Beyond the Headlines
The Police Command in Kaduna,says the entrance examination into the 8th Regular Course of Police Academy Wudil, has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, across the country. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, candidates from Kaduna centre are expected to […]
As tertiary institutions reopen next Monday in Lagos State , the state government says final- year students will go back to the classrooms before students on other levels . Tokunbo Wahab, Special Adviser on Education to Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, made this known on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’ s Sunrise Daily programme […]
Israel will hold first trials of a COVID-19 vaccine with 100 volunteers, Sheba Medical Centre in central Israel said on Thursday. The trials are scheduled to begin in October at Sheba hospital and Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem, both selected for the task because they have large centres for clinical trials. The vaccine, developed by […]
The Niger State Government has dismissed 80 civil servants for allegedly placing themselves on salaries above their current status. Hajiya Salamatu Abubakar, the state Head of Service, who disclosed this during a press conference in Minna, said that their dismissal was approved by the state Executive Council at its meeting on Thursday. The Head of […]
A public servant, Mrs Blessing Etim, on Thursday prayed the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, to grant her divorce from her husband on grounds that he treats her like a piece of filthy rag. Etim, who resides in Nasarawa State,made the allegations in a divorce petition to the court. “I am exhausted in this marriage. Since […]
More than 30 vaccines against COVID-19 are currently undergoing clinical trials in different countries, including in Russia, and this is very encouraging, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) spokeswoman in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said. “WHO is encouraged by the fact that more than 30 candidate vaccines are currently undergoing various stages of clinical trials, including in […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed why it shut down four oil refineries across the country. According to the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, the four oil refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna were shut down because they were functioning below capacity. Kyari who was a guest on Channels […]
A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a devastating dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month. Thick black columns of smoke rose into the sky, as the army said the blaze had engulfed a warehouse storing oil and tyres. It was not […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the notion that victims or potential victims of sexual harassment are architects of their fate, especially by their attitude, dressing or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators is wrong. Osinbajo was quoted in a statement in Abuja by his aide, Laolu Akande, to have expressed this […]
The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9 billion to pay up the large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all Medical Health Workers in the country. Sen Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment disclosed this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the end of the meeting between the […]
