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Tue, 18 May 2021 08:53:07 +0000I didn’t plot Garba’s removal from NPA board, says Bala-Usman
Our Reporter The suspended Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, yesterday denied plotting the removal of Senator Binta Garba from the agency’s board. In a statement yesterday, Ms Usman said Senator Garba made spuri...
Tue, 18 May 2021 08:45:33 +0000476 online sites established to fight Fed Govt, minister alleges
Agency Reporter The Federal Government has claimed that it has uncovered about 476 online publication sites dedicated to daily churning out of fake news to fight the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Minister of Information and Culture Lai...
Tue, 18 May 2021 08:34:46 +0000BREAKING: Suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ protest, block roads in Osun
By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo There is palpable fear in Osogbo capital of Osun State as some suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’ stormed the streets to protest against alleged arrest by Economic Financial Crime C...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:59:45 +00001,823,095 vaccinated so far, says agency
By Moses Emorinken, Abuja As of yesterday, a total of 1,823,095 Nigerians have been vaccinated with the first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of vaccination, according to the latest data from the National Primary Health Care D...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:52:54 +0000Delta 2023: ‘Okowa can’t decide next governor’
The Delta State electorate and not Governor Ifeanyi Okowa will decide who takes over the reign of governance on May 29, 2023, the Director of Communications, Tony Amechi Foundation (TAF), Sharon Isaalah has said. She spoke in reaction to a statement ...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:44:13 +0000Thailand reports new daily 10,000 infections
Thailand has hit a new daily record with the discovery of nearly 10,000 new Coronavirus cases yesterday. This is coming after massive infections were found in the prison system, official data showed. The country reported 9,635 new cases, including 6,...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:41:23 +0000Why we celebrated workers, by Leadway Pensure
The brand ambassadors of Leadway Pensure PFA Limited took to the local airport in Lagos and Port Harcourt to celebrate workers on Workers’ Day. They positioned at the departure lobby, departure lounge, and arrival walkway of the local airports in L...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:37:14 +0000Lagos pledges industrial harmony
Lagos State Government yesterday pledged fostering of sustainable industrial harmony for a more prosperous state. Establishments, Training and Pensions Commissioner Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle said there is need for Labour leaders to follow the path of dialo...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:34:12 +0000Ekiti panel to mitigate effect of pandemic
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, yesterday inaugurated a nine -man committee to give policy direction to the implementation of the State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme designed to support livelihood of the poor an...
Tue, 18 May 2021 07:30:48 +0000Fayemi, Sanwo-Olu, Amosun express hope in Nigeria
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and ex-Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun have expressed hope in a new Nigeria. They spoke at the 45th birthday anniversary of the lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Ka...