Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde on Thursday commended his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, for his support and intervention during the recent clash in Shasha market in Ibadan, Oyo State. Makinde gave the commendation in Itas/Gadau Local Government Area of…
Omoregie Tina The National Universities Commission has granted provisional licences to 20 newly established private universities. They received their licences from the Minister of Education, Adamu Ada in Abuja on Thursday. With the approval, Nigeria now has 99 private universities.…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called on the Joint taskforce on Anti-Smuggling, comprising of men of the Nigeria Army and the Nigeria Customs to be more civil in the discharge of their duties. Abiodun who made this…
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” has rescinded its decision to abruptly shut down the 13-day event. The Project Manager in the LOC’s Media and Communication Sub-Committee, Musa Ebomhiana in a statement…
A man, identified as Ahmed Saka, has set ablaze the room of his ex-lover, Mutiat Oladele, in Ibadan, leading to the death of the woman and her two children. Our Correspondent reports that the incident happened on Wednesday night at…
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said it has postponed the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and the Direct Entry, DE registration earlier scheduled for Thursday. JAMB explained in a statement by its Head of Media and Protocol, Dr…
The Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors will on Friday hold a meeting to address the ongoing strike embarked upon by the doctors last week. The Ministry of Labour and Employment spokesman, Charles Akpan, disclosed this in…
The Federal Government has extended its work-from-home directive to civil servants on Salary Grade Level 12 and below to the end of April. The directive was meant to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The extension was contained in circular by…
Five more students abducted by bandits from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Mando in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained freedom. This is coming barely 72 hours after the first set of five students were freed…
President Muham madu Buhari on Thursday said he is currently taking “a short rest” in London, United Kingdom. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President disclosed this in a letter…
