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Against the backdrop of myriad of challenges confronting Nigeria as a nation, especially the economy due to COVID-19, the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers would be yielding its 2020 National Insurance Brokers Conference and Exhibition to discuss on how to rebuild devastated structures and institutions. The Conference, which will be hybrid of both physical […]
Archbishop Gregory Aymond has consecrated a new altar at the Louisiana parish where a priest reportedly filmed a pornographic video atop the parish altar with two women last month. Details have emerged about the priest, who is expected to face criminal and canonical charges after the episode. According to Catholic News Agency, those who know […]
Kenya’s health ministry has warned school administrators against spraying students with disinfectants as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. Final year students in primary and secondary schools resumed learning on on Monday. A video showing schoolgirls queuing to be sprayed was posted on Twitter by a local newspaper sparking an uproar. The […]
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far longer than thought. However, the experiment was conducted in the dark. UV light has already been shown to kill […]
The management of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned prospective fake corps members not to attempt showing up for screening as they would not only be arrested but also prosecuted. Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, gave the warning during the opening ceremony of the Freedom of Information Act Desk Officers’ Workshop […]
The Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday in Abuja issued a stern warning to security operatives against the use of life bullets on the #EndSARS protesters ongoing across the states of the federation. The association warned that the use of life bullet on innocent and armless citizens will aggravate the already tensed atmosphere in the country […]
Winifred Bosa The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, has in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020, ordered all personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examination. The officers are expected to undergo this process as a prelude to further […]
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Tuesday, said that out of the 36 states in the country, 11 states had yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act which was passed into law in 2003. She made this known during a public hearing in Abuja organised by the Senate Committee on Women Affairs on […]
To add their voice to outcry against the decay in the police force, Lagos lawyers yesterday went on a protest match from Ikeja Under bridge to the State Police Command and ended it at the state government house in Alausa, Ikeja. In a statement signed by the convener of the protest, Inibehe Effiong sent the lawyers said […]