The National Union of Road Transport Workers has commended the Federal Government for lifting the ban on interstate travel in the country. Acting General Secretary of the union, Kabiru Yau,…
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Post COVID Era – Groups Embark On Intervention To Improve Inclusive Education
Disability inclusion experts have disclosed that appropriate and strategic measures need to be put in place by education stakeholders to ensure that inclusive education is not threatened in the post…
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Obasanjo: If we don’t address 14m out-of-school children, they’ll be terrorists, kidnappers in 10 years
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the 14 million out-of-school children in Nigeria may become terrorists, kidnappers and armed robbers if their education isn’t addressed. Back in 2018, a…
The Federal Government has approved the reduction of marriage licence fees in the country. Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, Mr Mohammed Manga, made this known in a…
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COVID-19: FG extends Phase Two of the eased Lockdown by Four Weeks, lifts Interstate Travel Ban
The Federal Government has extended the Phase Two of the eased lockdown by four weeks, but partially lifted the ban on interstate movement. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on…
The Federal Government has approved what it called “safe reopening” of schools nationwide in the next phase of the gradual easing of lockdown ordered to curtail further spread of COVID-19.…
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COVID-19: SERAP asks court to order FG, CBN to name beneficiaries of cash payments, donations
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja, to order the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “publicly…
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Disabled Leader, Misbahu Lawan Didi has accepted the desolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Didi in a statement…
By DEJI ABDULWAHAB Former National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says he accepted the decision of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) that dissolved the National Working…
By JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja The Federal Government on Saturday said that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is 90 percent ready to open up the airways for domestic flights in…
Contractors are also accused of padding their bills with ghost sweepers and supervisors. By Bayo Wahab Acting managing director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Odumboni has…
By PHILOMINA ATTAH Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says many Nigerian looters are hiding in neighbouring Ghana. Speaking in Abuja on Friday,…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Friday said that the Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was being partially closed for integrity test to begin on…
By NAN World football governing body FIFA announced on Thursday it had agreed a $1.5 billion relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the…
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Despite Complaints On Police Brutality, No SARS Officer Has Been Prosecuted In Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has revealed that despite a series of reports of torture, killings and atrocities committed by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, none of its officers has been…