COVID-19: NABTEB postpones 2020 May/June certificate exams

By RUONA ISIKEH The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has announced the indefinite postponement of the Board’s 2020 May/June Ordinary Level Certificate Examinations. Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Benin. “The

100 DAYS IN OFFICE: Uzodinma, Akaolisa and Politics of Exclusivity in Imo

*AN OPEN LETTER TO BARR. CYPRIAN OKECHUKWU CHARLES AKAOLISA* Uzodinma, Akaolisa and Politics of Exclusivity Calvary greetings to you my most distinguished honourable commissioner for justice and attorney general, I am very optimistic that this letter meets you in good state of health.

Coronavirus changes skin colour of two doctors from white to black

Two Chinese doctors who were critically ill with COVID-19 have seen their skin turned dark after being brought back from the brink of death. Dr Yi Fan and Dr Hu Weifeng, both 42, caught the novel coronavirus while treating patients at the Wuhan

Covid-19: ASUU donates Sanitisers to Imo State Government

Appeal by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals to donate towards the Covid-19 pandemic has continued to yield positive results as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has donated some packs of sanitizers produced by the

Lockdown: Anambra NUJ warns Police to stop molesting journalists •Urges CP to call his men to order

By PAMELA EBOH, Awka The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, has reminded the police that they are not more patriotic than journalists in the discharge of government policies and programmes. This is coming on the heels of a recent molestation

How to access N50bn COVID-19 intervention fund — CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria says interested stakeholders must meet its set criteria to access its N50bn intervention loans for small and medium scale enterprises. The CBN introduced the N50bn Targeted Credit Facility as a stimulus package to support households and Micro, Small

Buhari frees 2,600 prisoners; pardons Enahoro, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted a presidential pardon to late Prof. Ambrose Ali, late Chief Anthony Enahoro, ex-Lieutenant Colonel Moses Effiong, Majority EJ Olanrewaju, and Ajayi Olusola Babalola, all of whom were ex-convicts. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this known

How I cured myself of Coronavirus — Governor Makinde

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has disclosed what he did in isolation in order to become negative of the coronavirus. The governor had announced that he was positive of the disease and went into isolation. He got all-clear and announced he had become

COVID- 19: Emeka Offor donates medical equipment to hospitals in Nigeria, other African countries

Deji Elumoye in Abuja Recently, the Chairman of the Chrome Group, Sir Emeka Offor, donated medical equipment and educational materials worth $30 million to Nigeria and 18 other African countries. Offor, who set up the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) to alleviate suffering

JUST IN: Nigeria confirms 14 new cases of Covid-19, total now 111

Few minutes after President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the confirmation of 14 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The public health agency on Sunday said 14 new cases have been reported in two states: