The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the looting of warehouses and shops by hoodlums were not necessarily caused by poverty but greed. Adesina who disclosed this in an interview insisted that the looting spree which occurred in days after the #EndSARS protest was propelled by greed and criminality. […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N2.9 billion for the printing of materials for the upcoming Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), common entrance and basic education exams. The Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was held at the […]
The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the State beginning from Monday, 2nd of November, 2020. Borders in public schools are to resume on Sunday, November 1st. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Thursday by the Head of Public Affairs, Ministry […]
Key World Trade Organisation (WTO) ambassadors on Wednesday tapped Nigeria’s nominee, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the best pick to lead the organization, but she was opposed by the United State of America (USA), which said it supported South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee instead. The ‘troika’ of ambassadors heading the WTO’s three main branches determined after […]
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has once more failed to reach a decisive conclusion. The closed-door meeting which was held on Wednesday at the conference room of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Abuja lasted for five hours with newsmen being excused after opening remarks […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday said adequate preparations had been made and the sum of N78.96 billion had been budgeted in the 2021 Appropriation Bill to implement the plan for a new national carrier, among other projects next year. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this during the defence of the 2021 budgetary […]
Igbosere High Court is a monument with its existence dating back to when Lagos was known as a British protectorate. The building came under attack by some hoodlums on October 22. The buildings in the court premises and properties in it were destroyed and completely vandalized. The hoodlums spent hours burning vehicles, vital documents, case […]
Tanzanians began casting their ballots Wednesday morning in an election overshadowed by opposition fears the vote will not be free and fair after years of repression under President John Magufuli, who is seeking a second term in office. In semi-autonomous Zanzibar hundreds of men and women formed separate queues from before dawn in Garagara neighbourhood […]
US police have found the body of an aspiring rapper in the boot of a car after a crash on a highway in Miami. Florida Highway Patrol officers discovered the body of 25-year-old hip-hop artist Brian Trotter after being called to the site of the collision. The driver, 25-year-old Robert Deupree Avery Coltrain, has been […]
Senators from the south-west zone have visited Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to commiserate with him on last week’s coordinated destruction of public and private properties in the state. The delegation of the South-West caucus in the Senate led by Senator Ajayi Boroffice (Ondo North) visited the governor on Tuesday at the State House in […]