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A former staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, was on Monday, September 28, 2020, handed a cumulative 98 years in prison by Justice Muniru Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court for fraud. According to the official handle of the EFCC, Oreoluwa Adesakin stole N49m, $368,000 from her employer.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed three new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, increasing the country’s fatality toll to 1,111. With the latest figure, Nigeria recorded exactly 100 deaths within the past four weeks. As of August 28, the death toll stood at 1,011 with no new fatality recorded for that day, but two weeks later, the figure had …

Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the former governor of Delta state, has returned to the People’s Democratic Party after he left for the All Progressive Party in 2018. “I AM BACK HOME. I am back to join forces with other party leaders to strengthen our party, the largest Party in Africa -PDP! “Haven tasted the other side, it feels refreshing to be …

The Nigeria Labour Congress and it’s fellow Trade Union bodies have called off their planned nation wide strike on Monday, following the Federal Government’s suspension of the new electricity tariff for 2 weeks. The planned nation wide strike was scheduled to hold today, Monday, September 28th, 2020. The suspension was announced following the agreement that the deregulation of the oil …

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The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the reopening of schools in the State with effect from Monday October 5, 2020. The Council took the decision at an emergency session presided over by the State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Government House, Port Harcourt. The Commissioner for Education, Professor Kaniye Ebeku announced this while briefing …

The federal government has sealed off Hongao Mining Company Limited, a Chinese company contaminating water sources in Karshi area council of the federal capital territory (FCT). The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) broke the news on Friday. “The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA has sealed off a Chinese Gold Mining Company, Hongao Mining Company …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned Civil Servants across the nation not to join the already proposed Labour union strike which is to begin on the Monday, September 28. Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of civil service of the federation in a statement released late on Friday September 25 stated that the workers cannot embark on the industrial action because there …

The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has restated his confidence in winning the Ondo state Governorship election set to take place on October 10. Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to steer clear of the October 10 governorship election in the state. Governor Rotimi said, “In all aspects, Governor Wike deserves respect not just …

The Federal Government has obtained a fresh order stopping the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on their planned strike which is to start on Monday. Justice Ibrahim Galadima of the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja again issued the restraining order following an ex-parte application by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. This …