March 2021

Buhari justifies shoot-on-sight directive on AK-47 bearers

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Presidency said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, emphasised his marching order to security chiefs to go harder on criminals, including shooting anyone found illegally with AK-47. Buhari was quoted to have made the emphasis at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria at …

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Petrol price now N212.61 per litre – PPPRA

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has revealed in a new monthly template that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, has reached N212.6 per litre. According to the template which the PPPRA released midnight, petrol is expected to sell at a lower retail price of N209.61 and at …

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Kwara, Ondo, Benue Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

The distribution of doses of COVID-19 vaccines continues across the country as Kwara, Ondo, and Benue State took delivery of the vaccines on Tuesday evening. The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Services, Nusirat Elelu took delivery of the vaccines on behalf of the state government. He assured that the front-line health workers …

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Minimum wage: Protesting labour unions block Lagos gov’s office entrance

Workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Wednesday protested against plans to remove minimum wage from exclusive list. The proteating workers took their agitations to the Office of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. They blocked the entrance to the governor’s office, halting activities at the seat of …

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NYSC: OAU students lament over missing Stream 1, Batch A, 2021

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, lamented over missing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Stream 1, Batch A of 2021. The students, who lamented over the delay in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife, attributed their grievance on missing the Stream 1, Batch …

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OSIFALA RETIRES IN GRAND STYLE, AFTER 37 YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN YABATECH

      The virtues of diligence, dedication, commitment and selfless service were celebrated in Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) on Friday, March 5, 2021, as the Management of the institution held a valedictory for the outgoing Deputy Rector Academics, Dr. (Engr.) Kehinde Osifala after 37 years of laudable service to the College.   The …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Has Shown No Side Effects On Buhari – Presidency

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Presidency has assured all citizens, that the vaccine administered to President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has no side effects on them.  In a short communique put out to dispel fears and misconceptions about the safety of the vaccine administered, Mr. Garba Shehu the Senior Special Assistant to …

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Police raid Lagos communities, arrest 56 suspected cultists, robbers

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA No fewer than 56 suspected cultists and armed robbers have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command in different parts of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that 50 suspected cultists and armed robbers were arrested during raids on …

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Fans ecstatic over Davido’s feature in Coming 2 America

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Fans of pop singer, Davido, have taken to social media to express their happiness as the Fem singer made a cameo appearance in the Hollywood movie, Coming 2 America, which premiered on Thursday.   Following the release of the sequel to 1988’s Coming To America on Amazon Prime, the FIA singer took to …

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WAEC cancels, reschedules Literature-in English exam

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled all the three Literature-in-English papers that Nigerian candidates in the ongoing 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates (First Series) sat for. The organisation has also rescheduled the affected papers, namely, Literature-in-English 2(Prose), Literature-in- English 1(Objective) and Literature-in-English 3(Drama and …

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