South-West

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the 2020 national common entrance examination indefinitely over the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. In a statement by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, the examination into Federal Unity Colleges earlier slated for Saturday, March 28 has been moved to …

Federal Civil Servants at grade levels one to 12 in Nigeria have been issued a stay at home order by the Federal Government, as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus in the country. Im a circular signed by the Head of the Civil Service, Folashade Yemi-Esan, said all …

Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has explained why services were held at the headquarters of the church and other branches across the nation despite the ban on large gatherings in Lagos, Ogun and some parts of the country. From the live stream of the service via the …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee yesterday (Monday) shared the sum of N581.56bn to the three tiers of government for the month of February. The February allocation represents a decline of N65.79bn when compared to the N647.35bn which was shared in the month of January. The distribution was made at the …

A Yoruba group, under the Aggies of Yoruba United Front, has warned politicians in on the South-West not to allow the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi Il, to build Fulani Camp in the region, saying his antecedents show him as an ethnic bigot and a hater of the Yoruba …

A Chinese Restaurant, Haufei restaurant and Mall at 33 Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island, Lagos, where Nigerians are not allowed to sit and eat have been shut down by the Nigeria government. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, confirmed this in a tweet, saying that staff of the restaurant, located …

Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the biggest economy in Africa as the latter enters its second recession in two years. South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product shrank by 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a revised 0.8 per cent contraction in the third quarter, data from …

The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday amended the Kwara State University Law and changed the name of the institution from Abubakar Olusola Saraki University to Kwara State University. The Kwara State University (Amendment) Bill 2020 was one of the four amendment bills passed by the Assembly on Tuesday …

In bid to contain the coronavirus, the Ogun Government has launched a mobile application to enhance information dissemination among health workers in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this at a meeting with the Emergency Operation Committee (EOC) on Monday in Abeokuta. According to her, the …

An Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020, has tested positive to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos Nigeria. The health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, …