UNILAG Shuts School, Asks Students To Vacate Hostels, Reverts to Virtual Classes

Following the new wave of spread of Covid-19 pandemic, especially the more dreaded Delta variant with its effect in the Institution, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has asked its students to vacate the halls of residence by 12noon today to check the spread

Two Die Of Delta Variant In Oyo

Two persons have been lost to the new Delta variant of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Oyo State. One person is also isolated and receiving medical attention at one of the state isolation facilities while contact tracing has started. The state Incident Manager

I Never plotted To Remove Gov. Uzodinma From Office

The embattled former Majority Leader of the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr. Uche Ogbuagu has distanced himself from WhatsApp message screenshots making the rounds, calling on the public to disregard it. Reacting on his Facebook page, the Ikeduru representative urged the public

Five Drug Barons Are In Our Custody – NDLEA Chair

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Buba Marwa (Rtd),has hinted that five drug barons controlling different cartels across Nigeria are in their custody. He said the five are part of 2, 180 drug traffickers arrested in

Buhari Postpones London Medical Trip

President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his scheduled trip to London, the United Kingdom (UK), for a medical follow-up visit This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. According to

N288b COVID-19 Relief Fund: How Government, MDAs Scammed Us – SME owners

With the Federal Government claiming to have disbursed N288billion COVID-19 relief fund to alleviate the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic on vulnerable Nigerians, TAIWO ALIMI fact-checks the claims against available data and facts. SMEs shortchanged during disbursement as politicians hijack palliatives More than 100 million

Sickle Cell Stakeholders Advocate Genotype Testing

Relevant stakeholders and sickle cell survivors have advocated for an increase in awareness about sickle cell disorder, the elimination of negative notions associated with it, and the urgent need for intending couples to know their genotypes before getting married. Disclosing that Nigeria is

President Buhari Inaugurates 4,000 Resettlement Homes For Idps

President Buhari Inaugurates 4,000 Resettlement Homes For IDPs President Muhammadu Buhari on his one-day official visit to Borno state on Thursday, June 17, 2021 paid courtesy visit to Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn El-Kanemi and inaugurated Resettlement Homes for Internally Displaced Persons

Nigerians Abusing Anti-Malaria Drugs – FG

The Federal Government Wednesday raised alarm over the unnecessary use and eventual abuse of anti-malaria drugs across the country. It noted that although it is estimated that about 53 million episodes of malaria occur yearly, data, however, reveals that Nigerians are consuming anti-malaria

Protest Rocks Rivers College Of Health

Aggrieved students of the Rivers State College of Health, Science and Management Technology (RSCHSMT) have barricaded the popular Ikwerre Road in Port Harcourt to protest lack of basic amenities and decayed infrastructures in the school. The students, who blocked the Agip Bridge end