No spectators will be allowed to watch the Olympic matches at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and the Sapporo Dome, the Tokyo 2020 Organising committee announced in Tokyo on Saturday. The organisers had on Thursday decided to host all the Olympics…
The Nasarawa State Government has restated its commitment towards sustaining women empowerment to improve their socio-economic status by making them self reliant. Mr Dogo Shammah, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said this when Nasarawa Young Women Entrepreneurs Forum (NYWEF)…
The Lagos House of Assembly has commenced an audit exercise for all the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Account (Local), Mojeed Fatai, made…
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kaduna Polytechnic on the development of curriculum, teaching manuals and training of teachers of vocational schools. Dr Hammid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary of the Commission,…
The four farmers abducted from a farm settlement at Ikosu Ekiti in the Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday evening have regained their freedom. The gunmen had on Tuesday, according to sources, contacted the authorities of the…
Mr Wale Bogunjoko, President, Rotary Club of Ibadan Gold District, on Saturday charged government at all levels to prioritise education by securing the lives of students. Speaking during his installation as the Charter’s maiden president, Bogunjoko said that children were…
The Federal Government approved the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in November 2020, and deposited the instrument of ratification on Dec/ 15, 2020, thus becoming the 34th State Party to ratify the treaty. AfCFTA is…
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has convicted one Akpoviri Jimmy for impersonating a medical doctor. The court presided over by a Senior Magistrate, Akassa Michael, in a judgment delivered on Friday sentenced Jimmy to four years in…
The price of a litre of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, has maintained an upward trend as it rose to a record high of N290 this week. It was reported last week that the price of a litre…
The Central of Nigeria (CBN) has released the Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) in Nigeria. Information obtained in the apex bank’s website indicated that the guidelines was first issued in 2018 and revised in…
