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Day: May 3, 2021

Kano Governor Increases Retirement Age For Teachers

Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has increased the length of service for teachers in the state from 35 years to 40 years This has moved retirement age from 60 years to 65 years, for all categories of teachers in the state. Ganduje disclosed this during the Nigeria Labour  Congress (NLC) Award Night, as part […]

COVID-19: Nigeria Bans Travellers From Brazil, India, Turkey

The Nigerian government has announced a temporary ban on non-Nigerian passengers who have been in Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days of intended arrival into Nigeria. This is due to concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said in a statement […]

Airtel Africa Appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya As CEO

Airtel Africa plc (“Airtel Africa”, or the “Company”), a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, Managing Director and CEO Nigeria is to succeed Raghunath “Raghu” Mandava, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer following Raghu Mandava’s informing the Board of his […]

COVID-19 : India Records Over 400,000 Cases In 24 Hours

India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to 19.1 million. There were 3,523 deaths, bringing the toll to 211,853. Many […]

Police Kill Three Bank Robbers, Arrest Five Suspects, Recover 753 GPMG Bullets

Three members of a robbery gang have been killed by operatives attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command. The persons were part of the group of armed men responsible for a foiled robbery on a commercial bank in the Onueke area of the state on Tuesday last week. Mr Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations […]

Gunmen Kill Kogi Commissioner, Abduct LG Chairman

Gunmen have killed the Pension Board Commissioner in Kogi State, police authorities confirmed to Channels Television on Sunday. It was gathered that the commissioner, Honourable Adebayo Solomon was killed on Saturday, while the Chairman of Yagba East Local Government, Pius Kolawole and some others were kidnapped. The slain commissioner was said to be travelling from […]