It’s unsafe to reopen varsities now, COVID-19 guidelines absent – ASUU Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. The chapters of the union, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, commented on the directive of the National
Official Bitcoin warning issued as the currency rockets in value – how to buy it safely
Buying Bitcoin at the right time has turned people into millionaires – but as the cryptocurrency soars in value yet again it’s also attracted and awful lot of criminals keen to use it to rip people off – here’s how to make sure you’re buying the real thing. But such stellar performance has also
Chimamanda Adichie chides French journalist in Nigeria defense (video)
Award winning Nigerian Novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had subtly chided a French journalist after she asked her a question she deemed derogatory to her beloved country, Nigeria. During the interview, she was asked if her books are being read in Nigeria and she replied.. “surprisingly yes. She was rather visibly irked when she asked if
DNA crisis rocks family
DNA test is currently reigning as more husbands are discovering that the kids they once believed are theirs ain’t actually their own. Someone has shared a rather sad tale of a man whose children DNA test proved they ain’t his and it got the said man chattered. The above chat revealed the truama of
Obiano Not In Charge Says Commissioner
A commissioner with the Anambra State government, Dr Christian Madubuko has resigned his appointment, alleging threat to life and sabotage. Madubuko who last worked as the Commissioner for Art, Culture and Tourism turned in his resignation letter, saying that the sabotage he has seen while working as Commissioner in Anambra is the reason it is
We Stand By Bishop Kukah’s Christmas Message — Catholic Secretariat
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), on Monday, said it stood by Bishop Matthew Kukah’s Christmas Day message wherein he claimed that Nigeria was on the verge of becoming a failed state. In a press release made available to journalists in Abuja, the National Director of CSN’s Social Communication, Fr. Mike Umoh, raised the alarm
Anambra state government issues new Covid-19 rules
Temporary Suspension of Activities at Night Clubs in Anambra State 1. The Anambra State Government wishes to inform the general public that activities at night clubs throughout the state have been banned for one month, with effect from Wednesday, December 23, 2020. The ban is in response to reports of increasing incidences of COVID-19
3rd Mainland bridge and Lagos-Ibadan express to be shut down momentarily
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on thee expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the shutdown will take effect from midnight on Saturday to midnight on Tuesday. “There is going
Buhari Yet To Return To Office, 11 Days After ‘7-Day Visit To Daura’
President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to return to the Presidential Villa 11 days after he left Abuja for Daura, Katsina State, his hometown, for ‘a week-long private visit’. The President had on December 11 embarked on a seven-day private visit to Daura and was billed to return to work on December 18, 2020. “President Muhammadu
FG extends deadline for NIN update
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The statement titled, ‘Extension of Registration Period and Cancellation of USSD and Verification Fees’, was jointly signed by the Executive