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After visiting the Helicopter crash site in Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday, Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has promised to renovate buildings affected by the crash. The governor also sympathized with families deeply affected by the crash and orded an immediate integrity test conduct on both of the affected buildings to know the level of impact. Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu via …

Suspected Killers of the 22-year-old first year student of the University of Benin who was raped and fatally wounded while reading inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish in Benin, Edo State on May 27, 2020 have confessed that she was not raped. One of six arrested suspects says his gang was paid the sum of N1 million …

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has directed all tertiary institutions under the state government to reopen on September 14. The institutions were shut indefinitely in March to check the spread of COVID-19. But at a briefing on Saturday, the governor asked them to reopen. He also fixed September 21 as the the tentative date for the reopening of secondary schools. …

As Nigeria continues its fight against Coronavirus, 160 new cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed, totalling the number of confirmed cases to 53,477. This was revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Friday. The centre, NCDC further revealed on the 28th of August 2020 that no death was recorded …

On Friday, August 28, 2020 an helicopter crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos state. The helicopter crashed into a building at 16A, Salvation, Opebi Road around 12 pm. According to a state official the helicopter, a Bell 206, with registration number 5N BQW which belongs to Quorum Aviation, came in from Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital with two …

Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has announed that there will be a reduction in the tuition fees of state universities in the state. The Governor approved a downward review of the tuition fees stating that it was done in view of the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country on parents and students. Earlier on after his assumption …

The federal government has shifted the resumption of international flights from August 29 to September 5. Musa Nuhu, director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), announced the new date at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Thursday. Nuhu attributed the one-week extension to some non-aviation logistics. “Since the announcement by the honourable minister of aviation …

Nigeria recorded 296 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday August 27. According to statistics by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Plateau state recorded 85 new cases, the highest for the day. Other states with new cases include Enugu – 46, Oyo – 31, Lagos – 21, Rivers – 20, FCT – 15, Kaduna – 13, Bauchi – 12, …

Former Nigerian minister, Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the chairman of the African Development Bank (AfDB). According to AfDB Mr. Adesina ran unopposed and gained 100% of votes cast at the AfDB’s annual meeting, held via video link, to secure a second term. His re-election came after an independent panel last month upheld a decision of the AfDB’s ethics …

On Thursday, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), announced that it has postponed the date for resumption of international flights in the country. Some weeks back the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had said international airports in the country would reopen effective August 29 to resume international flight operations. However, speaking at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on …