Tag: COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent National Electoral Commission will commence a nationwide Continuous Voter Registration on June 28 across the 774 Local Government Areas ahead of the 2023 general election. INEC’s Chairman, Prof.…

Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the latest controversy over insensitive remarks towards women…

Nigeria has been ranked 16th among the countries most affected by internet crime in the world in 2020. In its latest internet crime report, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has flagged off the Federal Government’s Cash Grant to about 1,800 beneficiaries in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of Lagos State.…

Foreign investors ignored 26 states in Nigeria in the whole of 2020. The capital importation report recently published by the National Bureau of Statistics details the value of fresh investments…

Mark Rutte’s Dutch government is to step down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay it back. Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”,…

The United Nations Children’s Fund says closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are…

There is tension in Enugu State on Monday after over 38 inmates  reportedly escaped from police custody. Our correspondent  gathered that the inmates were remanded in the custody of the…

Stephen Godonu:  Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti  Government has described as untrue and misleading the social media reports that soldiers have taken over the Ado- Ekiti, the State Capital and chased protesters with guns. Ekiti…

Nigeria’s total debt stock increased by N2.381 trillion between March 31 and June 30, data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO). The total public debt stock, which comprises the…