Monthly Archives: July, 2020

“I wish you a very happy and peaceful Eid al-Adha. May Allah accept your good deeds, forgive your transgressions and sins and ease the suffering of all people around the globe. Happy Eid!” “When my arms can’t reach...

The Federal Government has declared Thursday 30 and Friday 31 July, 2020 as Public Holidays as Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Festival. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated...

After months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said anyone who does not wear a facemask or carries hand sanitizer would not be allowed to board the train. Amaechi had announced on Saturday...

President Muhammadu Buhari has named train stations after National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Others who also had train stations named after them are late Olushola Saraki, the father of former...

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has announced that a set of Stranded Nigerians in France and some European countries are set to return to Nigeria today 26th of July, 2020. NIDCOM in a series of tweets announced that some stranded...

Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hadi Sirika, has announced the opening of fourteen airports for full domestic operations after over four months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.   Hadi Sirika, on Sunday in a tweet...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors,NARD on Saturday said it will resume its suspended nationwide strike in three weeks if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands. President of the Association, Aliyu Sokomba, revealed this to journalists in a...

A building has collapsed along Cemetery road, opposite the health centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos.  The two-storey building which houses shops and residential apartments collapsed just after noon on Friday. There are fears that some persons might have died. Many persons...

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In January 2019, Dogara announced his defection from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The acting Chairman of the party, Mai Mala...

The burial of Nigeria’s first female helicopter combat pilot, Tolulope Arotile, has commenced at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Arotile died on July 14 in Kaduna. The female helicopter combat pilot died from severe injuries following a road traffic accident at...