The sharp drop in the number of new cases of Covid-19 testing due to reduction in testing in Nigeria is causing concerns among Nigerian medical scholars. Members of the Nigerian science community are also worried about the challenges of reporting the new coronavirus in the country. These observations were made by participants at a Zoom media conference…
Nigerian-born PEARLENA IGBOKWE has been promoted to the Chairman of Universal Studio Group. Universal Studio Group is a division of NBC Universal, which is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. The Federal Government is excited about IGBOKWE’s promotion and has sent her a congratulatory message. The Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED, said…
Member of staff of the Lagos State University, Ojo, have staged a protest at the campus premises, to demand implementation of the new national minimum wage. The angry workers include members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU. The protesters locked the main gate of the university at…
At least one person has died in an accident involving a moving train and two vehicles around Oshodi area of the Lagos metropolis. The accident happened during the rush-hours of Monday, September 14, 2020, as the vehicles were trying to cross the rail track at the Arena Shopping Complex in Oshodi. Eyewitnesses said the train dragged one…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria not to provide foreign exchange for the importation of food and fertilizers. President BUHARI gave the order as the Federal Government rolls out its Economic Sustainability Plan, which aims to strengthen food security in Nigeria. He gave the directive during a meeting of the National Food Security…
Fire has destroyed a section of the secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akure, Ondo State. The fire affected a portacabin office used for storing Smart Card Readers, but was later put out by men of the Fire Service. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Information, FESTUS OKOYE, visited the scene last…