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A Bill that seeks to protect students in the nation’s tertiary institutions was passed for third reading in the Senate on Tuesday. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in…

No fewer than 15 farmers were on Monday killed by bandits at Yar Gamji village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents said the farmers were working on their farms when the bandits swooped on them around 10am…

The United States said on Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools…

The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to rename the Ibadan Airport after the late former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Senator Abdulfatahi Buhari and seconded by…

The Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi has stated that 6,594 residents have recovered from COVID-19 under its home-care services. In a series of tweet yesterday, he said the cases were monitored in communities by…

The Senate on Tuesday asked the federal government to name the Ibadan airport after former governor of Oyo State, late Senator Abiola Ajimobi. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Senator Abdulfatahi Buhari and seconded…

Yadudu spoke when members of the House of Representatives Committee on aviation visited the NAIA to examine the guidelines ahead of commercial flight resumption on Wednesday. He said, “We have done a lot in the past few…

As part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Youth Corps members yesterday delivered more than 10,000 face masks to the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to be distributed to athletes. The ceremony…

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday lamented the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases among people in government, saying it was directly impacting on governance and security in the country. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to…

The Federal Government has decided to write off 60 per cent of the N7bn owed by radio and television stations in licensing and renewal fees. The government has also slashed the existing licence fee by 30 per cent for all open…