The kwara State Government is set to recruit 2,701 teachers into its basic schools across specific subjects, saying applicants must have Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and at least five O’ Level Credit passes in Mathematics, English, and three other relevant subjects in not more than two sittings. The government has also advertised placements for…
The Lagos State Government has denied claims that it plans to impose fines ranging from N20,000 to N500,000 on any religious organisation or individual that violates existing 12:00am to 4:00am curfew in the state. There is currently a curfew implemented by the federal government as part of measures to curb the increase of COVID-19 in…
Although the deadline for NIN registration across the country has been extended from December 30 to January 19, 2021, thousands of Nigerians still assembled at NIMC registration centres across the nation to beat the ultimatum, defying the COVID-19 protocols amid a second wave of the virus in the country. In order to address this situation,…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed his sadness at the news of the death of Professor Femi Odekunle on Tuesday. Professor Odekunle, aged 77, was a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) headed by Prof Itself Sagay. He was reported to have died at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Gwagwalada,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has once again ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to give foreign exchange for food importation. The president who on Tuesday reiterated his earlier directive given to the CBN in September promised that his administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year. President Muhammadu…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has challenged graduates under the Graduate Internship Programme to prove their mettle at their various places of internship, stressing that they should not be contented with the monthly N40,000 stipend given by the State Government but to aim for a higher goal of being financially independent. Speaking at the…
The Nigeria Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says Troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI have rescued 18 women and 5 children as well as recovered 75 rustled livestock from bandits in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina. A statement issued by the Coordinator, Defence Media operations, Major General John Enenche stated that this was a continued effort…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday made an unplanned fact-finding visit to Apapa to ascertain the causes of incessant gridlock on roads leading to the seaports with the aim of taking over the management of traffic in the area from the Presidential Task Force Team. Governor Sanwo-Olu and members of the state cabinet were…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday commissioned a Permanent Triage and Oxygen Therapy Centre at Eti-Osa Local Government to provide swift emergency oxygen therapy to residents who require such service. The facility, which doubles as a COVID-19 sample collection centre, is located within the premises of the Eti-Osa Maternal and Child Care…
The presidency has raised an alarm over an alleged campaign against the image of the President and his office by some people it described as disgruntled political elements in the country. The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement on Wednesday evening said those behind this act…