Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday, with tales of woe.
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STD, teenage pregnancies increased in Ibadan during lockdown – SFH
The South-West Regional Manager, Adolescent 360, a project of the Society for Family Health (SFH), Tunde Ogungbemiro, has said there was an increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers in Ibadan, Oyo State
Read More »Obaseki urges massive voter turnout for Edo guber poll
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, has charged eligible voters in the State to come out en masse on September 19 to vote for the PDP to enable him consolidate on his first term achievements.
Read More »Strike threat: Rives govt warns NLC against disobeying court order
The Rivers State Government has accused the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of colluding with its national leadership to force industrial action on workers in the state.
Read More »Lagos re-opens recreational parks for public use
The Lagos State Government has re-opened two of its recreational parks for public use after several months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »NIPOST set to open smart offices nationwide
The Postmaster-General of the Federation, Dr Ismail Adewusi, has said that plans were underway by the Nigeria Portal Services (NIPOST) to open smart offices across the country in line with the Federal Government’s digital economy
Read More »NCC: Danbatta accounts for five-year stewardship, sets priorities for second term
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the weekend hosted an interactive session with senior media chiefs from mainstream
Read More »Real estate sector contracts by 17.18% in Q2 2020 –NBS
The real estate services sector contracted by 17.18% in the second quarter of 2020, statistics available from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have shown.
Read More »Stanbic IBTC advocates collaboration in education sector
As the economy gradually reopens amidst the impact of COVID-19 in the country, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has urged vital players in the education sector to create and explore possible
Read More »Novak Djokovic heads home after U.S Open disqualification
Novak Djokovic, the current world number one in tennis, was disqualified from the US Open on Sunday after hitting a tournament official with a ball. ...
Read More »Boris Johnson sets October deadline for post-Brexit deal with EU
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday set a deadline of October 15 for a free trade deal with the European Union, after which Britain would walk away from the post-Brexit negotiations if the two sides failed to reach a deal.
Read More »COVID-19: Issues in reopening of universities – Punch
Nearly six months after universities were shut nationwide as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus plague, plans to reopen them are enmeshed in a whiff of dissonance. On the one side, the government, students
Read More »The predicament of Nigerians in Ghana
Judging by reports in the Nigerian media, diplomatic relations between the country and Ghana, arguably Nigeria’s most trusted ally in the West African sub-region, have never been worse. If, for the past three decades
Read More »Border closure – The Nation
If merely for the lack of discernible progress recorded on the issues that necessitated the measure, the latest World Bank advice that Nigeria reopen her land borders with her ECOWAS neighbours as part of measures to limit inflation
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