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Yearly Archives: 2020

Finally, IGP bows to pressure, disbands SARS

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has bowed to #EndSARS pressure, announced the dissolved of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police...

JUST IN: GOVERNOR GANDUJE SUSPENDS MEDIA AIDE OVER ATTACK ON BUHARI

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has suspended his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai over some unguarded utterances on the person...

IPPIS: ASUP threatens to embark on strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has threatened to embark on strike over the challenges they are facing with implementation of the Integrated...

COVID-19 pushed 115 million people into extreme poverty – World Bank

For the first time in over two decades, global extreme poverty is expected to rise in 2020 due to COVID-19. The World Bank, in a...

President Buhari approves $3.02bn for reconstruction of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Railway

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the award of contracts for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri eastern narrow-gauge railway, with...

Amb Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli emerges as 19th Emir of Zazzau

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. He...

UAE to Commence issuance of Visas to Nigerians Thursday

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, will begin issuance of Visas to Nigerians from Thursday, October 8, 2020. This was disclosed by Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation,...

Covid-19: Millions of Nigerians living in extreme poverty – VP Osinbajo

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, admitted that millions of Nigerians are living below the poverty line. Osinbajo lamented that the COVID-19 pandemic had further...

5G Network to be Launched soon – NCC

The Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that the country is exploring the potential...

President Buhari to present 2021 budget Thursday

Nigeria’s 2021 budget estimate will be presented on Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari will make the presentation at a Joint session of both chambers...

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