NCAA releases post-COVID PPH protocol for international flights
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has released a COVID-19 Pandemic Public Health Protocol for Nigerian-based crews operating international flights. Flight crews must now wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and…
NASS commences second reading of 2020 revised budget as Buhari seeks fresh $5.513bn external loan
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly to seek a fresh $5.513bn external loan to finance the revised 2020 budget. Buhari’s request was contained in…
Buhari’s Report Card in Five Years – By Presidency
The Presidency has presented a comprehensive factsheet on the five years of President Muhammadu Buhari in which it listed key performance indicators that stood his administration out. Below is the…
One Corps member confirmed dead; 22 to repeat service in Sokoto, Ekiti
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said on Thursday that one of the 2019 Batch “B” Steam II corps member died in the course of the service year in Sokoto…
NDDC director’s death will not stop forensic audit
The acting Director of Finance and Accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Mr Ibanga Bassey Etang, has died. His death has dealt a blow to the forensic audit…
Bill Gates conspiracy theories echo through Africa in a season of misinformation
As the novel coronavirus wreaks global havoc, Bill Gates is the new bete noire for conspiracy theorists worldwide including in Africa where a Kenyan politician’s false online post has added…
Bandits on motorbikes attack 5 villages, Kill 60, injure scores
Armed criminals killed 60 people in a string of attacks on villages in the restive northwest of Nigeria, medics and residents said Thursday. Dozens of gunmen — described locally as…
Shuaibu Ibrahim: Landmarks and reforms in the NYSC
The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) established on May 22, 1973 has served as a platform for national cohesion and offered young Nigerians opportunity to know and appreciate Nigeria’s diversities….
15 die in Bauchi canoe mishap – SEMA
The Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Alhaji Shehu Ningi, on Thursday said about 15 people were killed in an overcrowded canoe mishap at Gwaskaram village, Bauchi Local…
CBN to empower 11,250 farmers for the 2020 wet season farming
Nigeria’s Apex Bank, under its Anchor Borrowers Programme, says it is set to empower no fewer than 11,250 farmers for the 2020 wet season farming in Adamawa. Alhaji Ilyasu Mu’azu,…