The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has attributed the delay in the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project to the outbreak of coronavirus in China. Work across the 10 stations along the 157 km long Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line has been skeletal since the beginning of the year. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, had said […]
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A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland joined a gathering of leaders, celebrities, academics and activists in London to discuss ways to accelerate the progress. Despite decades of activism and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the Nigerian government for the swift measures taken to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Director-General of the United Nations health agency, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, recognised the government’s effort in a tweet on Saturday. He also thanked the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) for […]
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Governors of the Southern region, under the aegis of the BRACED Commission, have put in place machinery that would see to the establishment of a regional security outfit. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this Thursday after a closed-door meeting with the Governors in Asaba, Delta state capital. He said the decision was necessary […]
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The commissioner of health in Lagos state, Akin Abayomi has disclosed that there are now three suspected cases of coronavirus in the state. Mr. Abayomi said this at a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the patients are currently at the Infectious Disease Hospital in the Yaba area of the state. The commissioner said the […]
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The VISION of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to be the leading Maritime Administration in Africa advancing Nigeria’s Global Maritime goals while on the other its omission is to achieve and sustain safe, secure shipping, cleaner, oceans and enhanced maritime capacity in line with global best practices towards Nigeria’s economic development. The […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, says lecturers not enrolled for the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) will not get their February salary. Speaking at the opening of a management retreat in Kano on Thursday, the minister said about 55 percent members of the Academic Staff Union […]
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Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a one time close associate of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has described the request by the Governor from the Federal Government to refund a whopping sum of One Hundred and Eight Billion Naira (N108B), allegedly spent on executed Federal projects by the administrations of Dr. Peter Odili and Rt. […]
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Adams Oshiomhole has been given an interim suspension as All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Jabi, Abuja. Delivering a ruling on an application for an interlocutory injunction, Justice Danlami Senchi, according to a Punch report, ordered Oshiomhole to remain on suspension pending the determination of the main […]
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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Tuesday evening dissolved the 21 local government administrative councils. This is sequel to the confirmation of the state’s nominees for the State Independent Election Commission. The Commissioner for information Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja. The statement reads in part, “Kogi […]
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