• Gov. Lalong tests positive • NEC calls for compliance to guidelines Nigeria has officially entered a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 at a media briefing in Abuja, as the Chairman, BOSS MUSTAPHA, goes into isolation. This comes as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed…
The Lagos State Government has asked public and private schools in the state to close for the Christmas and New Year vacation tomorrow. The directive was announced in a statement by the Director-General in charge of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, in the Ministry of Education, ABIOLA SERIKI-AYENI. The government’s directive comes as public and private…
Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, has offered a cash reward of five million naira to two best graduating students of the Lagos State University. They are DIMEJI SHOTUNDE, who bagged Best First Degree, and OLABANJO AANU who got finished with the Best Master’s Degree. In addition, DIMEJI SHOTUNDE also secured a scholarship to advance his studies to…
• Top UN Official says Nig govt not doing enough • Amnesty demands action • Norther group pledges support The International Criminal Court is facing some challenges in its plan to investigate crimes by the Nigerian security forces. The ICC announced last week that it had confirmed alleged crimes in security operations against terrorist groups in the…
OBIANUJU CATHERINE UDEH, better known as DJ SWITCH, has denied the claim by the Nigerian Army that soldiers who fired gunshots during the EndSARS protest at Lekki Tollgate on October 20 offered water and drinks to the protesters. DJ SWITCH is insisting that she was personally threatened by the Army Officer who led the operation, and that…
The World Health Organization has urged Europeans to wear masks during family gatherings at Christmas. The WHO warned that Europe was at high risk of a new wave of coronavirus infections in the early part of 2021. The warning comes as the transmission of the virus remained high, with countries across Europe recording thousands of daily cases…