COVID-19: FG orders reopening of schools October 12

By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has given directives for the reopening of all schools in the country by October 12. This came about six months after the closure of schools nationwide by the government to stem the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu who made the announcement on Friday in …

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UPDATED: FG orders  schools to reopen October 12

By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has given directives for the reopening of all schools in the country by October 12. This came about six months after closure of schools nationwide by the government to stem the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu who made the announcement on Friday in Abuja, …

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Nationwide Independence Day Balloon Protest: Centre for Liberty demands complete reversal of electricity tariff, others

The Centre for Advancement of Civil Liberties and Development, also known as Centre for Liberty (CFL) is a network of social change agents who are committed to institutional reforms, protection of fundamental human rights, democratic and legislative governance and digital freedom. CFL is dedicated to reawakening the citizens and mobilizing them for non-violent citizens’ actions …

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Arteta, Guardiola square off in Carabao-Cup quarter-finals

Mikel Arteta will face former mentor Pep Guardiola after Arsenal were drawn against Manchester City in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. Arsenal manager Arteta spent three seasons as an assistant to Guardiola during an unprecedented period of success for City before swapping jobs last December. The sides have met twice since then, with Arsenal exacting revenge …

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Our candidate’s eligibility unassailable, Lagos APC tells rumour mongers

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described as “unassailable and unquestionable” the eligibility of its Lagos East by-election senatorial candidate, Mr Tokunbo Abiru. The APC, in a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, said there was no court suit challenging the eligibility of Abiru as being reported in some …

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Mike Pence, Indian Prime Minister to Trump, wife: Get well soon

President Donald Trump and his wife, Melanie. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have wished President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania a quick recovery after the couple tested positive for COVID-19. Pence expressed his well-wishes to Trump and his wife Melania, when he tweeted: “Karen and I send our love …

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Presidency tells artisans not to pay for NESP support grant, :

President Muhammadu Buhari The Presidency has told artisans not to pay anybody, under any guise, while trying to access the support grant under the National Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP). Mr Tola Johnson, Special Assistant to the President on Micro Small and Medium and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Office of the Vice President, said this at the inauguration …

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Canada denying Nigerians visas unfairly – Envoy

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Amb. Adeyinka Asekun, says the host country is unfairly denying a lot of Nigerians visas including students. Asekun stated this during a webinar on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary organised by the mission on Thursday evening. He expressed the hope that the issue would be addressed in the draft bilateral agreement, which both …

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LAGOS-EAST: Abiru’s eligibility is ‘unassailable and unquestionable’ ― APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described as “unassailable and unquestionable” the eligibility of its Lagos East by-election senatorial candidate, Mr Tokunbo Abiru. The APC, in a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, said there was no court suit challenging the eligibility of Abiru as being reported in …

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Trump slams potential changes for presidential debates

President Trump on Thursday slammed potential changes to rules for future presidential debates after the acrimonious first clash with Joe Biden this week. “Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?” Trump wrote on Twitter. The Commission on Presidential Debates, …

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I know how to recover $10B in a month – Maina tells Buhari

Abdulrasheed Maina By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Malam Abdulrasheed Maina has said that he knew how to use his technical expertise and patriotism to recover the sum of ten billion US Dollars for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari within 30 days. Aliyu Musa,Media, aide to Abdulrasheed Maina, in …

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Nigerians who sell votes should be ready to lose their rights – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Aside from fuel, President Buhari also spoke on his readiness to pursue credible elections in Nigeria, warning that Nigerians who sell their votes should be prepared to be denied their rights. He said that it was the desperation of the political class that leads to compromising the judiciary to upturn legitimate decisions of …

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Hard knocks for Buhari over defence of fuel price hike

President Muhammadu Buhari By Clifford Ndujihe, Anayo Okoli,  Udeme Akpan, Victor Ahiuma-Young, Mike Eboh, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Dirisu Yakubu & Ediri Ejoh Hard knocks yesterday trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s justification of recent fuel price hike in Nigeria on the ground that neighbouring oil-producing countries of Niger, Chad and Ghana as well as Saudi Arabia in Middle-East sell …

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Nigeria spends $5bn on food import, $1.5bn on milk annually

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has estimated that Nigeria spends $5 billion to import foods annually out of which $1.5 billion goes to importation of milk and other dairy products. Permanent Secretary, FMARD, Abdulkadir Mu’azu, stated this at a workshop of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations Technical Cooperation …

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Nigeria@60: Protests rock Abuja, Lagos, Osogbo

RevolutionNow Protest against bad governance in Nigeria at Maryland In Lagos yesterday. …DSS’ bid to disrupt Osogbo protest fails as Ataoja shows solidarity …Security arrests, releases protesters …Journalist brutalised, activists arrested as police disrupt RevolutionNow protest in Lagos …Sowore’s group march in Abuja against poor governance …Storms US embassy over insecurity …Demands Buhari’s resignation …SERAP condemns …

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Stop issuing threats to FG, NUEE warns DISCOs

…Nothing to show after 7yrs of privatization …Says downstream not deregulated because prices are fixed By Ediri Ejoh &   Joseph Oso The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, yesterday cautioned the Electricity Distribution Companies of Nigeria, DISCOs, to stop threatening to pull out of the deal they had with the federal government to provide the nation …

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