Category: National
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Face masks now optional, COVID 19 Restrictions To Be Lifted Soon- FG
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has said the use of face masks in public places is now optional, while the decision on the final relaxation of measures will be taken after Easter. This was revealed in a interview by The Head of the Technical Secretariat, who also doubles as the Secretary of the PSC…
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Inmates Excited By Abba Kyari’s Presence.
The embattled former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, has rejected food offered him by the Nigerian Correctional Service after being remanded in prison custody on Monday. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, had chosen food prepared by his wife or other family members. Former DCP kyari, who is under prosecution for drug trafficking alongside…
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Bola Tinubu Cancels Birthday Colloquium To Honour Kaduna Train Victims
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, cancelled his 13th Birthday Colloquium to honour the victims of Kaduna train attack. He made the announcement at Eko Hotels in Lagos, the venue of the 13th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium with the theme, ‘Pivoting Nigeria Into The New Order’. According to him, the attack was…
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Secretary General Of Trade Union Congress Of Nigeria, Eight Others Confirmed Dead Over Train Attack
The Secretary-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, Barrister Musa-Lawal Ozigi, has been confirmed to be among the passengers killed when terrorists bombed an Abuja-Kaduna train and abducted scores of passengers on Monday evening. Reportedly eight passengers have now been confirmed dead as the search-and-rescue mission continues in the area. 123
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NRC Suspends Abuja-Kaduna Train Services
Following the Monday evening attack on the Abuja -Kaduna train, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations along that route. In a message posted on its booking website and social media handles in the early hours of Tuesday, the NRC said it was suspending the service for the safety of travellers. The corporation,…
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Bandits Attacks Abuja-Kaduna Train
Armed persons Monday evening attacked a Kaduna-bound train carrying hundreds of passengers.The train, which left Abuja at about 6 p.m., was attacked between Katari and Rijana. The Kaduna State Government confirmed the attack but said it was successfully repelled. One of the passengers aboard the train, Anas Iro-Danmusa, took to Facebook to solicit for prayers…
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Breaking: Professor Grace Ale Williams Dies At 89
Nigeria’s first female Vice-Chancellor, Professor Grace Alele-Williams is dead. She died on Friday at the age of 89. Alele-Williams, a professor of mathematics gained prominence after she was appointed the vice-chancellor of the prestigious University of Benin in 1985. Her tenure witnessed a drastic reduction in cultism, a menace in UNIBEN at the time. Before…
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US Sanctions 6 Nigerians Sponsoring Boko Haram
The United States, U.S. has designated a network of six individuals connected to the Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram. The U.S Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, made this known in a statement, on Friday. While stating that they have added the citizens to the terror-support list, stated that all six…
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Court Dismisses Governor’s Suit Filed Against FG uni
Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the $418 million Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. “I do not see any merit in this case on the whole and I hereby dismiss it for…
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US Tasks Nigeria To Promote Science And Technology
The United States of America had explained the need for Nigeria to shift from a theoretical knowledge-based education to a practical-oriented education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics if the country shall progress. The Public Affairs Officer of the US Consulate General, Stephen Ibelli, gave the advice during the closing and mid-year report of the…