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Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has advised the public to discountenance reports that Maryam Sanda, who killed her husband, had been pardoned. The service lamented the news making the rounds that Sanda was among the 2,600 prisoners granted ...

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has sought a full-scale investigation into the fires that destroyed parts of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) and the national headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja. ...

To guarantee seafarers’ job security at this critical period, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has extended the validity of statutory and trading certificates for all indigenous registered vessels. The documents, according to a statement by the agency’s ...

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has relaxed rules that subject local airlines and their crew to mandatory quarantine after travel to and from coronavirus high-risk countries. The relaxation was contained in a new set of directives issued to operators ...

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Nigeria office has urged China, France, Japan and India to write off Nigeria’s debt or allow a two-year moratorium on repayments. It also commended the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for ...

Determined to check any outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic at the internally displaced persons  (IDP) camps in Cross River State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  (UNHCR) is setting up an isolation centre at the Nigeria-Cameroun border. The centre, ...

Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson; his successor, Douye Diri; and the entire Ijaw nation are in mourning over the death of businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko in Lagos. Keniebi is the son of the Pro-Chancellor of the ...

Delta State government has directed all political appointees to their wards on further awareness campaign on the deadly coronavirus disease, as plans are on to commence distribution of foodstuff this weekend. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, said the essence was ...

Lagos State Chapter of the International Press Centre (IPC) has urged journalists to ensure factual and accurate reporting of the COVID-19 pandemic by verifying the sources, even if they emanate from experts. It also advised journalists to eschew bias and ...

The Federal Government yesterday unveiled a guideline to ensure that standards are maintained at all COVID-19 isolation and treatment centres across the country. It appealed to Nigerians who test positive to comply with the requirement to be admitted at the ...