Barely two weeks to the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, the West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the examination. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, the examination body asked candidates to disregard other versions of the examination timetable in circulation. “The West […]
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The number of deaths from the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria now stands at 910. This as the NCDC announced 304 more cases of COVID-19, bringing its total infections to 44,433. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Tuesday night via Twitter. The new cases were reported in Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory […]
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Two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital’s port on Tuesday, killing and wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending massive plumes of smoke billowing into the Beirut sky. Video footage of the second blast showed an enormous orange fireball that dwarfed nearby buildings and sent a devastating tornado-like shockwave ripping through the city. “We heard an […]
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The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says its attention has been drawn to the above subject of a newspaper report credited to the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee which recently investigated the alleged financial malfeasance in NDDC. The Ad-hoc Committee which had Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti North […]
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A crack team of Police detectives have arrested seven armed robbers including a serving and a dismissed soldiers for alleged robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. It was gathered that the bullion van was coming from Enugu State when it was attacked in Abakaliki on July 29, 2020, while […]
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Leading retail supermarket operator, Shoprite, has said it is exiting the Nigerian market, 15 years after it began operation in the country. The South African company announced this in a statement on Monday. According to the retailer, it has commenced a formal process to consider the potential sale of all or a majority stake in […]
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Nigeria, on Monday, recorded 288 more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its total infections to 44,129. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Monday night via Twitter. According to the health agency, the new infections were recorded Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 13 other states of the federation. While […]
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The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony O. Elumelu has said that the Corona virus pandemic has presented a perfect opportunity for foreign investors to invest in Africa, owing to the huge opportunities that are inherent in the African economy. “This is the time to invest. Africa is a land of opportunities; […]
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Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 304 fresh cases of COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 43,841. The latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that the new cases were found in fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This comes as the Africa Centre Control (CDC), as […]
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The commander of operation safe haven in Kaduna, Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, says the military does not have enough manpower to tackle the violence in the southern part of the state. Okonkwo revealed this to reporters after a security meeting presided over by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. The commander said more soldiers will be deployed in […]
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