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Edo State Government has warned event centres, eateries, restaurants, pubs, shopping malls and other centres hosting social events in the state against violating the state’s coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention protocols. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., the government said event centres or business premises that violate regulations on social gatherings will be shut and …

*To fully protect Nigerians wherever they chose to reside regardless of ethnic background *States to pay compensation for damages, reconstruct destroyed homes during targeted attacks Federal and state governments of Nigeria have recommitted to concerted efforts towards the immediate investigation, arrest, and prosecution of all perpetrators of crime in the country. They also vowed to ensure the full protection of …

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has joined his voice with national analysts calling for devolution of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country. The governor who was one of the speakers in a monitored radio program called ‘Radio Now’s Urgent Conversation’ yesterday stressed that state police and devolution of the judiciary is important to save Nigeria …

Edo State Government has said that it will not cede any part of its land for grazing cattle in the state. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said that the government’s position on the matter is clear and has not shifted since it insisted that it would not cede its land to herdsmen. According to …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on the authorities to sanction any marketer caught increasing petrol prices arbitrarily. The national oil company also reiterated that there will be no increment in the ex-depot price of petrol in February 2021 in spite of the rise in the price of crude oil in the international market. This was disclosed in …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has just approved the use of Astrazeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria.  The Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Adeyeye said NAFDAC got the dossier of the vaccine a week ago, while its safety committee swung into action immediately to evaluate its …

The Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has told the Senate that it will take Nigeria the next twenty years to address the security challenges confronting the country at the moment. Speaking on Thursday when he appeared before the Senator Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, APC, Bauchi North led Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for screening as …

A resident, who witnessed the kidnapping of 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, has described how the kidnappers tied their victims in pairs and took them away. The man, who lives close to the school,   confided in The PUNCH on Wednesday that the bandits, who wore  military uniform, stormed …

A former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has warned state governors to guard against making utterances capable of inciting communal clashes in the country. Abdulsalami, who is the Chairman of the National Peace Committee, spoke on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ monitored by The PUNCH. He regretted that Nigerians have not learnt form past mistakes of inter-tribal wars. He, …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku The industrial hostilities between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) seem to have come to an end. With that, academic activities revved full throttle all over Nigerian universities, even though under the evil genii of the Covid 19 pandemic. Prior to the cessation of that frosty relationship between the …