FG, Zamfara govt. to engage 70,000 youths in mining activities
No fewer than 70,000 youths are expected to be gainfully employed by both the Federal Government and the Zamfara Government in mining activities in the state. The Governor of Zamfara,…
Financial autonomy for states’ judiciary, legislature to top agenda as govs meet Wednesday
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum will on Wednesday, meet to discuss the issue of financial autonomy for the states’ judiciary and legislature, code-named the Executive Order 10, 2020. A statement issued…
Nissan and Renault shelve full merger plans to fix their alliance – Sources
Renault and Nissan have shelved plans to push towards the full merger former leader Carlos Ghosn craved and will instead fix their troubled alliance to try to recover from…
Herders protest as Delta issues 7 days ultimatum to vacate community
Unsatisfied with the directive to vacate bushes they are residing in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State within 7 days herdsmen resident in the community took to Benin-Asaba highway in…
NCDC confirms discharge, recovery of 2,311 COVID-19 patients in Nigeria as cases surpass 8,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed the discharge and recovery of 2,311 coronavirus patients in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on Monday night in a Twitter…
COVID-19: Lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa -WHO
Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders do…
Parents, clerics who enroll children into Almajiri system risk jail term – El-Rufai warns
Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail….
FG Evacuates 50 trafficked Nigerians,19 others stranded in Lebanon
The Federal Government on Sunday evacuated 69 stranded Nigerian citizens from Lebanon. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Sunday According to…
Nigeria records 5 new COVID-19 deaths, tests over 44,000 samples
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 5 new coronavirus deaths in the country. The Centre disclosed this in a series of tweets on Sunday night. According to…
New Telegraph editor, Waheed Bakare, is dead
Mr. Waheed Bakare, the New Telegraph Saturday Editor, is dead. He died Sunday evening after a brief illness. He was formerly a staff of The Punch. Noted for his genteel…