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Medical experts on Wednesday berated the Kogi State Government for banning the use of face masks in public places as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the state. They described the ban as a strategy by the governor to further back his claim that there is no COVID-19 in his state. The Kogi State
The V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine has partnered with the Igbinedion University, Okada to ensure that its students who are of Nigerian origin continue their education following the Russian invasion. A statement released by the representative of the Ukrainian university in Nigeria, Cliff Ogbede, and made available to The PUNCH in Abuja on Wednesday
The National Inland Waterways Authority has said that inadequate boats may be responsible for overloading of boats. The Lagos Area Manager, NIWA, Sarat Braimah, who said this in a statement seen by our correspondent, added that the agency had been awarded for the provision of a mass transit. “The Authority also realized that an inadequate
A cryptocurrency trader, Shola Henry, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, for stealing N18,460,000 belonging to a businessman. Henry and his company, Henry Enterprise Concept, were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with an amended seven counts bordering on obtaining money under false pretences
The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Yobe State, Goni Lawan, has been killed in a fatal crash. Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, died in the lone crash on Tuesday while on his way to Kano State. The Federal Road Safety Corps in Bauchi State confirmed the incident to our correspondent
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that his administration is working towards ensuring that the certificate of competency issued by the agency meets international standards. In a statement the Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward, Jamoh said this recently when NIMASA hosted the management of
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority announced on Wednesday that it was carrying out economic and financial audits of eight of the domestic airlines operating in the country. It said this had become necessary in order to determine the health conditions of all domestic airlines operating in Nigeria. The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, journalists at
There was panic on Monday in Orogwe community in the Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State after seven people were reportedly shot dead by gunmen. Community sources told our correspondent that some other residents were rushed to the emergency unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, for treatment. According to them, trouble started after
Citibank Nigeria Limited has appointed Dr Shamsuddeen Usman as the chairman of the board. The bank said in a statement that he is the third chairman of the bank in Nigeria since inception. “Usman has served on the board of Citibank Nigeria Limited as an independent non-executive director since 2017,” the statement said. It stated
No fewer than 21 persons have lost their lives and six others injured in separate accidents in Lagos and Cross River states. Sixteen people were reportedly killed along Alaro City, in the Epe area of Lagos State, on Tuesday, when a passenger bus, with number plate KTN 262Y, rammed into an articulated truck. The Public