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Reopening: Obey COVID-19 protocols or be delisted, NAPPS tells school owners
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has threatened to delist any school that refused to comply with the COVID-19 protocols when they resume.
The National President, Chief Yomi Otubela, made this known in...
Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March, says Ehanire
Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday.
The vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine, he said.
The statement did...
Pigeons released by Buhari refuse to fly at Armed Forces remembrance
The doves, otherwise known as white pigeons, released by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the , refused to fly despite multiple attempts by the President thereby sparking a debate on social...
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation soars to 15.75%, highest since 2017
’Femi Asu
The inflation rate in Nigeria jumped in December to its highest level in more than three years, data released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
Inflation stood at 15.75 per cent...
Trump to reside at Mar-a-Lago after presidency —Report
US President Donald Trump plans to move to his resort in Mar-a-Lago in Florida immediately Joe Biden gets sworn-in on January 20, reports.
He plans to employ a few of his loyal aides to...
BREAKING: NYSC releases postings for ‘2020 B II’ corps members
The National Youth Service Corps has released postings for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this on Friday at a sensitisation webinar for the prospective...
Two policemen die on way to pick colleague’s corpse
Two police officers and one other person died in a motor accident that occurred on Thursday along the Ajaokuta-Ojodu-Ayingba road in Kogi State.
According to the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in...
COVID-19: NYSC shifts camp reopening date, bans religious gatherings
The Federal Government has banned all forms of religious gatherings on the orientation camps of the National Youth Service Corps.
NYSC Camp Safe Reopening Project Lead, Dr Oyeladun Okunromade, stated this on Friday at a...
Buhari, Osinbajo, others lay wreaths to honour fallen heroes
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, led top government officials and members of the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen heroes.
The event was the traditional laying of wreath marking the...
UI announces resumption date, cancels 2019/2020 session
The authorities of the University of Ibadan have approved February 22, 2021, for the resumption of academic activities in the institution.
gathered that the university also cancelled its 2019/2020 academic session and renamed it...