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President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the author of the famous English textbook, Brighter Grammar, and co-author of Practical English, Phebean Ogundipe, who passed on at 92. He extended his condolences to the deceased’s family, friends, the academia, former students of the ...

The 27-member Imo House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to revoke all contracts awarded between 2011 and 2019. By implication, the administration of Rochas Okorocha is being called to questioning. The member representing Ideato North constituency, Arthur Egwin, ...

Joint Border Operations Drill, Sector-3, covering North Central zone of Niger kogi Benue and Kwara, has seized smuggled goods worth over N98.3 million in the last three weeks. Head sector 3 Coordinator of the Team, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, disclosed this ...

An advocacy group has urged government not to follow measures taken by the European countries to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic but use the Nigerian context. It pointed out that while developed nations have put in place social ...

As the COVID-19 challenge shakes the globe to its very foundation, investors in the Nigerian capital market have been enjoined to adopt proactive measures to the problem the losses in stocks and other investments notwithstanding. A Research Analyst with Investment ...

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has ordered the closure of all markets and shops that are not dealing on essential commodities, a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Keneth Ugbala has disclosed. The directive, in which ...

Organised labour has stressed the need for the three tiers of government to design intervention packages to help vulnerable groups escape hardship during the shutdown. Immediate past General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said it ...

APM Terminals Nigeria has earmarked N100 million to support the efforts of the Federal Government in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the most populous black nation. The port operator added in Lagos that was maintaining continuity in its operations ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has insisted that the ban on public and religious gatherings in Rivers State was part of measures to protect life and property in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, appreciating Christians for complying with the ...

Executive Assistant to Delta State Governor, Raymond Mbakpor, has commended the relief team for its proactive steps to curtain the scourge in the state. He urged the people to prioritise social distancing orders of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and ...