Author: Nigeriacurrent

Lagos Orders Private, Pubic Schools To Close on Friday For Christmas

The Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools in the state to vacate on  Friday, December 18. In a statement issued on Thursday,   Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni said the public and private schools to close for the first term academic session on Friday fro […]

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Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19

President of France, Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed in a statement by the Presidential Elysee Palace on Thursday “The president tested positive for COVID-19 today,” it said in a statement, adding that he had been tested after the “onset of the first symptoms”. It said the president took a test […]

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COVID-19: Nigeria To Receive Vaccine By January 2021- FG

The Federal Government has said Nigeria will receive  coronavirus  vaccine  by the end of January 2021. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Enahire Osagie at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Meeting(FEC) held  on Wednesday. He said there is a technical working group in the Ministry of Health working on which vaccine […]

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BREAKING: Buhari Orders Full Opening Of Borders

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate full  opening of four land borders. The borders are Seme in the southwest, Illela in Sokoto State, Maigatari in the northwest, and Mfun in the south-south. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed  at the end of the virtual FEC on Wednesday The President also […]

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CJN Tanko Muhammed Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19. A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa confirmed this at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. According to  justice Saulawa, the CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab […]

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Nigeria’s Inflation Hits 14.89% As Food Prices Soar

Nigeria’s inflation has increased to 14.89% in November from 14.23% in October, a new report by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistic has shown. The report which was released on Tuesday shows a spike in food inflation which jumped from 18.30% in November from 17.38% the previous month. According to the Bureau, the rise in the […]

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ICPC and the National Integrity Policy initiative By Olayinka Oyegbile

It is perhaps not a matter of sheer coincidence that as Nigeria marked her 60th year of Independence from colonial rule, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, was also marking its two decades of existence. Created by an Act of Parliament in 2020, a year after the country returned to democratic rule […]

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Ex-Liverpool Manager, Gerard Houllier, Dies At 73

Gerard Houllier, the French coach who won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup treble with Liverpool, has died aged 73.  Two of the French clubs Houllier managed, Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, confirmed he had died. Houllier, who managed Liverpool from 1998 to 2004, died overnight Sunday to Monday after undergoing hart surgery. His […]

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Electoral College Confirms Joe Biden’s Victory

Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday as the Electoral College formalized his victory over Donald Trump, all but closing the door on the incumbent’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. As Biden appealed to Americans to “turn the page” on the divisive contest, electors met across all […]

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18 Nigerian Army Generals Test Positive For COVID-19

At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), military sources told Channels Television on Sunday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief […]

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