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COVID-19: FG Confirms Four Cases of UK Variant in Nigeria
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja
The federal government has confirmed the presence of the deadly UK COVID-19 strain in four persons in Nigeria.
The Chairman Presidential Task...
FG Promises to Help Rebuild Burnt Sokoto Market
By Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
Following last week’s fire outbreak at Sokoto Central Market which led to the destruction of shops and properties worth billions...
NIMC Arrests Illegal NIN Enrolment Agents in Kano
Emma Okonji
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), last week, raided illegal operators of the National Identification Number (NIN) in Kano and made some arrests...
‘Kwara Revenue Agency Generated N19bn in 2020’
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
The Executive Chairman, Kwara Revenue Internal Service (KWRIS), Mrs. Shade Omoniyi has disclosed that the agency recorded revenue generation of over...
POLITICS
LIFE & STYLE
How Non-ratification of Child Rights Act Fuels Child Marriage
Since the passage of Child Rights Act in 2003, only 25 states have domesticated the law, while 10 states in the North are yet...
‘BUDGET OF REKINDLED HOPE’
Kazeem Adeniji writes that the Lagos State 2021 budget will make up for last year’s losses
A budget is a document to chart a financial...
IGBOHO AND SHADOWS OF INSECURITY
The action of Sunday Igboho, a non-state actor, over the ‘quit notice’ he issued herdsmen in Igangan, Ibarapa East local government over alleged kidnapping...
A REWARD FOR SERVICE
Bala Usman’s reappointment is in appreciation of her doggedness and hard work, writes Kayode Oluwatoyin
President Muhammadu Buhari’s reappointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing...
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Deworming: One Sure Answer to School Enrolment and Retention
About 582 LGAs have been confirmed to be endemic to worms- one leading factor militating against school enrolment. With 2021-2022/2025 being pegged by the...
DEPRESSION AND INFERTILITY (Part 1)
By Dr. Kemi Ailoje
The society at large places passionate premium on procreation in any family setting such that in most cases, the woman’s place...
Onuesoke Foundation Kicks Off COVID-19 Awareness Campaign
...Distributes 100,000 face masks, sanitisers
By Sylvester Idowu
A group under the aegis of Onuesoke Foundation has commenced awareness campaign for the prevention and eradication of...
AHA Urges Africa to Find Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
By Rebecca Ejifoma
The CEO of Advantage Health Africa, Abimbola Adebakin, has urged Africa to find solutions to its healthcare challenges especially with the current...
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Commissions Armoured Shield Isolation Centre in Lagos
By Rebecca Ejifoma
In its effort to bridge the gap between preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...
SPORT
EDUCATION
Controversy Trails Sack of Kwara Teachers
By Hammed Shittu inri
The recent sack of 2,414 teachers under the ara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has continued to cause disaffection among...
Greensprings Principal Tasks Schools on Child-centredness
The Secondary School Principal at Greensprings School, Anthony Lagos, Mrs. Magdalene Okrikri, has urged school owners to make child-centredness their guiding principle when thinking...
Schools Resumption: NAPPS Task FG on Enforcement on Covid-19 Protocols
By Funmi Ogundare
As schools reopened this week, the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), has called on the Federal Government to enforce...
Gombe Partners QCF to Build School of Nursing
By Segun Awofadeji
Gombe State is partnering Qatar Charity Foundation (QCF) to construct a befitting School of Nursing in the state and improve on human...
THISDAY STYLE
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Nigeria Has Lost an Illustrious Officer
GUEST COLUMNIST By Ibrahim Babangida
Nigeria has lost another illustrious Police Officer who dedicated his lifetime to service in the Police Force. He was a quintessential...
EDITORIAL
THE UNENDING MIGRATION WOES
The authorities could do more to put the economy in order
Late last week, a video on social media showed hundreds of Nigerian immigrants wrapped...
Column
COVID-19 and Consolation of Philosophy
By Tunji Olaopa
These are indeed terrible times, the like of which most of us have never known. We are well into the trauma of...
