Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 17 – As the oil and gas industry experiences a downturn due to falling oil prices, experts have continued to debate whether this is the right time for the Nigerian government to open up bidding ...

Reading Time: < 1 minute France will make it compulsory to wear a face mask indoors in public places from next week, the government said as the country reported an uptick in new coronavirus cases.   The masks, obligatory on collective transport until now, will become ...

Reading Time: 3 minutes In this article, Public Relations & Educational Consultant, Dr Tunde Odeyemi re-examines the increasing importance of informal education such as vocational skills in modern day Nigeria, especially against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. SWITZERLAND, JULY 16 ...

Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 11 – As thousands of Nigerian students in the United States face possible deportation over a new visa policy for international students, the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said it is monitoring the ...

Reading Time: 2 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 04 – A member of the newly formed political movement, National Consultative Front (NCF), Professor Pat Utomi, has said details of the group’s meetings were leaked to the media prematurely, leading to some members distancing ...

Reading Time: 4 minutes SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28 – On June 24, 2020, renowned social worker and anti-racism advocate, Ebunoluwa Balogun, passed away in the United States, at the age of 81. Today’s Echo gathers that the matriarch of the Balogun family, ...

Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, JUNE 27 – The FBI’s public announcement declaring six Nigerians  wanted in the United States for electronic fraud may have become a case of witch-hunting after discovery that 73 men from other countries are also on ...

Reading Time: < 1 minute Residents of several areas in Lagos state woke up on Thursday morning to find their communities inundated with water. An overnight rain has caused significant flooding in many areas. Today’s Echo gathers that areas affected include ...

Reading Time: 7 minutes SWITZERLAND, JUNE 14 – As night falls in Agege, a densely populated area of Lagos known for its slums and gangs, street activities continue as usual, despite increasing cases of COVID-19. The street bars remain open here, ...

Reading Time: < 1 minute SWITZERLAND, JUNE 12 – The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that the Nigerian military has considerably downgraded the threats of insurgency, terrorism and other forms of criminality across the country. This is coming amidst renewed ...