By Ngozi Njoku A female teacher, Aderonke Makonde, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for assaulting a nine-year-old pupil. The police charged Makonde, 35, a teacher at Westgate Land Emperial Creche Nursery and Primary School, Mushin, Lagos with assault. The woman, however, pleaded not guilty toContinue Reading

By Precious Akutamadu The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has unveiled a technology solution known as Product Authentication Mark (PAM), to curb influx of substandard products into the Nigerian market.The Director-General of SON, Malam Farouk Salim stated this at a sensitisation meeting with stakeholders in Port Harcourt. He said theContinue Reading

By Thompson Yamput The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Mr Onogwu Muhammed, says no fewer 134 kidnapped victims have been rescued in Kogi by a vigilance group. He said this in a statement issued in Lokoja on Monday, noting that the rescued victims were abducted inContinue Reading

By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigeria Safety Investigation Board (NSIB) and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have expressed readiness to conduct a thorough investigation on the cause(s) of Max Air craft tyre loss. The accident occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja,  on Sunday. The NCAA Director General, Capt.Continue Reading

By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it was transiting the country from acute emergency response to managing COVID-19 as part of integrated healthcare delivery for all infectious diseases. This is followed by the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration that COVID-19 is no longerContinue Reading