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Covid-19 brought a huge challenge to education and literacy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited responded with a Rosetta stone of innovative e-learning initiatives that have far-reaching effects Since 1967 that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have been celebrating International Literacy Day to promote the importance of literacy and education, every September 8 had witnessed book gifting, ... Read More »

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, to 50-years imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old student of the institution on campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 34-year-old Otema, a quantity surveyor and facilities manager, was charged before Justice Abiola Soladoye with three counts of rape ... Read More »

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160 Nigerians stranded in the United States owing to the COVID-19 pandemic have arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The first batch of the stranded Nigerians arrived around 11:05am on Sunday. Among the evacuees were eight infants. They arrived aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the Federal Government for nationals stranded abroad. ... Read More »

Bauchi state’s Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed has been confirmed positive to Coronavirus. His Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, made this announcement through a statement on Tuesday afternoon. This comes a day after the governor took the test after he had contact with the son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who was confirmed to have been infected with ... Read More »

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  Some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Assembly to protest against the emergence of Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Olu Omo as the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the union in the state. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions like: ‘We say yes to union constitution; “we ... Read More »

  In keeping with its talent development strategy, a new set of Graduate Trainees have commenced their entry level development programme at the state of the art Ecobank Nigeria Academy in Lagos. The training programme which was launched in July this year is an intensive 8-week medley of learning interventions for fresh graduates. The first set of 67 Trainees will ... Read More »

*Bayo Lawal, Olatunbosun, Senator Sunmonu’s son, on list Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday acknowledged the receipt of the names of 14 commissioner-nominees from Governor Seyi Makinde. Presenting the list under Message from the Executive on the House Order paper during plenary, Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin said the letter accompanying the list requires the lawmakers to consider and screen the ... Read More »

Senator Elisha Abbo, who was seen in a viral video assaulting a lady at a sex toy shop in Abuja, has surrendered himself to the operatives at the FCT Police Command for investigation. Following public outcry and protest against his act, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the ... Read More »