Nigeria has registered 126 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the new total to 56,604 in the past 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said. Making the announcement via its Twitter handle Wednesday night, the government agency…
Corruption, insecurity, economic hardship threat to Nigeria’s democracy – Obi
As the world celebrates International Democracy Day, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has identified corruption, insecurity of lives and property, and economic hardship as the greatest threats…
188 more test positive to Covid-19 across Nigeria
There have been 188 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Nigeria in the past 24 hours. In an announcement via its Twitter handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said there are now 56,017 confirmed cases in the most…
Nigeria’s Covid-19 caseload now 55,829 as 197 new cases recorded
There have been 197 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Nigeria in the past 24 hours. In an announcement via its Twitter handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said there are now 55,829 confirmed cases in the most…
Obi urges govts to invest in vocational education, sues for more youth skills acquisition
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2020 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called on youths to get themselves involved in learning more skills that will help them in the future, while urging governments to take…
*Lagos establishes LASRERA to regulate real estate sector (Vanguard) *Woman arrested for aiding son’s escape after raping 9-year-old girl (Tribune)
Lagos establishes LASRERA to regulate real estate sector (Vanguard) Lagos State Government has set up an agency, Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, LASRERA, to monitor activities of estate agents and tenancy transactions in the state. The Special Adviser to…
*EFCC hands over Dieziani’s forfeited property to LASG for Isolation Centre (Vanguard) *LASEMA curtails Jakande Estate fire that destroyed two flats (Guardian)
EFCC hands over Dieziani’s forfeited property to LASG for Isolation Centre (Vanguard) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to the Lagos State government for…
Climate change severely damaging world’s oceans, major new report warns (BBC)
Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before, a major new United Nations report warns. According to a UN panel of scientists, waters are rising, the ice is melting, and species are moving habitat due to…
New Book: Anthonia Egbujiobi offers solution to insecurity
Purple Shelves Publishers has announced the release of a new book by the United Nations and Nigerian Air Force award recipient, Flight Lieutenant Anthonia Egbujiobi. The book entitled Bridging Civil-Military Gap: Strategies for Robust Relationships and Successful Operations, is due…
Zimbabwe: A third of population faces food crisis, says UN (BBC)
More than five million people in Zimbabwe – about a third of the population – need food aid, with many coming close to starving, the UN says. The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a $331m (£270m) appeal as the…
