Nigeria has recorded 1,143 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 145,664.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its official Twitter handle.According to the twee…
Day: February 14, 2021
Digital Economy: NITDA Partners With NNPC To Develop Emerging Technologies
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA and the Research, Technology and Innovation division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC are set to strengthen collaboration in achieving a sustainable digital economy in the co…
Nigerian Troops Eliminate Two Boko Haram Terrorists
Nigerian troops have eliminated two of the most wanted Boko Haram terrorist commanders known as Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib at the point between Vuria and Guja settlements along road Banki Junction Pulka axis of Borno state.A statement by the Director Army …
Oyo State: Group Urges Security Agencies To Curb Violence
A group, the Yoruba Appraisal Forum, YAF, has called on security agencies in Nigeria to take action against people fermenting trouble in Oyo State and across the South-West of the country.In reaction to the recent violence in Igangan, Ibarapa Local Gov…
Nigerian Government Launches Special Grants For Rural Women In Kwara
The Nigerian Government has launched special grants for rural women in Kwara State with the disbursement of one-off grant of N20,000.00 to 2,560 beneficiaries.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajia Sadiya…
NSA To Hold Town Hall Meetings To Address Security Challenges
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) ,will be leading a delegation of Heads of Federal Law Enforcement, Security & Intelligence Agencies to the Geo-Political Zones to hold Town Hall Meetings with State G…
I am not backing down from giving Awka capital a befitting look says Ven Okwuosa
Awka- Managing Director, Awka Capital Development Authority (ACTDA), Ven. Amaechi Okwuosa has emphasized his stand to ensure that Awka Capital City has a befitting look.Ven. Okwuosa said this while leading the Agency’s Development Control Team to open …
Aliens in Lagos: sci-fi novel Lagoon offers a bold new future
In his satirical essay How to Write About Africa, the late Kenyan writer and journalist Binyavanga Wainaina advocated for a rethinking of clichéd and stereotypical representations of the continent. Wainaina was in favour of looking beyond the despair t…
Kaduna State: Nigerian Air Force Foils Ambush, Kills Armed Bandits
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has foiled an ambush set up by a group of over 100 armed bandits at Ungwan Laya near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.The Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Vice Ibikunle Daramola said troops of the 271 “Were a…
Sailors kidnapped off Nigeria return to Turkey, describe death threats and forest captivity
ISTANBUL— Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday and the ship’s captain described how they faced death threats and were held in a forest during their three-week ordeal.The sailors …