Oct 22, 2020
UST IN: Inmates escape Warri prison amidst shooting, fire outbreak
An unknown number of prisoners have escaped the Nigerian Correctional Centre, popularly referred to as Okere Prison in Warri South council area of Delta State,...
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Oct 22, 2020
NECO reschedules ongoing SSCE Examinations
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled some of its papers due to the current crisis across the country. In a statement issued by the Head o...
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Oct 22, 2020
BREAKING: Hoodlums burn Ojodu police station in Lagos
Hoodlums have burnt the Ojodu Police Station at the Berger area of Lagos. Not less than seven vehicles were also burnt during the invasion. A residen...
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Oct 22, 2020
BREAKING: Hoodlums invade Ondo prison, release inmates
Hoodlums on Thursday invaded the National Correctional Service Centre in Okitipupa, Ondo State, forcefully released the inmates. The Nation gathered that no...
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Oct 22, 2020
BREAKING: Army, Police foil attempted jail break at Ikoyi prison ...as prison facility engulfs in fire
Soldiers and Policemen are currently stationed and at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in a bid to foil an attempted jailbreak. The Nation learnt that the priso...
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Oct 22, 2020
Buhari and I haven’t spoken since Lekki shootings – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated he hasn’t been able to speak with President Muhammadu Buhari since the shooting of protesters in Lekki on Tuesday n...
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Oct 22, 2020
Sanwo-Olu: CCTV footage of Lekki shootings intact
The CCTV footage of the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki are available and intact, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated. The footage, he said...
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Oct 22, 2020
BREAKING: Buhari presides over National Security Council meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the National Security Council meeting in the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which holds quarterly, is coming a...
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Oct 22, 2020
Local Content: Fed Govt bars foreign firms from N5b contracts
THE Federal Government has barred foreign firms from bidding for contracts worth N5 billion in order to empower local contractors. Thi is in line with proposed...
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Oct 22, 2020
Minimum wage: FG to pay arrears of varsity workers, deductions from IPPIS
The Federal Government has agreed to pay the arrears of minimum wage to members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU...
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Oct 22, 2020
Buhari appoints new Board Chairman for NACA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Senator Oladipo Olusoga Odujinrin, MFR, as Part-Time Board Chairman of the National Agency for the Co...
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Oct 20, 2020
BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu declares 24 hour curfew in Lagos
Following the raging #ENDSARS protests and demonstrations, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a 24 -hour curfew. Sanwo-Olu announced this on his...
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Oct 20, 2020
Oyo schools close as #ENDSARS protests intensify
Most private and public schools in Oyo state did not open for academic activities on Tuesday morning. Although the State Government has not made any official...
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Oct 20, 2020
BREAKING: Hoodlums raze police station in Lagos
Apapa-Iganmu Police Station in Lagos has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. The Nation learnt the incident occurred around 09.50am.
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Oct 20, 2020
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 118 new infections in Nigeria
Nigeria’s tally of people infected with the COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic has hit 61,558, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirming 118 new ca...
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Oct 20, 2020
#EndSARS: Solders take over Kuje, Abuja
Solders have been deployed to maintain law and order in Kuje, Abuja. Apart from security check points they mounted, they assembled on Tuesday morning at the...
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Oct 20, 2020
Hit-and-run drivers kill two in Delta
Two persons were killed by suspected hit and run drivers at separate locations in Uvwie council area of Delta State on Sunday night. One of the victims, a ma...
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Oct 20, 2020
Wema Bank promotes 214
Wema Bank has promoted 214 of its staff members as part of its policy to reward good performance. The promotion cuts across several departments and grades, i...
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Oct 20, 2020
NCC chair Jaja sacked
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of the Board Chairman of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Mr Tonye Jaja, according to the News Agenc...
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Oct 19, 2020
BREAKING: Soldiers deployed to Abuja over #ENDSARS protests
Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Abuja to arrest the escalating #ENDSARS protests. The protests in Abuja have in some cases have got out of hand...
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