There were strong indications on Wednesday that some state governments were on a collision course with the Federal Government over their pupils’ participation in the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. The plan contradicts the decision of the Federal Government, which after the Federal Executive Council meeting on […]
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Three siblings have died after inhaling generator fumes in Emevor community, in the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The children and their parents were said to have gone to bed with their generator on. The generator was said to be close to the children’s room. Our correspondent […]
My wife, my daughter and I have tested negative for COVID 19, along with other members of the family. We give God all praise and wish to appreciate all who have interceded for us in prayers. I appeal to all residing in Delta to obey all instructions/ regulations in our […]
JUST IN: Private School Teachers salary to be paid by FG – Association The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools in Nigeria, Yomi Otubela has revealed to the general public on Monday, 13th July 2020 that the Federal government has agreed upon dialogue to pay the […]
Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness said the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle. First responders including firefighters […]
The Federal Government has released guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every level in the country but failed to disclose the dates. The guidelines outlined actions, measures and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools after the COVID – 19 pandemic. According to the guidelines released […]
Ogun State Government says it has yet to agree on the date to reopen churches and mosques as requested by the Christian Association of Nigeria. The state government added that CAN should not compare markets with churches, saying the continued closure of worship centres was taken in consultation with the […]
The National Parents Teachers’ Association of Nigeria has said it is confused about the proclamation by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, that schoolchildren nationwide would not be allowed to sit the West African Senior School Certificate Examination slated for August 4 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
No fewer than 356 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, for voluntary retirement, citing “loss of interest” as their reason for disengagement. The soldiers wrote to the army chief on July 3, 2020, under Reference […]
About 20 bandits including their leaders have been neutralized in airstrikes executed by the Air component of Operation Hadarin Daji in the Zamfara State section of the Kagara Forest. The Defence headquarters said this was achieved last Thursday, pursuant to human intelligence reports indicating that some bandits had relocated with […]
