WhatsApp launches ‘YouSaid’ campaign to curb false news
WhatsApp on Wednesday launched ‘YouSaid,’ a campaign that educates people on how to verify information and reduce the spread of false news in Nigeria. WhatsApp in a statement said that the campaign offers tips for users to spot false news and take responsibility in minimising its spread. It noted that users could do this by encouraging people to think carefully and...
Nigeria records 754 fresh COVID-19 infections, one death – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 754 additional COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday across 11 states of the federation and the FCT. The NCDC stated this on its verified website on Friday morning, adding that the country recorded one fatality on Thursday. It said the 754 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday indicated an increase from the 268 reported...
Buhari: Killers of Katsina Commissioner must be found
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged law enforcement agencies to do a thorough investigation and bring to justice those behind the assassination of the Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Rabe Nasir, on Thursday evening. Nasir was assassinated by unknown gunmen in his private residence at Fatima Shema Estate in Katsina. The president, in a statement by his media aide,...
FG to civil servants: Disregard report on December salary delay
The Federal Government has dismissed reports that the December salary of federal civil servants would be delayed. The office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) has advised civil servants to disregard the circular, cautioning workers against spending their November salary. The advice came on the backdrop of a publication, alleging that a circular by Dr. Folasade Esan,...
Woman undergoes psychiatric test for ‘bathing’ son with boiled water
A mother who allegedly poured boiled water on her eight-year-old son in Romi area of Kaduna on Monday is to undergo psychiatric test as ordered by the Kaduna State Government. The mother took the action to punish the boy for removing a bolt from her grinding machine and sold it to a scrap buyer at N1,500. The state Commissioner for Human Services...
BPE endorses UBA’s interim management team for AEDC
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has endorsed the five persons nominated by UBA to serve as members of the interim management team for the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Amina Othman, Head, Public Communications, BPE said that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the power sector regulator, has approved...
Gunmen attack Niger mosque, kill 9 worshipers, injure 6
Gunmen on Thursday killed nine worshippers and injured six others in an attack on a mosque at Tungan Ba’are village in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday-Bala Kuryas, who confirmed the incident, said the worshippers were killed during early morning prayer on Thursday. Kuryas said a primary school teacher was abducted by...
Buhari describes Tinubu as ‘steadfast Asiwaju’
The political sagacity of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, once again came to the fore on Thursday. It was at the public presentation of “My Participations,” the autobiography of former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, in Lagos. President Muhammadu Buhari described Tinubu as “steadfast”. Reflecting on the loss of five South-West governors elected...
Huawei makes Forbes 2021 Top 10 Best Employers list
Huawei has emerged the highest ranked Chinese corporation on the Forbes list of Best Employers for 2021, and the second Asian company in the top 10, moving up six places from 2020. This is despite the many challenges the company is facing occasioned by geopolitics and the COVID-19 pandemic. The rankings are based on a large-scale survey, applied to a sample...
How govs share multibillion-naira security votes, by EFCC counsel
…says ‘poor states’ get N250m, ‘rich states’ N2.5bn monthly as vote Counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), has said that the majority of corruption cases among former and current governors stem from the mismanagement of security votes in their states. Speaking on Thursday in Lagos at the public presentation of 5th edition of ‘Compendium...
