Roland Edwards, Author at Freedom Online

October 18, 2020

The Federal Government has warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence...

#EndSARS: Lekki Toll Gate on standstill as protesters block Lagos-Epe Expressway

FG: #EndSARS protest hijacked to destabilise Buhari’s administration

October 18, 2020

The Federal Government says the #EndSARS protest has been hijacked by hoodlums and people with ulterior motive to destabilise the...

Army launches Exercise Crocodile Smile VI October 20

October 17, 2020

The Nigerian Army says it is commencing Exercise Crocodile Smile VI from October 20 to December 31, as part of...

Lagos, Oyo, FCT lead as Nigeria records 212 fresh COVID-19 cases

October 17, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 212 fresh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made...

Strike: FG to release N30bn earned allowances to ASUU

October 16, 2020

The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion as part payment of the Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) to the...

Governors express concerns on police SWAT initiative

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed concern about the timing for the creation of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad...

'No country safe until all citizens are COVID-19 free'

COVID-19: 26 states yet to meet testing target

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that only the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos State have achieved...

NCC to accelerate licensing of new spectrum to facilitate new technologies

Mr Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), has reaffirmed the commitment of the Commission to ensuring accellerated...

Kyari: Nigeria doesn’t have between $7bn and $12bn to build new refinery

Kyari: 339 companies bid for 2020/21 crude oil sales contract

No fewer than 339 companies are bidding for the 2020/21 sales and purchase of the Nigerian crude oil grades. The...

Mali: Again, Buhari meets Jonathan, expresses delight over successes recorded

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that the Mali situation had calmed down considerably, following interventions by leaders of the...

Textile: CBN boosts FG’s economic diversification efforts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday, said it would continue its efforts to support the Federal Government’s economic...

NYSC Orientation Camps resume Nov 10

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced November 10 for the resumption of orientation activities for...

Obaseki chairs PDP e-registration committee

Return of schools to Church: Obi commends Obaseki

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Edo State...

PDP governors to Buhari: Repeal Police Trust Fund Act

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to repeal Section 4(1)...

#EndSARS: Name change won’t end police brutality, says Rep

A member of the House of Representatives, Wole Oke (PDP-Osun), says mere change of name of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)...

Minister: Help! Foreigners perpetuating illegal mining in Nigeria

Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development says perpetrators of illegal mining in Nigeria are mostly foreigners....

Court issues garnishee Order Nisi on Ekiti Govt’s accounts

Ministry of Education Director arraigned for allegedly diverting N45m school feeding fund

An Account Director with the Federal Ministry of Education, Matthew Inabo, was, on Wednesday, re-arraigned before the Federal High Court,...

IPPIS: FG considers ASUU’s proposed payment platform

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it might consider adoption of University Transparency Account System (UTAS) presented by the Academic...

14 CSOs, PDP to Buhari: Lauretta Onochie’s nomination ‘clear violation of 1999 Constitution’