Category: Update

Ekiti Govt investigates alleged lock-up of pupils by revenue officials over school’s failure to pay tax

  Nationnewslead reports that The Ekiti state government has launched an investigation into the alleged locking up of pupils at a private school by officials of the...

18-yr-old girl brings gun to school to kill VP over tinted hair

  Nationnewslead reports that A female student (names withheld) has been apprehended by the authorities of Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, Akpabuyo Local...

Court remands blacksmith for defiling 7-year-old girl

  Nationnewslead reports that A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State,  on Thursday ordered that a  66-year-old blacksmith, Mohammed Adamu, who...

JUST IN: FG, states, LG share N640b

  Nationnewslead reports that The FG, States and LGCs share N640.310 billion for the month of January, 2021. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC),...

Food Sufficiency: AKSG Boosts Livestock Farming With Over 2,000 Goats

  …Poultry Farmers to be empowered next Nationnewslead reports that The Government of Akwa Ibom State in its bid to promote food sufficiency, has distributed...

CBN directs banks to open dollar account for remittances

  Nationnewslead reports that The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated commercial banks to open new dollar account with offshore lenders for receiving...

Minister petitions IG over alleged fake news

  Nationnewslead reports that Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate Sylvanus Ofekun...

I don’t visit Abuja for solutions to insecurity, says Yahaya Bello

  Nationnewslead reports that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says he does not visit ‘Abuja’ for solutions to the security challenges confronting his state...

Insecurity: Some governors not serious with their jobs, says Yahaya Bello

  Nationnewslead reports that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says some governors in the country are not serious with their jobs as chief security officers of...

BREAKING: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

  Nationnewslead reports that The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria,...

No plans to increase petrol price – NNPC assures Organised Labour

  Nationnewslead reports that The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured Organised labour and Nigerians that there will be no increase in the...

How bandits killed student, abducted 42 — Principal

  Nationnewslead reports that At least one student was killed early yesterday by bandits, while 27 others and 15 staff of Government Science College were also...

Dangote alerts public of fake recruitment, empowerment scheme

  Nationnewslead reports that Dangote Industries Limited has debunked claims of a fraudulent scheme circulating on social media titled, “2021 Dangote...

Police arrest us in Enugu, prosecute us in Niger — Enugu land owners cry out

  Nationnewslead reports that Members of Àmechi and Obeagu Awkunanaw communities in Enugu south local government area of Enugu State have cried out to the...

Osun grandma beats minor with broom, victim loses eye

  Nationnewslead reports that The Osun State Government on Wednesday said it ordered the arrest of a grandmother, Funmilayo Olalere, resident in Amondo village,...

Passengers kill taxi driver, sell vehicle in Bayelsa

  Nationnewslead reports that The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested 27 suspects for alleged criminal offences ranging from armed robbery to kidnapping,...

Kwara protesting teachers arrested for flouting COVID-19 rules – Police

  Nationnewslead reports that The Kwara State Police Command said it had arrested six of the 2,414 sacked teachers in the state for allegedly contravening COVID-19...

IMF backs CBN on cryptocurrency ban

  Nationnewslead reports that The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that some crypto currencies were being used for money laundering and drug...

Students flood UNILAG, YABATECH campuses despite online classes

  Nationnewslead reports that After a lecturer died of COVID-19 on January 24, 2021, the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) shut down its hostels and moved...

Lecturer dies inside hall – NNL

  Nationnewslead reports that A senior lecturer in the Department of Business Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Owerri, Imo State, simply...