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  It was voting time again in Kano State this weekend, and it has become the norm in this northern State, under-aged children queued up and voted without anyone raising eyebrows.   As residents of the state voted for council officials in the 44 Local Government Areas of the State, officials of the State Independent […]

  The Nigerian government has said that  the National Identity Number is mandatory for foreign diplomats reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami through a statement by signed by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi, on […]

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has faulted the decision by the  federal government to reopen schools with the increasing number of of infections from the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools in the country are scheduled to reopen from Monday, January 18, but Professor Julius Ihonvbere, Chairman of  the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, says the decision […]

  Nigeria’s Covid-19 infections jumped to an all-time high, with a total of 1,867 new cases reported within 24 hours.   The new numbers brought the country’s total to 107,345 infections, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.   NCDC said in  Tweet late Friday that eight people also died from the infect ion, which […]

… insists on strict enforcement of regulation … ‘No mask, no entry’ rule extended to transport, hospitality, banking, other sectors   The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reviewed the curfew earlier imposed in the state to now span from 10 pm to 5 am to check rising cases of COVID-19 in the wake […]

Nigeria’s Armed forces and other security agencies should collaborate with the State Security Network known as Amotekun Corps, governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said.   Akeredolu hinged his call on the fact that, according to him, members of the Amotekun Corps have local knowledge and are familiar with terrains in the state. He […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate in December rose to its highest in more than three years, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. Annual inflation rate jumped to 15.75 percent last month, its highest since November 2017 when it rose to 15.90 percent, NBS said in its monthly inflation report. Inflation in November last year was […]

Nigeria is yet to approve any vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the  National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said Friday. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC,  made these known in Abuja during a virtual media briefing.  “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has not received […]

Abdulmumuni Ningi a former member of the Bauchi House of Assembly, has been kidnapped by gunmen, Police said Friday.   Ahmed Wakil, Police Public Relations Officer, in Bauchi State, said Ningi was abducted about 8 pm Thursday night within the Bauchi metropolis. Wakil said that  Ningi was trailed by his abductors who were four in […]

The Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun on Thursday announced the dismissal of one of its operatives for killing a bystander in Ibadan, the State capital. The commandant of the agency, Col. Olayanju Olayinka (rtd.) in a statement on Thursday explained the corps dismissed Kazeem Afolabi after an investigation showed that he shot the […]

Nigerians who criticize the current administration in the country should do so on the basis of fairness, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He said the elite, who are love to criticize his administration, should first consider the state of the country he inherited in May 2015.   According to a statement by his Special Adviser […]