Monthly Archives: September, 2020

WHO to investigate allegations of sexual abuse in Ebola response in DR Congo

The World Health Organisation (WHO) leadership and staff have expressed outrage at recent reports of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse in the context of...

P&ID case: UK court orders release of $200m deposit to Nigeria

A commercial court in London has ordered the release of the $200 million used as a deposit in the case against Process & Industrial...

Updated: Buhari seeks lawmakers’ approval for N148bn refund to Ondo, four other states

The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the sum of N148,141,969,161.24 as promissory notes to Bayelsa, Cross River,...

Ex-banker jailed 98 Years for Stealing N49m, $368,000 from employer

  A former staff member of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been jailed for 98 years for stealing. The Economic and Financial Crimes...

‘If you are still studying these courses, you’re living in the past’ (See courses)

A former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has berated students still studying certain courses in the university, describing them as living in...

FG launches digital Nigeria portal, mobile app

Adefioye Iyunade Following the Digital Nigeria Programme, which was kick-started by President Muhammadu Buhari, on March 19, 2020, the Federal Government  has launched a Digital...

UniAbuja appoints 10 new professors

The Governing Council of the University of Abuja  has approved the promotion of 10 members of the academic staff of the university to the...

Lawan, Gbajabiamila vow to break PIB jinx by ensuring its passage

The leadership of the National Assembly said Monday that the ninth Assembly will break the jinx of not being able to pass the Petroleum...

N2.67bn school feeding funds found in private accounts —ICPC

  ‌The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, has said the agency has discovered N2.67 bn meant for the...

Breast milk could protect against coronavirus – Study

Breast milk may help protect babies from being infected by coronavirus,   a new study has suggested. Researchers at a lab in  China found that mother's milk...

Public servants are not expected to be millionaires, says Obaseki

Edo State Government has said that civil and public servants are not expected to be millionaires. He spoke on Monday as the state commenced...

Students turn out in large numbers as Enugu schools resume

Public and private schools in Enugu State have resumed academic activities after six months of lockdown, following COVID-19 pandemic. The schools’ head teachers who disclosed...
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