By Ebireri Henry Ovie The Niger Delta leaders and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) may be heading for showdown over the interrogation of senior management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Notable leaders in the region, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Leaders Forum (NDLF) on Friday…
Manchester United and Manchester City will not taste action in the opening weekend of the new Premier League season starting on Saturday. The 2020/2021 season is kicking off tomorrow with four games, but the Manchester rivals will not be part of it because of their participation in European games at the end of last season,…
The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9 billion as COVID-19 hazard allowance for health workers in the country. This was announced on Thursday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, during the task force’s media briefing in Abuja. It…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Adeleke Mamora, announced on Thursday that the Federal Government was yet to receive the Russian vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic. Mamora, who made this known during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, said that all the Ministry of Health got was a memoir, which…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said the government had been able to avert food crisis despite the outbreak of COVID-19. He said the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the level of preparedness of nations to shocks of food security, explaining that the Federal Government’s wisdom in promoting self-sufficiency over the years helped significantly in…
The new Premier League season starts on Saturday and, just like the games played since the resumption of last season in June following the coronavirus lockdown, they will be closed to fans. The Premier League’s hopes of bringing fans back into stadiums in early October could be held back after the UK government said it…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to gift 20 cars to deserving teachers across the six Education Districts in the State. This is in commitment of his administration’s to rewarding excellent service delivery in Lagos State Post-Primary Teaching Service, he said. Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this on Wednesday during the virtual training of…
Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a long-running TV reality show about the Kardashian family launched in 2007, is finally coming to an end. This was announced on Tuesday by Kim Kardashian West in a statement posted on Twitter. “It is with heavy hearts that we’ve made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye…
If you live in Nigeria, you’ve probably heard some stories about how difficult it is to get anything done at a government agency. Those stories are so popular that they have made their way into popular culture through “oga is not on seat” jokes. When you’re going to a government agency, you brace yourself for…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced a 33% increment for all State Pensioners under the Defined Benefits Scheme (PAY AS YOU GO) with effect from the 1st January, 2020. He also approved the payment of a balance of 25% rent allowance for officers on GL 07 and above who had retired from…