WHO Certifies Nigeria, Africa Free Of Polio Today
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to certify on Tuesday that Nigeria, along with the African continent is free from wild polio. The certification comes four years after the last cases appeared in northeastern Nigeria. “Thanks to the relentless efforts by governments, donors, frontline health workers and communities, up to 1.8 million children have […]
Crude Oil: The World Moving On, Leaving Nigeria Behind – Moghalu
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, President, Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation and 2019 presidential candidate of Young Progressive Party, is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow and Senior Fellow, Council on Emerging Market Enterprises, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Massachusetts, USA. In this online interview with ADEMOLA […]
Ganduje Employs 60 Quranic Teachers For Almajiri Schools
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the employment of 60 Qur’anic teachers (Alarammas) across the 15 Almajiri Model Schools in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Education, Malam Sanusi Kiru, said this in a statement made available on Tuesday in Kano. Read Also: Execute Convicted Singer For Blasphemy – Shari’ah Council To Ganduje Kiru said the […]
Buhari Appoints Momoh Chairman, UNILAG Governing Council
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Chief Executive Officer, Channels Television, John Momoh as the acting Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Lagos, UNILAG. According to a letter issued on 21 August, 2020 and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, Momoh is to convene an emergency […]
BBNaija 2020: Fani-Kayode Under Fire For Attacking Nigerian Youths
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has come under attack for calling out Nigerian youths who ‘prioritize the Big Brother Naija reality show and not politics. The PDP chieftain in a tweet on Monday accused Nigerian youths of paying attention to entertainment while their age mates reclaim their country in Mali. Read Also: CAMA, Greatest […]
Shehu Sani Reacts To Kidnapping Of JSS3 Students In Kaduna
Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the kidnapping of Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The gunmen invaded Damba-Kasaya village, Chikun LGA of Kaduna State on Monday. Africa Today News, New York had reported that the gunmen, who killed one person and abducted many of the villagers, stormed popular […]
Africans Must Stop Claiming To Be Black, Black Is Evil – Oyakhilome
Founder, Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome says it is high time Africans should stop claiming to be black as black signifies absence of direction and evil. Read Also: Pastors Who Refused To Open Churches Are Fake – Oyakhilome He said the toga: ‘Black lives matter’ should stop, as Africans were not black. In a telecast […]
NCDC Reports 321 New Cases, Nigeria’s Total Now 52,548
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. NCDC in a tweet on Monday said confirmed cases of the virus now stand at 52,548 with detection of 321 fresh infections. It said that the number of people with pneumonia-causing coronavirus, who have died in the country, […]
Obadiah Mailafia Resigns From NIPSS, Gives Reason
Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that he has resigned from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS. He said he had to resign because of ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna affecting his people. Read Also: Again, DSS Invites Mailafiya Over Boko Haram Comment […]
Pastor Adeboye States Position On CAMA Bill
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, which was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The CAMA 2020 bill which was signed on August 7th has received backlash from religious, non-governmental and human rights organisations, who are kicking against some […]
UN In Libya Urges Probe After Violence At Protest
The UN mission to Libya on Monday urged the Government of National Accord (GNA) to conduct an “immediate and thorough investigation” after violence at a protest in Tripoli a day earlier. Hundreds gathered in the capital on Sunday evening to protest deteriorating living conditions and denounce corruption in the war-torn country, before security personnel fired […]
Facebook To Support Small Nigerian Businesses With ₦500m Grant
Facebook on Monday said it will support 781 small businesses in Nigeria with N500 million grant to cushion the effects of COVID-19. The company in a statement said that the ₦500 million was part of its 100 million Dollars Global Grants Programme announced earlier in the year. Read Also: Facebook Is A Corrupt Institution – […]