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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved Nigeria’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2020-2024, which builds on the successes and challenges of ...
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Daily Archives: June 5, 2020
Showmax: Six Nigerian series starring Big Brother Naija stars
It’s Big Brother Naija season! This week saw the return of the Pepper Dem contestants with the launch of The Reunion show which is currently ...
Read More »Professor Braide, Foluke Daramola, Bukky Williams join Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live
President-elect of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Professor Ekanem Braide, will on Friday, June 5 be a guest of Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live. ...
Read More »Fifth Year Anniversary: Gov Ugwuanyi’s life-touching achievements and expansion of Enugu’s tourism frontiers
By Emmanuel Ike-Jonathan, JP. Tourism is described as the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, ...
Read More »Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd
Twitter Inc disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint. The clip, which is a ...
Read More »Robbers raid Kogi bank, Police HQ, kill 8 cops, passers-by
Nine persons, including eight policemen and one civilian, were feared killed in Isanlu, Kogi State, when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a branch of a bank and a police station in the town, on Thursday ...
Read More »Reps propose death sentence, castration, amputation for rapists
The House of Representatives on Thursday debated the rising spate of sexual violence across Nigeria, calling for stricter measures to check the crime ...
Read More »FG dumps cap on fuel pump price, market forces to set new price
Henceforth the price of petrol in Nigeria, will be determined by market forces, the federal government said on Thursday ...
Read More »Nigeria’s coronavirus caseload increased to 11,516 on Thursday night, with 350 new cases.
Nigeria’s coronavirus caseload increased to 11,516 on Thursday night, with 350 new cases ...
Read More »Umahi shuts down Ebonyi govt offices as exco members test positive for coronavirus
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has ordered all government offices shut following the infection of some executive council members with the COVID-19 virus ...
Read More »Fed Govt threatens to shut down churches, mosques again
As state governments reopen worship centres this weekend, the Federal Government has threatened to review the relaxation of the restriction placed on churches and mosques, if worshippers disregard its guidelines ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu announces resumption dates for worship centres, bans vigils
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the reopening of religious centres from 19 June ...
Read More »Independents sue Gov. Obaseki for certificate forgery
Governor Godwin Obaseki has been dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, accused of certificate forgery and perjury.
Read More »Govt extends completion dates for 2nd Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The federal government said on Thursday that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will now be completed in the first quarter of 2022, along with the Second Niger Bridge and the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway.
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