The Federal Government on Monday said it would review the January 18 earlier date fixed for resumption of schools across Nigeria. It attributed the decision to the second wave of COVID-19 currently ravaging the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force […]
Nigeria has recorded a historic power generation of f 5,459.50MW, as confirmed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The agency in a statement issued on Friday October 30 by its General Manager of Public Affairs Ndidi Mbah, said the new record was achieved on Wednesday October 28. The new peak surpasses the 5,420.30MW achieved on 18th of August, 2020 […]
The United Kingdom High Commission has announced the reopening of its visa application centres in Nigeria. Recall the Commission shut down its visa application centres in Victoria Island, Abuja and Lagos over #EndSARS protests against police brutality in the country On Thursday October 29, the UK High Commission in Nigeria announced the reopening of its […]
The scarcity of petroleum products is imminent in Nigeria as some depots have stopped loading-trucks, bluebloodz.com learnt on Wednesday. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ) National Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this to our Abuja correspondent on phone. He added that the #EndSARS protests and the resultant crises have stopped the […]
The Nigerian government has ordered the reopening of all schools in the country. Education Minister Adamu Adamu made the announcement on Friday morning. The minister’s spokesperson Bem Goong clarified to bluebloodz.com that post-primary schools owned by the federal government – locally known as unity schools – would reopen on 12 October. State and private schools […]
Nigeria has developed a Covid-19 test kit that can give results in less than 40 minutes and does not need extensive training to use. Health Minister Olurunimbe Mamora said it was much faster and 10 times cheaper than the PCR testing method currently being used. The kit is yet to be approved by regulatory bodies […]
The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians for what it termed a misleading information regarding ‘Self-certification’ forms. The government had earlier ordered all account holders in financial institutions to obtain, complete and submit the forms. Nigerians have been expressing their anger over the new instruction and wondered why authorities are dragging them into another round of verification. […]
The federal government has concluded plans to phase out the sale and consumption of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The director-general of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this in a statement released. According to Adeyeye, uncontrolled access and availability of high concentration alcohol in […]
Security agencies in the country have been put on red alert following an intelligence report that the Boko Haram sect might have begun to lay siege on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Kogi, and Nasarawa state. Thisday reports that an internal memo issued by the Comptroller Enforcement of the Nigerian Customs Service, H.A. Sabo […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal government will no longer tolerate the harassment of Nigerians in Ghana. Lai Mohammed made this remark while reacting to recent attacks meted on Nigerians residing in Ghana. Recall that two weeks ago, some Nigerian traders in Ghana raised alarm over the closure of their shops after they […]