Challenge CBN action in court, Lagos AG urges #EndSARS campaigners

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has urged #EndSARS campaigners whose bank accounts were frozen by the Central Bank of Nigeria to approach…

#EndSARS: FCT committee tours affected areas

The Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Committee on Assessment of Damages and Loss on Monday commenced a tour and verification of places affected by the violence that broke out during the…

Buhari directs compulsory health insurance for corps members

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed the National Youth Service Corps to ensure the enrolment of corps members in the National Health Insurance Scheme. The Director-General of…

We didn’t approve firearms for FRSC —Reps

The House of Representatives has denied approving that members of the Federal Road Safety Corps carry and use firearms. The House Committee on FRSC, at a press conference in Abuja…

Trump fires defence secretary Esper

President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired his defense secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump’s refusal to concede election defeat to…

Strike: Recall students for academic activities, ASUU faction begs VCs

Lecturers under the aegis of the Congress of Universities Academic has urged Vice-Chancellors of public universities to recall students for academic activities. CONUA, which is a breakaway faction of ASUU,…

DJ Switch safe, out of the country- Peter Okoye’s PA

UGAMATV has learnt that popular disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, fondly referred to as DJ Switch, is safe and out of Nigeria. DJ Switch, known for her prowess on the…

COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial, says Pfizer

A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday. The statement was released as…

Arabic inscriptions on naira doesn’t threaten Nigeria’s secular status, CBN tells court

The Central Bank of Nigeria has vehemently opposed a suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos praying that the Arabic inscriptions on naira notes be removed. A Lagos-based lawyer,…

It’s in your interest to keep peace, Buhari tells protesting youths

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, told Nigerian youths who have been protesting under the auspices of #EndSARS that it is in their interest to keep the…