Universities across the country will be closed for three weeks during the upcoming elections, according to the federal government.

The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century killed over 2,300 people on Monday, sparked frantic rescues and was felt as far away as Greenland.

By Hilda Ogunshola (Society & Women Affairs Reporter)

Renowned Nurse and former President of the National Council of Women Society (NCWS), Mrs Hilda Victoria Joanne Adefarasin (nee Petgrave), is dead.

• * Directs Police IG To Arrest, Remand Him In Kuje Prison

By Segun Demola

The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has committed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, to prison for disobeying a court order.

By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Lafia)

President Muhammadu Buhari, at the weekend, inaugurated the Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute Project in Lafia, Nasarawa State, describing NASENI as a reliable institute.

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

A Group from the Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State have expressed worry over Governor Darius Ishaku's decision and approval to sell the Mambilla Beverages, producers of the Green Highland Tea.

• * Becomes First African To Hold Position Of Slade Professor Of Art For 2023 Academic Session

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

A leading Nigerian academic in the United States, Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu of Princeton University, has assumed duties at Oxford University, one of the oldest and most respected educational institutions in the world, as a distinguished professor.

• * Says 'Only Irresponsible Men Complain About Their Responsibilities'

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Reverend Adaji Olobo Micheal has admonished Christians to stop complaining about hardship and have confidence in God that owns everything.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

For his towering leadership and excellent contributions to the growth and transformation of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, was, at weekend, conferred with a Doctor of Science degree, honoris causa at the 8th convocation ceremony of the Imo State University, in Owerri.

By Muhammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

A Non-governmental Healthcare Development Outreach Projects, in collaboration with Multi Intervention Development Initiatives, has trained 400 Community Healthcare Volunteers on Maternal, Infant mortality and prevention of epidemic and communicable diseases.

• * As APC Govs Hold Talks With Him At The Presidential Villa Friday
• Blames Bank's 'Greed, Inefficiency' For The Currency Crisis

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday afternoon, urged angry Nigerians to give him just seven days (one week) to resolve the current cash crunch that has become a problem across the country.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said his regret as minister is the disdain with which Nigerians are being treated outside the shores of the country and upon siting their international passports.