January 2021

FRSC records 336 road accidents in Kano in 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 336 road traffic accidents in Kano State in 2020. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Zubairu Mato, disclosed this on Monday in Kano. He also said that the command…

FUTA condemns killing of Deputy Registrar

The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has condemned the killing of its Deputy Registrar, Dr Amos Arijesuyo, by unknown gunmen on the Ilesa-Akure road. A statement issued on Monday in Akure by Mr Adebanjo Adegbenro, the university’s Deputy Director,…

Minister felicitates with Gana, NSCDC boss at 58

Dr Ramatu Aliyu, the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has felicitated with the Commandant-General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),  Abdullahi Gana on of his 58th birthday. Aliyu in a birthday message to Gana,…

Low turnouts as schools reopen in Warri

There were low turnouts of students in most primary and secondary schools in Warri as schools resumed 2020/2021 academic activities on Monday. Newsmen who monitored the situation in Warri metropolis, reports that some of the schools were busy tiding up…

Health reporters want more coverage on COVID-19

The Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) has called on journalists to increase their reportage on COVID-19, especially in the face of the second wave of the pandemic. The association made the call in a communiqué jointly signed by its…

Buhari nominates Abubakar Fikpo as acting DG NDE

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo as the acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), pending the appointment of a substantive Director-General for the Agency. A statement by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media…