National Examinations Council (NECO) has fixed new dates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination ( SSCE) (External) . In a release by The Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, the extension of the dates was due to requests by candidates who asked for more time to complete […]
Nigeria
President Buhari Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs and appointed new officers as replacements. The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, […]
Open, night grazing, underage herders banned in Southwest
All open and night grazing by Fulani herdsmen and underage herders have been banned in the South West zone of Nigeria.This was one of the agreements the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, reached with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Ondo State on Monday. The […]
Nigeria has recorded more new cases of Coronavirus Infections across the Country
Update on Covid-19 shows that Nigeria yesterday recorded1,430 new cases of Coronavirus infections accross the Nation According to the Nigeria centre for disease control 112,996 have been confirmed of which 98,359 has been treated and discharged while 1,507 deaths have so far been recorded accross the 36 States and the […]
Nigeria Governors Forum Meets With Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association
Members of the Nigeria’s Governor’s forum and the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) are meeting today at the International Culture and Events Centre in Akure, Ondo State capital to discuss issues bordering farmers-herders clash, which have heightened tensions in recent times. According to media reports,Governors of […]
Covid-19 Cases in Nigeria On a Daily Rise
On the 24th of January 2021, 964 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria by the Nigeria Center For Disease Control, NCDC. Till date, 121,566 cases have been confirmed, 97,228 cases have been discharged and 1,504 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital […]
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki express concern over the silence of “stakeholders” over tensions in Ondo and Oyo
Immediate past president of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has lamented over the recent development in Oyo and Ondo states in which quit notices were given Fulani herders and subsequent burning of the property of the Fulani herdsmen in some parts of Oyo state. He said that such happenings […]
States urged to fund treatment of over 800,000 HIV/AIDS patients as World Bank has withdrawn its funding support
The Federal Government has urged states in the country to fund treatments of over eight hundred thousand HIV/AIDS patients in their respective states. The Federal Government, through the National Agency for Control of AIDS, NACA, said this has become necessary as World Bank which is one of the key partners […]
Nigeria yesterday recorded 1633 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says1,633 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded yesterday in Nigeria. According to NCDC report, the new cases were reported as follows: Lagos- 498Plateau- 214FCT- 176Rivers- 99Kaduna- 98Edo- 87Anambra- 86Akwa Ibom- 50Osun- 47Kano- 40Oyo- 40Kwara- 39Ebonyi- 28Niger- 28Taraba- 28Ogun- 27Ondo- 21Ekiti- 12Katsina- 7Borno- 6 […]
SSANU And NASU Declare Indefinite Strike From February 5th
The Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) have declared an indefinite strike beginning from February 5. Announcing the decision on Friday in Abuja, the spokesperson of the joint action committee of SSANU and NASU, Peters Adeyemi, in a statement, explained that the […]