Businesses got on Monday a new lease of life as government commenced the phase two of the ease of lockdown by gradually reopening the economy. Banks were given immediate clearance to operate fully. Hotels got the nod to reopen “but must observe all mandatory non-pharmaceutical intervention”. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control unveiled […]

Department of State Service (DSS) has said its investigation revealed alteration in the exemption certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo. The Head of Legal Department at DSS, Abdulsalam Ibrahim (who represented service’s Director General), told the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal in Abuja that his […]

The Federal Government on Monday lifted the ban on religious gatherings across the country. This was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, at the daily media briefing in Abuja. “The PTF submitted its recommendations and the PRESIDENT has approved the […]

Medical doctors in Delta State have begun a two-day warning strike in protest of their abducted colleague, Dr. Wisdom Iboyitete, a Principal Medical Officer at the General Hospital, Ojobo, in Burutu council area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen, the state chapter of the National Association of Government General Medical and […]

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has opposed the proposed plan by the Federal Government to pay some unemployed 1,000 youths N20,000 monthly to maintain public infrastructure nationwide for 12 weeks. It claimed the move was another “conduit pipe for politicians and their foot soldiers”, vowing to protest against the action, “not because it […]

A magistrate’s court sitting in Osogbo yesterday remanded four men for allegedly killing a corps member, one Adebayo Mukaila, in Osun State. The defendants, Jelili Kareem, aged 29, Oludayo Oludele, 34, Awodeji Muyiwa, 36 and 25-year-old Anifowose Buliaminu were said to have committed the offence on January 28, 2020, at the Omo West area of […]

With chants of ‘Say no to Rape’ and ‘Justice for Uwa’, protesters, including students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), activists and concerned individuals yesterday stormed the headquarters of the state police command in Edo State demanding justice for Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. Clad in all black and carrying several placards amid the singing of solidarity […]

The Adamawa State Police Command has nabbed 69 people suspected to have been involved in kidnapping, armed robbery, homicide and violence in parts of the state. They include 19 suspected kidnappers, 25 suspected Shila Boys, six charged for criminal intimidation and extortion, and 18 for inciting communal clashes in Tigno in Lamurde LGA, and one […]

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration is committed to boosting the growth and development of the state’s economy. Makinde stated this on Monday in Ibadan at the inauguration of a multi-billion naira commercial centre built by Gastab, a private firm. The governor said the economic policies and programmes of his government had […]

Mr Nwachuckwu Enwonwu the new Oyo State Commissioner of Police has assumed office in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Enwonwu took over from Mr Shina Olukolu who was deployed to the Force Command Investigation Department (FCID) Lagos State. Speaking shortly after taking over on Monday, Enwonwu urged officers and men of […]

The Lagos State Government has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to restore its power to register and license cinemas. It filed an appeal challenging a March 18, 2020 Federal High Court judgment which held that only the Federal Government can exercise such power. The state also filed a stay of execution of the […]

Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Prof. Godswill Obioma as Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency in Abia said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the appointment came at a time, the examination body was confronted with several challenges, […]