September 2020

SON certifies 21 manufacturers in FCT

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) ) has certified 13 manufacturers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for maintaining consistency in the quality of their products. SON FCT Coordinator, Mr Gambo Dimka, said this at the organisation’s “Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificate presentation on Wednesday in Abuja. Dimka congratulated the manufacturers for embracing standards …

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Quote Of The Day

“If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.” – Kenneth Goldsmith

[BREAKING] Fuel hike: No going back on strike, protest – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to proceed with its planned strike and protest with effect from September 28 following the failure of the Federal Government to reverse the hike in electricity tariff and fuel price. Rising from its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja a few minutes ago, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said …

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Burna Boy becomes first Nigerian artist with certified silver album in UK

Nigerian superstar, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy has become the first Nigerian artist with a certified silver album, “African Giant” in the UK. The renowned singer, who said he was so excited over the achievement, took to his Instagram page @burnaboygram to announce the news to his fans and also expressed love to everyone that …

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BREAKING: INEC presents Certificate of Return to Obaseki, Shaibu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday presented certificate of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital. Agbmuche-Mbu …

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Delta Sanctions 41 Teachers For WASSCE Malpractice Involvement

Daniel Ojukwu The Delta State Government has sanctioned 41 teachers for examination malpractice during the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This is contained in a statement by Delta Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah. Ukah said the decisions were based on the recommendations by the Examination Ethics Disciplinary Committee of …

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Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos Hotel

A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion Hotel in the Surulere area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Anthony took Justina to the hotel, where they both passed the night, but …

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FG orders schools to conduct weekly COVID-19 assessment

The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as more states fully reopen schools on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday,  stated that schools had been directed to conduct COVID-19 risk assessment every week. The NCDC also disclosed that local governments and …

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