Category: Headline News
Former NNPC GMD, Baru, is dead
Adesewa OdusogaMay 30, 2020
Former General Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru is dead. Dr. Bari was said to have died on Friday night. The...
Buhari reconstitutes NNPC board
Adesewa OdusogaMay 30, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This was confirmed by the Presidency on...
Covid-19 Scare: NDDC shuts down office, asks workers go on isolation
All staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been asked to proceed self-isolation for two weeks over suspected covid-19 outbreak in the commission....
Covid-19: CACOVID donates medical equipment to Niger state
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has taken delivery of items donated by the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19, (CACCOVID) to help the state...
Forbes removes Kylie Jenner from billionaires list
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
Kylie Jenner has been removed from the list of billionaires by Forbes on Friday. The Reality Tv star, Make-up business mogul, and influencer has been accused by Forbes...
UNEMPLOYMENT: FG to pay jobless youths N20,000 monthly to sweep markets, clear gutters
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
The Federal Government has rolled out a scheme to engage unemployed youths which in rural areas in the clearing of drainages, sweeping markets, road maintenance, traffic...
INSURGENCY: Bandits kill 15 in fresh Katsina attacks
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
Not more than fifteen people were reportedly killed in Faskari and Sabuwa local government areas of Katsina State in a deadly attack by bandits who stormed communities...
COVID-19: Again, President Buhari call for debt cancellation for African countries at UN High-Level meeting
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
Considering the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for debt cancellation for African countries. President Buhari said...
$311 Abacha loot:18 groups apply to monitor spending
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
A coalition of eighteen Civil Society Organisations have expressed interest to monitor how the Federal Government will spend the repatriated sum of $311 million...
Africa’s COVID-19 cases hit 123,000 – WHO
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
The World Health Organisation on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as of May 26 had risen to over 123, 000. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in...
