arrears…
Obiano suspends 12 traditional rulers who travelled with Arthur Eze to Abuja
The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s rift with billionaire oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze now deepened,…
UNILAG announces acting VC
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has announced that Professor Theophilus Omololu Soyombo of the Faculty…
Buhari mourns Walter Carrington
President Muhmmadu Buhari has mourned former United States Ambassador, Walter Carrington. The President, in a statement by his…
Gov Zulum appoints Pharmacology professor as Chief of Staff
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the appointment of Isa Marte, a professor, as his new Chief…
Kano Shari’a court sentences 70-year-old man to death by stoning for defiling minor
An Upper Shari’a court sitting at Kofar Kudu in the ancient city of Kano has sentenced one Mati…
BREAKING: Former US ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, dies at 90
A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement signed…
UNILAG postgraduate student charged for allegedly defrauding Konga
A postgraduate student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Aniekan Charles Ekong has been charged to court by…
Russia recommends COVID-19 vaccine for people between 18 and 60 years
Russia’s new vaccine against the coronavirus is recommended to be used for individuals aged from 18 to 60…
Recovered COVID-19 patient tests positive again in China
A woman in central China’s Hubei Province has again tested positive for COVID-19, months after her recovery from…
FEC approves N8.49b to procure COVID-19 testing kits
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N8.49 billion for purchase of 12 assorted items for COVID-19 testing…
JUST IN: UNILAG Governing Council sacks vice chancellor
The Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olawatoyin Ogundipe, has been sacked by the governing council…
Nigerians paid N675 billion as bribes in 2019, UNODC reveals
About N675 billion was paid in cash bribes to public officials in Nigeria in 2019. This is according…
Lagos LG chairman, Babatunde Oke dies of COVID-19
Babatunde Oke, the Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State is dead. Babatunde Oke,…
UK in recession for first time in 11 years
Britain has been officially declared in recession for the first time since the financial crisis, due to the…