![Britain was on Saturday set to observe the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in World War II, with many events held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan (VJ) Day include a fly-past by jets from Britain’s Red Arrows air force display team over the capitals of the four nations in the United Kingdom – Edinburgh, Belfast, […]](https://i2.wp.com/infodigest.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/African_Troops_in_Burma_during_the_Second_World_War_SE1884-e1597147312393.jpg "Britain marks 75 years since Japan’s defeat in World War II")
![South Korea reported 166 new coronavirus cases as of Friday, of which 155 were domestic, prompting the re-imposition of tighter social distancing curbs in Seoul area. This is as authorities are worried about the spectre of a fresh wave of the disease. South Korea used invasive tracing and widespread testing to contain its first outbreak […]](https://i2.wp.com/images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/b8/cf/south-korea-world-cup_1717t6lqveg4i1i3q8vud9yujw.jpg?tu003d235421404u0026qualityu003d100 "S/Korea capital returns to tougher social distancing rules as virus cases spike")
![The Campaign for Democracy (CD) in Niger has called on the state government to stamp out insecurity ravaging some rural communities in the state to enable farmers produce enough food. The human right organisation made the call in a communique by Alhaji Abdullahi Jabi and Mr Afolabi Kehinde, CD state Chairman and Acting Secretary in […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.unicef.org/nigeria/sites/unicef.org.nigeria/files/styles/press_release_feature/public/UNI348647.jpg?itoku003dNRYp7fP2 "Food security: Campaign for Democracy tasks Niger Govt. on security")
![India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday. Modi made the revelation while also launching a national project to roll out health identities for each citizen. In annual celebrations, held at the 17th-century Red Fort and scaled down […]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/08/Screenshot_2020-08-12-10-51-27-215_com.android.chrome.jpg?fitu003d860%2C492u0026sslu003d1 "India set to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine, launches digital health mission – Modi")
![Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has expressed sadness over the brutal murder of Alh. Musa Mante the lawmaker representing Dass Constituency in the state House of Assembly by gunmen. The governor in a condolence message through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Alhaji Mukthar Gidado, on Friday described the killing of the lawmaker as […]](https://i2.wp.com/dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Cgc01ZWj.jpeg "Bauchi Gov. condoles family of murdered lawmaker, Mante")
![The Director-General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yakubu Ibn-Mohammed, has lauded Gov. Simon Lalong on his initiative for peace efforts in Plateau. The DG gave the commendation when the governor paid a courtesy visit to NTA Headquarters on Friday in Abuja. “I want to congratulate Gov. Lalong for providing leadership in the state. “From 2000 […]](https://i2.wp.com/sunnewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ahalaji.jpg "DG NTA lauds Lalong for peace efforts in Plateau")
![The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has bugun an enlightenment initiative for the public on legal metrology in preperation for gradual reopening of businesses after the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, which was introduced in a workshop in Calabar on Friday, had the theme: ‘The effects of weights and measures regulatory activities during COVID-19, […]](https://i2.wp.com/nbcc.org.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Otunba-Richard-Adeniyi-Adebayo.jpg "Post COVID-19: Ministry holds public enlightenment on legal metrology")
![The unemployment rate in Edo dropped from 25.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018 to 19 per cent in the second quarter of 2020. A statement by Mr Chris Nehikhare, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benin on Friday, said this. The statement was credited to Mr Crusoe Osagie, […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris-Nehikhare.jpg?fitu003d1200%2C926u0026sslu003d1u0026wu003d640 "Edo unemployment rate declines to 19% under Obaseki’s job creation drive-official")
![The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged stakeholders in the electoral process to join the commission in deepening the use of technology and instituting a regime of transparency in electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, represented by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the call at a virtual workshop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.naijabusiness.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Independent-National-Electoral-Commission-INEC.png "INEC seeks stakeholders collaboration in instituting electoral transparency")
![The Lagos State House of Assembly says a bill that will make operators of lottery, pools and betting in the state to pay N20 million as licence fees to the state government is underway. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, made this known at a public hearing on the bill in Lagos on […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NASS-400x240.jpg "Lagos Assembly proposes N20m licence fee for lottery, betting operators")
![The Lagos State House of Assembly says a bill that will make operators of lottery, pools and betting in the state to pay N20 million as licence fees to the state government is underway. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, made this known at a public hearing on the bill in Lagos on […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NASS-80x80.jpg "Lagos Assembly proposes N20m licence fee for lottery, betting operators")
![The Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Mrs Folashade Jaji, has urged residents to cultivativate coconut trees to benefit from its economic and nutritional values. Jaji, in a statement on Friday, described coconut as a tree of life and a common crop in Lagos State with enormous commercial values. She said that a coconut […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.giftalworld.com/images/news/1591268479Peaceful%20Lagos%20crucial%20to%20development,%20says%20SSG.jpg "Lagos govt charges Lagosians to plant coconuts trees")
![The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), acting on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC), has reconstituted the Kaduna State Caretaker Committee. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Friday, said that committee would be chaired by Bashir Dutsen, while the Secretary would […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PDP-Peoples-Democaratic-Party-400x240.jpg "PDP reconstitutes Kaduna State caretaker committee")
![The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), acting on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC), has reconstituted the Kaduna State Caretaker Committee. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Friday, said that committee would be chaired by Bashir Dutsen, while the Secretary would […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PDP-Peoples-Democaratic-Party-80x80.jpg "PDP reconstitutes Kaduna State caretaker committee")
![FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says radical changes are needed from top to bottom after his side were annihilated 8-2 by Bayern Munich on Friday. The loss meant they made their exit from the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League in one of the Catalan side’s darkest ever nights. “We feel devastated, although ‘shame’ is the real […]](https://i2.wp.com/images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/e8/f7/gerard-pique-barcelona-2019-20_jgmr8tcafdqu1rd1te28osprr.jpg?tu003d-1360154547u0026qualityu003d60u0026wu003d1200u0026hu003d800 "Barca’s Pique calls for wholesale changes after “shameful” defeat")
![Bayern Munich players will only let their stunning 8-2 UEFA Champions League quarter-final victory on Friday sink in for a day. Club head coach Hansi Flick believes however that if they are to win the title they still need to work hard. Flick, who was assistant coach of Germany in their historic 7-1 demolition of hosts […]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/08/EfXpZHZXYAEgX3Y.jpg?fitu003d720%2C450u0026sslu003d1 "Bayern Munich must stay grounded in spite of Barca demolition, coach says")
![FC Barcelona said on Friday that France defender Samuel Umtiti has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the test result did not affect their UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich on Friday as he is injured and not with the squad. Umtiti is the second Barca player to give a positive test for COVID-19 in […]](https://i2.wp.com/images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/b4/57/samuel-umtiti-barcelona-2019-20_1og6s06k07s2y1l6g7p6ar6z0j.jpg?tu003d406876896u0026qualityu003d100 "FC Barcelona’s Umtiti tests positive for COVID-19")
![FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland, enjoys the unconditional support of football associations around the world. The global football body’s general secretary, Fatma Samoura, gave this assessment on Friday. Swiss authorities said last month that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA president by a special prosecutor. The judicial […]](https://i2.wp.com/149366101.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gianni-Infantino--1446x788.jpg "Football united behind Infantino, FIFA general secretary says")
![Showmax, an internet television service on Friday said the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) show had become the most popular entertainment live stream on that platform This was contained in a statement given to newsmen in Lagos, by the organisation which added that the development had proved that local content definitely had cross-border appeal. The television […]](https://i1.wp.com/bbn.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bbnaija-on-showmax.jpg?fitu003d1365%2C768u0026sslu003d1 "Big Brother Naija becomes most-watched entertainment live stream on Showmax")
![A Lagos-based theatre promoter, Anthony Oluwabiyi, has says he will host a virtual art and dance festival on August 27 to showcase Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage globally. Oluwabiyi told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that the virtual theatre festival entitled: “Araloba Virtual Festival 2020: The Dancer and The Poet,” would help attract multinationals to experience […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.von.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/africa_aleta.jpg?fitu003d600%2C399u0026sslu003d1 "Virtual arts festival to showcase Nigeria’s rich culture holds Aug 27")
![Wife of Ekiti Governor, Mrs Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, has promised that the state government would continue to partner and cooperate with the media in the discharge of their duties for the benefit of the society. The governor’s wife said this in Ado-Ekiti on Friday during the official inauguration of Fresh 106.9 FM, a private radio station […]](https://i2.wp.com/ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/bRVk9kqTURBXy8yZWEwN2Q0NzI3YTM5YmE4MmQzYmU0N2IwOGVjYTY5OC5qcGVnkZMFzQGpzN-BoTEA "Music maestro, Yinka Ayefele, inaugurates new radio station in Ekiti")
![Federal Polytechnic Damaturu on Friday flagged-off the planting of 10, 000 trees to combat desertification and safeguard the environment. Speaking at the occasion, Rector of the institution,Dr Musa Kallamu, said the exercise was meant to address desertification and general climatic condition in the state. He said the gesture was part of the three million trees […]](https://i2.wp.com/samphina.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Federal-Polytechnic-Damaturu.jpg "Fedpoly Damaturu plants 10, 000 trees to secure environment")
![Borno State Government, says it has resettled 2,800 displaced persons at Ajiri community in Mafa Local Government Area of the state. The displaced families fled their homes and took refuge in Maiduguri, after the Boko Haram insurgents’ sacked the community in the past five years. Mustapha Gubio, the Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Resettlement (RRR), […]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/banners/Screen_shot_2011_11_21_at_9.27.18_PM_581579144.png?fitu003d410%2C294u0026sslu003d1 "Mafa: Borno Govt resettles 2,800 displaced families 6-years after insurgents’ attack")
![The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed reports that its personnel were involved in a theft incident at the Ebonyi International market on Aug. 8, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Gov. David Umahi during a state function on Aug.13, disclosed that the Close Circuit Camera (CCTV) installed at the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court8-400x240.jpg "NSCDC dismisses report indicting personnel in Ebonyi market theft")
![The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed reports that its personnel were involved in a theft incident at the Ebonyi International market on Aug. 8, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Gov. David Umahi during a state function on Aug.13, disclosed that the Close Circuit Camera (CCTV) installed at the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court8-80x80.jpg "NSCDC dismisses report indicting personnel in Ebonyi market theft")
![The Police Command in Kano, says it has arrested a father, Aminu Farawa, for allegedly immuring his 30-year-old son, Ahmed Aminu, for seven years without proper feeding and medication. The Spokesman of the Command, Mr Abdullahi Haruna, a DSP, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Kano. Haruna disclosed that the suspect was […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court3-400x240.jpg "Police arrest father for alleged incarceration of 30-year-old son")
![The Police Command in Kano, says it has arrested a father, Aminu Farawa, for allegedly immuring his 30-year-old son, Ahmed Aminu, for seven years without proper feeding and medication. The Spokesman of the Command, Mr Abdullahi Haruna, a DSP, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Kano. Haruna disclosed that the suspect was […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court3-80x80.jpg "Police arrest father for alleged incarceration of 30-year-old son")
![The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRCS) has decried the rising spate of car theft in Jos and Bukuru metropolis. The Public Education Officer of the command, Mr Andrew Bala, said in a statement on Friday in Jos that the menace had assumed an alarming rate. Bala called on motorists and the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court2-400x240.jpg "FRSC decries rising spate of car theft in Jos")
![The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRCS) has decried the rising spate of car theft in Jos and Bukuru metropolis. The Public Education Officer of the command, Mr Andrew Bala, said in a statement on Friday in Jos that the menace had assumed an alarming rate. Bala called on motorists and the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court2-80x80.jpg "FRSC decries rising spate of car theft in Jos")
![The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday rose by 86.97 per cent, just as the market indices dipped by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, investors traded 482.52 million shares valued at N4.52 billion in 3,897 deals. This was in contrast with a turnover of 258.08 million shares worth N1.68 billion, […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Nigeria-Stock-Exchange-NSE-400x240.jpg "NSE: Turnover rises by 86.97%, other indices down 0.15%")
![The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday rose by 86.97 per cent, just as the market indices dipped by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, investors traded 482.52 million shares valued at N4.52 billion in 3,897 deals. This was in contrast with a turnover of 258.08 million shares worth N1.68 billion, […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Nigeria-Stock-Exchange-NSE-80x80.jpg "NSE: Turnover rises by 86.97%, other indices down 0.15%")
![The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have evolved modalities for the establishment of safe driving academies in the country. The modalities for the academies were discussed while the Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah paid a visit to the Corps Marshall of FRSC, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Friday in […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FRSC-400x240.jpg "ICRC, FRSC to establish safe driving academies")
![The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have evolved modalities for the establishment of safe driving academies in the country. The modalities for the academies were discussed while the Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah paid a visit to the Corps Marshall of FRSC, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Friday in […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FRSC-80x80.jpg "ICRC, FRSC to establish safe driving academies")
![Uche Uwaleke, Professor of Finance and Capital Market, on Friday said the country’s unemployment rate in the second quarter (Q2)of 2020 was worsened by the negative impact of COVID-19. Uwaleke, a Professor of Finance and Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. […]](https://i2.wp.com/live.mrf.io/statics/i/ps/storage.googleapis.com/thisday-846548948316-wp-data/wp-media/2020/05/0a1389bc-uche-uwaleke.jpg?widthu003d1200u0026enableu003dupscale "COVID-19 worsens unemployment in Q2 – Uwaleke")
![The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has opened active investigation and materials testing into the quality of products made by the Inner Steel Company to determine compliance with standards. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the company had been accused of alleged unfair treatment of Nigerian employees. A statement by […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.mondaq.com/images/profile/individual/1718258.jpg "Unfair employment treatment: FG opens investigation to determine compliance with standards")
![The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation(NAIC) says it is partnering with All Farmers Association of Nigeria(AFAN) to insure over 40 million farmers across Nigeria against flooding and other disasters. The Managing Director of NAIC, Mrs Folashade Joseph, made this known at a meeting with AFAN on Friday in Abuja. She said the move had become necessary […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.naic.gov.ng/images/uploads/section/58d88f76ec1e9_photodune-3703821-farm-chicken-s.jpg "NAIC, AFAN partner to insure 40m farmers against flood, other disasters")
![Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday, inspected the state’s Agric Farm Settlement in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area, commending the farmers for prompt application of insecticide to protect the crops. The governor stopped for the inspection during his campaign tour. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the farm, occupying several hectares of land is strictly […]](https://i2.wp.com/storage.googleapis.com/thisday-846548948316-wp-data/wp-media/2019/11/94245406-obaseki.jpeg "Obaseki inspects Sobe agric farm settlement")
![The Nigerian Union of Agriculture and Allied Employees (NUAAE) on Tuesday, appealed to state governors to consider forfeiting security votes and find ways to increase their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). NUAAE National President, Comrade Simon Anchaver, stated this at the special state delegates meeting and union’s election of NUAAE, Sokoto state chapter. Anchaver said this would […]](https://i2.wp.com/sunnewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG-20200203-WA0002-1280x720.jpg "Minimum wage: Union urges governors to forfeit security votes")
![The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has earmarked N2.5 billion for the development of Wawa/Zange grazing reserve in Gombe. Dr Musa Inuwa, the Director in charge of the Gombe office of the ministry disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Gombe on Friday. He said the money earmarked was for the construction of boreholes, […]](https://i1.wp.com/leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1597340894078_IMG-20200813-WA0027.jpg?resizeu003d400%2C240u0026sslu003d1 "FG earmarks N2.5bn for development of Wawa-Zange grazing reserve")
![The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 329 fresh cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. The NCDC also announced seven additional deaths to take the country’s toll from the virus to 973. It stated that 21 states recorded the […]](https://i2.wp.com/businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Chikwe-Ihekweazu-1.jpg "COVID-19: Nigeria records 7 more deaths, 329 fresh cases")
![The National Council on Health (NCH), has approved the 2020 Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), Guideline aimed at expanding the fiscal space for health. Mr Olujimi Oyetomi, Director, Information, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister […]](https://i2.wp.com/fmic.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Emergency-National-Council-on-Health-Meeting-6th-August-2020.jpeg "Council approves health care provision fund guideline")
![A Stem Cell Transplant Expert, Prof. Bazuaye Nosakhare, has called for adequate funding to promote research work on stem cell transplant to tackle the Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) in Nigeria. Nosakhare made the call on Friday at a virtual lecture organised by the Temitope Awosika Help Foundation (TAHF) to mark the 21st Anniversary Celebration of the foundation, […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/expert-400x240.jpg "Expert call for adequate funding to promote research on stem cell transplant")
![A Stem Cell Transplant Expert, Prof. Bazuaye Nosakhare, has called for adequate funding to promote research work on stem cell transplant to tackle the Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) in Nigeria. Nosakhare made the call on Friday at a virtual lecture organised by the Temitope Awosika Help Foundation (TAHF) to mark the 21st Anniversary Celebration of the foundation, […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/expert-80x80.jpg "Expert call for adequate funding to promote research on stem cell transplant")
![The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has donated a brand new Toyota Hiace Ambulance vehicle and 1,400 cartoons of bottled water to Rivers government. Mr Obi Adindu, Head of Port Harcourt zonal office of SEC presented the items on Friday in Port Harcourt. While handing over the items to Prof. Princewill Chike, state Commissioner for […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SEC-400x240.jpg "SEC donates ambulance, bottled water to Rivers Govt")
![The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has donated a brand new Toyota Hiace Ambulance vehicle and 1,400 cartoons of bottled water to Rivers government. Mr Obi Adindu, Head of Port Harcourt zonal office of SEC presented the items on Friday in Port Harcourt. While handing over the items to Prof. Princewill Chike, state Commissioner for […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SEC-80x80.jpg "SEC donates ambulance, bottled water to Rivers Govt")
![A 25-year-old sales representative, Isiaka Moshood, who allegedly stole his employer’s goods worth N430,000, on Friday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Moshood, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a count charge of stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty, and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court7-400x240.jpg "Sales rep docked over alleged theft of employer’s goods worth N430,000")
![A 25-year-old sales representative, Isiaka Moshood, who allegedly stole his employer’s goods worth N430,000, on Friday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Moshood, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a count charge of stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty, and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court7-80x80.jpg "Sales rep docked over alleged theft of employer’s goods worth N430,000")
![A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday remanded two men in a Custodial Centre in Lagos, over alleged serial robberies, rape of one of their victims and receipt of stolen goods. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adedayo, who ordered their remand, said that the case file should be duplicated and forwarded to the Director of Public […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court9-400x240.jpg "Court remands 2 men over alleged serial robberies with knife, rape")
![A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday remanded two men in a Custodial Centre in Lagos, over alleged serial robberies, rape of one of their victims and receipt of stolen goods. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adedayo, who ordered their remand, said that the case file should be duplicated and forwarded to the Director of Public […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court9-80x80.jpg "Court remands 2 men over alleged serial robberies with knife, rape")
![The police in Ado-Ekiti on Friday arraigned a 53-year-old man, Babalola Gbenga, for alleged assault and stealing. Gbenga, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of assault and stealing before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okunade, told […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court6-400x240.jpg "Police arraign man over alleged assault, stealing")
![The police in Ado-Ekiti on Friday arraigned a 53-year-old man, Babalola Gbenga, for alleged assault and stealing. Gbenga, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of assault and stealing before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okunade, told […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Court6-80x80.jpg "Police arraign man over alleged assault, stealing")
![The Acting Chief Judge of Kogi, Justice Henry Olusiyi, has commended Gov. Yahaya Bello for establishing the Office of the Public Defender and Citizens’ Rights Commission (PDCRC), to provide legal services to indigent citizens. Justice Olusiyi gave the commendation when the Director-General of the commission, Mr Abdullahi Zakari, led some lawyers on an advocacy visit […]](https://i2.wp.com/dailytimes.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Justice-Henry-Olusuyi.jpeg "Kogi CJ lauds Gov Bello for establishing citizens’ Rights Commission")
![The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has denied any involvement in illegal issuance of Recruiters’ Licence to Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) for human trafficking. Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement signed on Friday in Abuja. Akpan said that the attention of […]](https://i2.wp.com/labour.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_2831.jpg "Labour ministry denies complicity in human trafficking")
![The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Technical Experts Committee to oversee the activities of the arms of government, ministries and agencies to give a boost and reduce the cost of its governance. Dr George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, who performed the inauguration, in Abuja, said the committee, comprising of […]](https://i2.wp.com/winapay.com/img/games/november-2019/914fb9653e05461a949ec64de23dfdfa02e7f9e5fc5-fgnn.jpg "FG inaugurates committee of professionals to oversee intergovernmental affairs")
![Some traders and shop owners at the popular Wowo Motor Park in Kuje Area Council, FCT on Friday lamented the demolition of their shops by the Area Council Administration. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that over 80 shops were demolished to reconstruct the motor park for easy vehicular movement in the area. Mr Emeka […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Abuja-Motor-Parks-696x522.jpg "Shop owners, traders lament as Kuje Council demolishes structures")
![The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Friday said it was collaborating with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to train its personnel on passenger screening at train stations. NRC’s Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, said this at the closing ceremony and graduation of the corporation’s screeners, after a training programme. The News Agency of […]](https://i2.wp.com/guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Nigerian-Railway-Corporation-NRC-Ebute-Metta-e1447025569978.jpg "FAAN trains NRC personnel on passenger screening")
![The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA) Ekiti chapter, has called on Muslim leaders in the state to adhere strictly to laid down protocols and preventive measures to check the spread of COVID-19. The chapter’s NSCIA President, Alhaji Yakubu Sanni, made the call in a statement on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. He said that the […]](https://i1.wp.com/koko.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ekiti-Muslims-Emphasises-On-The-Use-Of-Nosemasks-As-Mosques-Reopens-KOKO-TV-Nigeria.jpg?fitu003d640%2C360u0026sslu003d1 "Mosque reopening: Adhere to COVID-19 protocols, NSCIA tasks Ekiti Muslims")
![An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed, has called on Muslim faithful to always remember death and seeks forgiveness for more blessings and success this world and life after death. Ahmed made the call in his free-Jummu’at sermon at Federal College of Education, Yola on Friday. He said people are busy looking for worldly things, committing […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Cleric-400x240.png "Cleric urges Muslim to remember death, seeks forgiveness")
![An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed, has called on Muslim faithful to always remember death and seeks forgiveness for more blessings and success this world and life after death. Ahmed made the call in his free-Jummu’at sermon at Federal College of Education, Yola on Friday. He said people are busy looking for worldly things, committing […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Cleric-80x80.png "Cleric urges Muslim to remember death, seeks forgiveness")
![Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State, has described the death of Rev. Gomba Oyor, as a great shock and a huge loss to the association. Akinyemiju made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Ibadan. NAN reports that Oyor, an Ibadan based […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.independent.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/christian-association-of-nigeria-.jpg "Oyo State CAN mourns death of cleric")
![Rev. Canon Michael Olurundare of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Alagbado, Lagos, has advised worshipers to give priority to government’s precautionary measures against spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Olurundare said this as normal church services commenced on Sunday in the church. He told the News Agency of Nigeria that messages were sent across to members earlier […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/coronavirus-9-400x240.jpg "Cleric tasks worshipers on COVID-19 guidelines as church services resume")
![Rev. Canon Michael Olurundare of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Alagbado, Lagos, has advised worshipers to give priority to government’s precautionary measures against spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Olurundare said this as normal church services commenced on Sunday in the church. He told the News Agency of Nigeria that messages were sent across to members earlier […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/coronavirus-9-80x80.jpg "Cleric tasks worshipers on COVID-19 guidelines as church services resume")
![The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a proposal by the United States that sought indefinite extension of an arms embargo on Iran. Amb. Dian Djani, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the UN and President of the council for August, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council’s meeting on the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/UNITED-NATIONS-UN-400x240.png "UN rejects United States bid to extend Iran arms embargo")
![The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a proposal by the United States that sought indefinite extension of an arms embargo on Iran. Amb. Dian Djani, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the UN and President of the council for August, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council’s meeting on the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/UNITED-NATIONS-UN-80x80.png "UN rejects United States bid to extend Iran arms embargo")
![Leading tourism operators on Friday revealed the top 10 romantic destinations suitable for holiday relaxation and couples’ honeymoon within Nigeria. The travel experts made the revelation during the 9th Naija Seven Wonders webinar session themed: “Places to Visit in Nigeria: Issues of Access and Security”. It was organised by Ikechi Uko, AKWAABA Africa Travel and […]](https://i2.wp.com/static.wixstatic.com/media/ea62b2_a5bc4840626d408d9d249c64bd713da6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_700,h_450,al_c,q_90/ea62b2_a5bc4840626d408d9d249c64bd713da6~mv2.jpg "Tourism operators reveal Top 10 romantic destinations for honeymoon in Nigeria")
![Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students in Kaduna State are to resume classes on Aug. 17, the state government announced on Friday in Kaduna. Mrs Phoebe Yayi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, announced the resumption date in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria . Yayi said the resumption was to enable […]](https://i2.wp.com/businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Primary-pupils-Lagos-school.jpg "JSS 3 students resume Aug. 16/17 – KDSG")
![Dr Emmanuel Akabe, Nasarawa State Deputy Governor has tasked journalists in the state on investigative reportage of issues based on facts to avoid sensationalism. Akabe made the call on Friday in Lafia when the State Executive Council members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), paid him a courtesy visit to introduce the newly elected officials […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.nasarawastate.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/deputy.jpg "Nasarawa Deputy Governor tasks journalists on investigative reportage")
![The Lagos State government on Friday reversed the plan to impose 10 per cent service charge on every trip made through e-hailing platforms like Uber and Bolt. The Commissioner for Transport, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made this known to newsmen, after a three-hour meeting of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, some executive council members and e-hailing operators at […]](https://i2.wp.com/businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Nigerias-infrastructure-gap.jpg "LASG reverses 10% service charge for trips on e-hailing platforms")
![The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter, says there is no going back in its rejection of the removal of the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the institution’s Governing Council headed by Dr Wale Babalakin had on Wednesday removed Ogundipe from office over allegations […]](https://i2.wp.com/geeky.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/UNILAG-1024x494.jpg "Unilag ASUU says no going back in rejection of VC’s removal")
![Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), says it has lost over N260 million to the activities of vandals in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States in the past three months. Mr Ibrahim Shawai, Head, Corporate Communications of the company, stated this in a statement on Friday in Kano. Shawai lamented the spate of theft and vandalisation of […]](https://i2.wp.com/dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/kedco-scaled.jpg "KEDCO loses N260m to vandalism in 3 months")
![Indigenous oil and gas service companies under the umbrella body of Project 100 (P100) have described the inauguration of the 17 storey Nigerian Content Tower as an enormous step towards expanding local content development in the country. The companies disclosed this in a statement signed by the Chairperson of the Project 100 Executive Committee, Mrs […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Buhari-1-e1597323559452.jpg?resizeu003d750%2C374u0026sslu003d1 "NCDMB Tower: A boost to local content — P100 companies")
![The grand finale of the annual Osun-Osogbo festival ended on Friday with low turnout of people to the grove as the annual cultural fiesta was observed in strict compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state government had on Tuesday announced a ban on social activities and gatherings at […]](https://i2.wp.com/thestreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/116380/govt-restricts-osun-osogbo-festival-over-spike-in-cases.jpg "Osun-Osogbo Festival ends with low turnout due to COVID-19")
![Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has released N5 million for procurement of anti-snake venom for the Kaltungo Snake Bite Treatment and Research Centre. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Ahmed Gana, made this known in a statement in Gombe on Friday. He stated that the gesture was in response to the recent increase in the number […]](https://i2.wp.com/businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Inuwa-Yahaya.jpg "Gombe State Govt. releases N5m for procurement of anti-snake venom")
![Prof. Sani Mashi, the Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has called on members of staff of the agency not to embark on the proposed strike by the joint union of workers. Mashi made the appeal in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, on Friday in Abuja. Odaudu quoted […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.nimet.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/DG1.jpg "NiMet urges staff to shelve planned strike")
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman on Friday confirmed that she was to hold talks with young climate activists in Berlin on Thursday, including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. The Friday Representatives of the youth movement ‘Fridays for Future’ spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told Newsmen in Berlin that the movement would hold an “informal exchange” with the German […]](https://i2.wp.com/newstage.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/merkel-says-greta-thunberg-drove-us-to-move-on-climate-change.jpg?wu003d800u0026sslu003d1 "Greta Thunberg among climate activists to meet Merkel in Berlin")
![The Kwara government has warned Secondary School Principals in the state against aiding any form of examination malpractice as the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) starts on Aug. 17. Mrs Fatimoh Ahmed, Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, echoed the warning on Friday in Ilorin. The meeting involved officials of the Ministry […]](https://i2.wp.com/tribuneonlineng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/students-waec.jpg "WASSCE: Kwara Govt.warns principals against malpractice")
![Electorates in Avbiosi Ward 5, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo on Friday defied the rain to compliment Gov. Godwin Obaseki campaign tour in the area. Obaseki, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate ahead of the Sept. 19 gubernatorial election in the state lauded the electorates for their resilience and commitment shown him and […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Nigeria-News-Nigeria-Newspapers-breaking-news-today-1-400x240.jpg "Edo Campaign: Electorate defy rain to receive Gov. Obaseki")
![Electorates in Avbiosi Ward 5, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo on Friday defied the rain to compliment Gov. Godwin Obaseki campaign tour in the area. Obaseki, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate ahead of the Sept. 19 gubernatorial election in the state lauded the electorates for their resilience and commitment shown him and […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Nigeria-News-Nigeria-Newspapers-breaking-news-today-1-80x80.jpg "Edo Campaign: Electorate defy rain to receive Gov. Obaseki")
![Mosques in Ogun sytate have resumed physical services on a promising note, with many of them observing basic social distancing protocols in view of the coronavirus pandemic. This is coming four months after they were shut in line with state directives in compliance with social distancing to checkmate further spread of the virus. The News […]](https://i2.wp.com/businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Governor-Dapo-Abiodun-450x300.jpg "COVID-18: Ogun mosques resume physical services on a promising note")
![Global e-commerce giant Amazon has rolled out an online pharmacy service in India on Friday. The service beginning with information technology hub Bengaluru as part of its efforts to ramp up operations in a country it sees as a major emerging market. Customers in Bengaluru would be able to order prescription based drugs in addition […]](https://i1.wp.com/spread.ng/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mazo-fter.jpg "Amazon launches online pharmacy in India")
![Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab has said that contrary to the assumption, most Nigerians, especially ladies in Lebanon were not trafficked but entered into the country legally. Diab made this known when he visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Friday in Abuja. According to Diab, the Nigerian ladies who recently called […]](https://i2.wp.com/cdn-media.theinterview.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Houssam-Diab.jpg "Most Nigerian girls in Lebanon entered legally, Lebanese envoy")
![The management of Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin, says the state government has not suspended its Rector, Abdul Muhammed. A statement by the institution’s Head of Information and Publication Division, Mr Ajibola Jimoh, on Friday described the report as false and a mischievous attempt to denigrate the person of the rector and bring the polytechnic into disrepute. […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.kwarastatepolytechnic.edu.ng/img/course-single.jpg "Kwara poly Rector not suspended–Management")
![Dr Alex Otti, former governoship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia in 2015 and 2019 elections has declared for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Otti, who made his declaration on Friday at his Ehi na Uguru Ward 5, in Isialangwa South Local Government Area, promised to keep fighting to salvage the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APC-All-progressives-Congress-400x240.jpg "Otti joins APC, promises to keep fighting to salvage Abia")
![Dr Alex Otti, former governoship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia in 2015 and 2019 elections has declared for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Otti, who made his declaration on Friday at his Ehi na Uguru Ward 5, in Isialangwa South Local Government Area, promised to keep fighting to salvage the […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APC-All-progressives-Congress-80x80.jpg "Otti joins APC, promises to keep fighting to salvage Abia")
![French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday paid tribute to the six French aid workers killed in Niger on Sunday, as their remains were brought back to Paris. All of France“ mourns your children,’’ Castex told families of the victims before the six coffins, laid out in a row in a pavilion at Orly airport. […]](https://i2.wp.com/live.mrf.io/statics/i/ps/tribuneonlineng.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Jean-Castrex.jpg?widthu003d1200u0026enableu003dupscale "France pays tribute to aid workers killed in Niger")
![Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has urged the electorate in the state to go out and vote massively on the Sept 19, governorship election. Obaseki made the call on Friday in Ukhuse in Owan West Local Government Area, when addressing members of the Party (PDP) at the Ward 6 campaign ground. “On the 19th of […]](https://i2.wp.com/dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Godwin-Obaseki.jpg "Election: Stay to defend your vote, Obaseki tells electorate")
![Tunji Ajuloopin, the member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving disbursement of loans to his constituents. Ajuloopin gave the commendation on Friday in Omu-Aran while presenting certificates to 329 beneficiaries of the Agric-Business Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMIES) loan after their training. […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Muhammadu-Buhari7-400x240.jpg "Federal lawmaker commends Buhari over loan initiative")
![Tunji Ajuloopin, the member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving disbursement of loans to his constituents. Ajuloopin gave the commendation on Friday in Omu-Aran while presenting certificates to 329 beneficiaries of the Agric-Business Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMIES) loan after their training. […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Muhammadu-Buhari7-80x80.jpg "Federal lawmaker commends Buhari over loan initiative")
![Enugu State Government on Friday demolished a twin duplex belonging to one Mr John Emejulu, for allegedly blocking waterway. Mr Joseph Onoh, Chairman of ECTDA, who supervised the demolition said that the building stood on waterway. Recall that Emejulu had gone to airport layout phase IV and V to enforce a court judgment in respect […]](https://i2.wp.com/hotels.ng/places/media/poi/1788/1-1788-5845e7df4e2a1.jpg?wu003d300 "Enugu state govt. demolishes twin duplex for blocking waterway")
![Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says that the hospital has lost 18 persons out of the 159 COVID-19 patients it has treated so far. Otegbayo made this known on Friday in Ibadan on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the Josephus Foundation-aided new Infectious Disease Centre at […]](https://i2.wp.com/businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jesse-Abiodun-Otegbayo-450x300.jpg "Why we lost 18 patients to COVID-19- UCH CMD")
![p> The president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. President Buhari rejoiced with the former member of the House of Representatives (2003-2007), his family and friends, joining them to thank God for good health, sound mind, and continued service […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Muhammadu-Buhari12-400x240.jpg "Buhari greets Abdul Oroh at 60")
![p> The president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. President Buhari rejoiced with the former member of the House of Representatives (2003-2007), his family and friends, joining them to thank God for good health, sound mind, and continued service […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Muhammadu-Buhari12-80x80.jpg "Buhari greets Abdul Oroh at 60")
![Italy on Friday commemorated the collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people two years ago, with speeches and a minute of silence near the newly built replacement bridge. Relatives of the victims stood hugging in silence, with only church bells ringing, at the exact time of the accident, 11:36 am (0936 […]](https://i2.wp.com/guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Genoa-bridge.jpg "Italy commemorates 2 years since Genoa bridge collapse")
![Kano Sate Government said it has granted pardon to 200 exit students indicted in a school riot, to enable them to write the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Examinations, billed to begin on Aug. 17. The affected students were indicted and suspended sequel to a riot at Ibrahim Ayagi Science College, in Dawakin Tofa Local […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Abdullahi-Ganduje.jpg "WAEC: Kano Govt explains pardoning of 200 indicted students")
![The Sokoto State Government on Friday said it was collaborating with the United Kingdom (UK) agency, to improve the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the state. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal made the announcement in a statement issued in Sokoto by Malam Mohammad Bello, Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the Governor. It […]](https://i2.wp.com/storage.googleapis.com/thisday-846548948316-wp-data/wp-media/2018/09/f3af18fd-aminu-tambuwal.jpg "Sokoto State Govt. partners UK on ICT development")
![The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has commended personnel of “Operation Sahel Sanity” of the Nigeria Army for making farming activities possible in Zamfara and other states in the Northwest. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that farming in the Northwest had been crippled by criminal activities of bandits, kidnappers and cattle […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.nannews.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gen.-Buratai-with-Emir-of-Gusau-1024x1024.jpeg "Emir lauds ‘Operation Sahel Sanity’ over return of farming activities in northwest")
![Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, said he joined the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), to give hope to the masses of the state ahead of the Oct.10, gubernatorial election. Ajayi stated this on Friday in Akure when he was welcomed officially into the party by the Chairman of the party, Mr Joseph Akinlaja. The […]](https://i1.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/06/Agboola-Ajayi-Twitter-e1592853153401.jpg?fitu003d720%2C549u0026sslu003d1 "I joined ZLP to give hope to the masses — Ondo deputy governor")
![The Anambra House of Assembly on Friday urged the Federal Government to resume and complete work on the Anambra section of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. The resolution followed a motion raised under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, by Mr Nnamdi Okafor, Majority Leader and member representing Awka South l Constituency. According to Okafor, the Enugu-Onitsha expressway […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nass2-400x240.jpg "Anambra Assembly urges FG to resume work on Enugu-Onitsha expressway")
![The Anambra House of Assembly on Friday urged the Federal Government to resume and complete work on the Anambra section of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. The resolution followed a motion raised under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, by Mr Nnamdi Okafor, Majority Leader and member representing Awka South l Constituency. According to Okafor, the Enugu-Onitsha expressway […]](https://i2.wp.com/nnn.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nass2-80x80.jpg "Anambra Assembly urges FG to resume work on Enugu-Onitsha expressway")
![Genomic testing has shown that the virus leading a second wave of infections in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) is the same as the one that has dominated the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported on Friday. Lab testing has found that although the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Melbourne_australia.jpg "Coronavirus dominating United States pandemic rages in Australia’s Victoria, NSW")
Britain marks 75 years since Japan’s defeat in World War II S/Korea capital returns to tougher social distancing rules as virus cases spike Food security: Campaign for Democracy tasks Niger Govt. on security India set to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine, launches digital health mission – Modi UN rejects United States bid to extend Iran arms embargo ASUU kicks against alleged take over of institute by Kano Govt COVID-19: Nigeria records 7 more deaths, 329 fresh cases Barca’s Pique calls for wholesale changes after “shameful” defeat INEC seeks stakeholders collaboration in instituting electoral transparency Bayern Munich must stay grounded in spite of Barca demolition, coach says FC Barcelona’s Umtiti tests positive for COVID-19 Bauchi Gov. condoles family of murdered lawmaker, Mante Football united behind Infantino, FIFA general secretary says Council approves health care provision fund guideline Labour ministry denies complicity in human trafficking UN ‘strongly condemns’ rights abuses in Cameroon Tourism operators reveal Top 10 romantic destinations for honeymoon in Nigeria DG NTA lauds Lalong for peace efforts in Plateau Post COVID-19: Ministry holds public enlightenment on legal metrology Expert call for adequate funding to promote research on stem cell transplant JSS 3 students resume Aug. 16/17 – KDSG FG inaugurates committee of professionals to oversee intergovernmental affairs Mafa: Borno Govt resettles 2,800 displaced families 6-years after insurgents’ attack NAIC, AFAN partner to insure 40m farmers against flood, other disasters Lagos Assembly proposes N20m licence fee for lottery, betting operators Lagos govt charges Lagosians to plant coconuts trees Edo unemployment rate declines to 19% under Obaseki’s job creation drive-official PDP reconstitutes Kaduna State caretaker committee Nasarawa Deputy Governor tasks journalists on investigative reportage Sales rep docked over alleged theft of employer’s goods worth N430,000 Shop owners, traders lament as Kuje Council demolishes structures LASG reverses 10% service charge for trips on e-hailing platforms Unilag ASUU says no going back in rejection of VC’s removal Court remands 2 men over alleged serial robberies with knife, rape KEDCO loses N260m to vandalism in 3 months NCDMB Tower: A boost to local content — P100 companies Osun-Osogbo Festival ends with low turnout due to COVID-19 FAAN trains NRC personnel on passenger screening Big Brother Naija becomes most-watched entertainment live stream on Showmax SEC donates ambulance, bottled water to Rivers Govt Gombe State Govt. releases N5m for procurement of anti-snake venom NiMet urges staff to shelve planned strike Greta Thunberg among climate activists to meet Merkel in Berlin WASSCE: Kwara Govt.warns principals against malpractice Edo Campaign: Electorate defy rain to receive Gov. Obaseki Mosque reopening: Adhere to COVID-19 protocols, NSCIA tasks Ekiti Muslims NSCDC dismisses report indicting personnel in Ebonyi market theft COVID-18: Ogun mosques resume physical services on a promising note Amazon launches online pharmacy in India Most Nigerian girls in Lebanon entered legally, Lebanese envoy
