WAFU U-17 final: Lift the trophy and get ‘handsomely’ rewarded – Senate president tells Eaglets
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to handsomely reward the Golden Eaglets if they win the ongoing WAFU Zone B Under-17 championship in Togo. Lawan, who spoke to NAN…
Falana Calls For Renewal Of #EndSARS Protesters’ Passports
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called for the renewal of the passports of the #EndSARS Protesters. Falana made this call in a…
Over 8,000 passengers access e-ticketing on Abuja-Kaduna rail line in 72 hours
More than 8,000 passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train route have accessed the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) e-ticketing platform three days after into its test running. A statement by Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni,…
FG to set up NIN enrolment centre for diplomats
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN), Enrolment Centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
COVID-19: LASG Extends Work-From-Home Directive As Virus Surges On
Following the increase in the number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended the work-from-home directive to all state public servants on Grade Levels…
U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals
The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban…
Uganda Decides: President Museveni wins 6th term, re-elected with 58% votes
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with…
Three UN peacekeepers killed in 3 days in CAR, Mali
Three peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in separate attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali over the past three days, according to the United Nations. The…
NDDC appointment: Malami denies collecting bribe from Apkabio
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has denied the allegation that he collected gratification from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio…
COVID-19: Lagos Isolation centres now 64% filled – Commissioner
The Lagos State government has said that isolation centres in the State are now 64 per cent filled. This was contained in a series of tweets by the Commissioner for…