The federal government has said that it may suspend the ongoing enrolment for National Identification Number (NIN) in view of the large crowds at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices in many states. It stated the decision is necessary…
Project SafeUp takes COVID-19 awareness to the grassroots
Despite the economic complexities that came with lockdowns precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerians managed to pull through. Albeit barely. Especially in a country like Nigeria where more than 40% of Nigerians live on less than $1 a day. It’s…
‘Barbaric murders’: 50 journalists killed in 2020
Fifty journalists and media workers were killed in connection with their work in 2020, the majority in countries that are not at war, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says. The total number of journalists killed in 2020 was slightly lower than…
At last, NPFL returns amid COVID-19 protocols
Finally, the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season would expectedly start on December 27, after several postponements this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Months back, the lifting of ban on contact sports across the country was received with…
COVID-19: FirstBank launches ‘Mask Up, Stay Safe” campaign
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its ongoing digital campaign “Mask Up, Stay Safe” as part of its advocacy to encourage everyone to consciously protect one another against the COVID-19 pandemic.…
NPFL to kick off Dec 27 – Sports Minister
The Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), is set to start on December 27. The League like all other Leagues in the world was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But even when other Leagues in the world came back without…
Coronavirus 2.0: Could the invisible enemy be at the door again? – Magnus Onyibe
At a point, the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic seemed so farfetched. But with the number of cases of COVID-19 pandemic ramping up as reflected by the increase in the count of people testing positive for a disease…
*Anxiety as Sanwo-Olu tests positive, El-Rufai in isolation amid second COVID-19 wave (Punch) *Don Moen, Sinach, Tope Alabi, Nathaniel Bassey, others lead worship at The Experience ’15 global (Guardian)
Anxiety as Sanwo-Olu tests positive, El-Rufai in isolation amid second COVID-19 wave (Punch) Nigerians are beginning to express anxiety due to reports of a likely second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid an economic recession and job losses reputedly caused…
Bank workers protest contract termination, demand entitlements
Some workers with Access Bank Plc have protested against the alleged termination of their contracts and non-payment of their entitlements. The workers, who protested at the bank’s head office in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State on Wednesday, carried…
Recession: Obi shares blueprint for economic recovery
As the country continues to battle the economic recession that recently engulfed it, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given out what can be described as a pathway…