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The Naira, which has come under much pressure this year, will begin its recovery against the world’s major currencies in February 2021, the  Central Bank of Nigeria has said.       This was the expectation of a majority of respondents in a survey conducted by the central bank, according to a report, CBN Business […]

   The Nigerian Medical Association has asked the government to take steps to improve the accuracy of Coronavirus testing in the country.   The association also called on the government to provide comprehensive life insurance in place for doctors and other health personnel that risk their lives in the line of duty.   The calls […]

 The Federal  Government has extended the synchronisation  of SIM cards with the National Identity Number, NIN, of subscribers to January and February 2021 for different categories of subscribers respectively.   The  National Task Force on NIN and SIM registration  in a statement on Monday said the Federal Government had approved three weeks extension for subscribers […]

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, on Monday visited Jakana, one of the major towns along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, where he expressed serious anger over frequent attacks on travelers and villagers by Boko Haram.   The latest of such attacks was on Friday, with over 50 travellers abducted. Zulum said it was disappointing that majority of […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor,  who has just recovered from the Covid-19 infection,  has urged residents of the state to avoid gatherings associated with Christmas celebrations. In a message to mark Christmas Day, the governor said the restraint was necessary to curb the spread of the coronavirus amid the second wave of the pandemic.  “I […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been criticized for the increasing level of insecurity in the country, has asked for more support for security agencies and more time to end insurgency.   In a Christmas message to Nigerians, Buhari declared that  ending insurgency as being “beyond the simplistic options being bandied around.”     He also […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed sadness over the death of 20 doctors within one week in Nigeria from COVID-19-related complications. Buhari also mourned the death of Commodore Ndongesit NKagha, also from the virus, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted him as saying. The death of the doctors was announced […]

Unidentified gunmen  have kidnapped the Kaduna State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, and his wife, Cindy.   The kidnappers abducted the cleric and his wife at their residence, said to be located at Albarka Camp, Fadan Kagoma, near Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state on Christmas […]

      The Nigerian Government on Tuesday explained that it had not declared a fresh lockdown of the country after the confirmation of the second wave of COVID-19.       The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria nationwide programme, “Politics Nationwide’’. […]

The excitement that greeted the suspension of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday maybe short-lived, as the non-teaching staff unions have threatened to down tools. The other unions include the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and the National Association […]

Ogun, the home state of Nigeria-British boxer, Anthony Joshua, has  named  a street after him in the Sagamu Local government Area.   The Council Chairman, Gbenga Banjo announced that the Cinema Road in the council has now become “Anthony Joshua Way”.   Banjo, in a speech at the family house of Anthony Joshua along the […]

Soldiers of 32 Artillery Brigade in Ondo State engaged kidnappers in a gun duel in Ondo State, killing one of the suspected kidnapper in a foiled kidnap and armed robbery operation .   The attempted kidnapping took place along Ibilo-Isua road in Igarra village of the state.   In a statement issued to journalists in […]