The Federal Government, on Friday, flagged off the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme in Jigawa with 1,000 unskilled youth benefiting from each local government. It was recalled that each participant will receive N20, 000 monthly for three months for…
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says two suspects are presently in police custody for issuing fake COVID-19 test results with the institute’s name. Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General (D-G) of NIMR, made the disclosure to newsmen in Lagos…
Mr Funso Adebiyi, the Director Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, says the ongoing reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road will be completed before the end of 2023. Adebiyi disclosed this while inspecting the project on Friday in…
Residents of Ido-Ekiti on Friday commended the Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for taking proactive measures to curb the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 in the state. A resident, Mr Toluth Owolabi, said that he was happy…
A 31-year-old former bank staff, Kazeem Adeleye, on Friday appeared in Chief Magistrates’ Court in Tinubu, Lagos, for alleged N28.3million fraud. The police charged Adeleye, whose address was not given with three counts of conspiracy, fraud and theft. The prosecution…
A physically-challenged Malam Abdullahi Abubakar, says he hawks yams in wheelbarrow in Gombe to protect his dignity as a father in his household. Abubakar told the Newsmen in Gombe on Friday that physical disability should not be taken as an…
Mr Godshield Kanjal, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Kalmz Farms Limited, Ogoja, has appealed to governments at all levels to assist in training rural farmers on modern farming. Kanjal made the appeal on Friday in Calabar. “Today’s farming is no longer…
A gender activist, Mrs Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, expressed shock over the death of renowned activist and civil society giant, Esther Uzoma, after a surgery in Abuja. Okewale-Sonaiya, in an interview with the Newsmen in Lagos , said that Uzoma was an…
Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, the Alara of Ilara, in the Epe Division of Lagos State has commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration for disbursing conditional cash to Local Governments Councils and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Speaking with newsmen in Epe on…
Kano State has recorded 10 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the second wave of the pandemic, bringing the total infections in the state to 316. The state Ministry of Health made this known via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH on…
