Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos state governor on Health matters, Oreoluwa Finnih, has come out to state that COVID19 testing is free in Lagos state government-owned hospitals, Newsextra24 reports. She came out to make the clarification after some Nigerians who came in from Dubai stated on Twitter that they …

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is the world’s most valuable player and worth a staggering £150million, according to the lates calculations by CIES Football Observatory. While Rashford’s value has skyrocketed on account of a free-scoring season for United, Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe has slumped to fifth place on their list …

Former minister of education Dauda Birma has died after a brief illness in Yola, Adamawa State capital, Newsextra24 reports. Mr Birma who was also a presidential aspirant under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) died on Tuesday. His son Musa Birma wrote an emotional message on Facebook. “Innalillahi wa …

The Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki has closed his case in the alleged certificate forgery suit instituted against him by the All Progressive Congress and its chieftain Williams Edobor. The Governor who opened his case on Monday called 3 witnesses to his defense. The witnesses are Charity Aguobawekhina, Chairman …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who updated him on the progress so far in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said it was the duo’s first official meeting for the year. …

I got nailed by COVID-19, I got so sick and begged to die – IT expert, Editi Effiong recounts Information technology expert, Editi Effiong has recounted some of the challenges he faced after testing positive for Coronavirus. Effiong who disclosed that he is 37 with asthma and blood pressure issues, …

Dr Haroun Olalekan Hamzat, half-brother to the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, is dead. The cause of death was yet to be ascertained at press time. His death was announced on Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 by the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA. According …

Schools in Osun state have been directed to reopen on Monday, January 18 for the continuation of first term 2020/2021 academic session, Newsextra24 reports. The Coordinating Director of the Ministry of Education, Kehinde Olaniyan gave the directive in a statement made available to newsmen. Teachers were directed to resume on …

The Ogun State government, in partnership with the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said it plans to commission an agro-allied airport for commodities in the state. The airport will facilitate the transportation of agro-allied commodities within and outside the country. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this recently, explaining that the project …

MINMUM WAGE: EKITI GOVERNMENT, LABOUR REACH AGREEMENT ON CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENT FOR SENIOR WORKERS The Government of Ekiti State has signed an agreement with Organized Labour on the implementation of minimum wage and consequential adjustment for workers in core civil service and Local Government Service as well as Judiciary and Health …