The Federal Government has asked members of the public to disregard the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship list which is currently in circulation.    The circulating list titled “JUSTICE TO ONE IS JUSTICE TO ALL”, was attached to a letter purportedly written by a Nigerian abroad to the education minister Adamu Adamu over an alleged skewness…

Scholarship list in circulation is fake

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has inaugurated members of the NYSC anti-corruption and transparency unit (ACTU). This is part of efforts of the scheme at ensuring that all departments and units of the organisation play significant roles in the anti-corruption drive. The director-general, NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, noted that it has become necessary…

NYSC Inaugurates Anti-corruption, Transparency Unit

THE Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the sum of $3.1 billion for the end to end automation of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance disclosed this to State House Correspondent shortly after the weekly FEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. She stated that the concessionary period for the NCS is…

FEC approves $3.1b for automation of Nigeria Customs | International Centre for Investigative Reporting

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved November 1 every year to commemorate the National Youth Day, a federal minister has said. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, in a statement on Twitter, said the national day will be celebrated to draw attention and find solutions to the issues that affect the youth. “Today,…

Buhari approves November 1 as national youth day- Minister

Manchester United announced the signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek on Wednesday for a reported fee of 39 million euros, with potential add-ons to follow. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made the 23-year-old Dutch international his first signing of the summer transfer window in a deal that could rise to 44 million euros ($52 million,…

Man United sign Donny van de Beek from Ajax

The North Central Egalitarian Congress (NCEC) has hailed the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Nigerian Army’s 4 Special Forces Command for successfully riding Kogi and Nasarawa States of Darul Salam/Boko Haram terrorists. NCEC gave the commendation in a press statement signed by its President, Etubi Odiba Enebi, on Tuesday. According to the […]

Darul Salam/Boko Haram: North Central Congress commends COAS Buratai, Army over successful clearance across Kogi, Nasarawa

OrderPaperToday – The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor-Kalu, has said he will consider running for presidency in 2023 if Nigerians want him to serve. He stated this on Monday when he paid a visit to two former leaders of the country, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in Minna, Niger…

Orji Kalu hints at presidency run in 2023 – ORDER PAPER

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo met with Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State on Tuesday over insecurity in the state. Governor Ishaku told reporters after the meeting that he briefed the vice president on the situation, “hoping that he will look into it”.  He said that the insecurity in Taraba State that he discussed…

VP Osinbajo meets Taraba governor on insecurity – Voice of Nigeria

A young man who went shopping at a supermarket was caught with ‘stolen’ items around his waist.    Facebook user, Segun Availeth, who shared the story, said the young man was pretending to be shopping before the attendant noticed something very unusual around the man’s waist. When he was confronted to lift up his shirt, they found…

Man caught inside a supermarket with ‘stolen’ items around his waist (photos)

The Lagos State Government has commenced reconstruction of buildings affected by the helicopter crash in the Opebi area of the state. This comes barely 24 hours after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who visited the scene of the accident on Monday morning, promised to support those affected by the crash. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the…

Lagos Govt Commences Reconstruction Of Helicopter Crash Site

FIFA President Gianni Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed joy at the announcement of ground-breaking law changes that should improve the rights of workers in Qatar, host nation of the next World Cup. It was confirmed on Sunday that the Emir of Qatar had abolished certain restrictions in place for migrant workers in the country,…

FIFA’s Infantino hails law changes that improve workers’ rights

Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja The Kogi State Government on Tuesday announced that schools at all levels in the state would resume on September 14, 2020. The States Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, said this includes primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the state. He made the announcement during a press conference on…

Kogi fixes Sept 14 for school reopening