Ebola now national emergency – Health Minister
FOLLOWING the death of the matron that was one of the primary contacts of the late American-Liberian, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, who died recently of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has described the presence of Ebola in the country as a national emergency.
Ebola stops sports tourney in Lagos
Organisers of the annual Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF) International Taekwondo Tournament have postponed the third edition of the championship following the outbreak of Ebola disease across the West Africa region.
Customs denies sharing expired rice to woo voters in Osun
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has refuted allegation that it collaborated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to distribute seized expired rice to the electorates in Osun State ahead of the August 9 gubernatorial election.
Kwara’s N23bn bond excites capital market — Gov Ahmed
GOVERNOR Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, yesterday, said Nigerian Capital Market, was excited by the state proposed N23 billion bond for infrastructural development, even as he said the state government had redeemed the N17 billion bond obtained in 2009 for infra structural development projects.
UNEMPLOYMENT: Ijaw youths allege marginalisation by Federal, S’South govts
WARRI— UNEMPLOYED Ijaw youths in the Niger Delta region have called on federal, state and local governments to come to their rescue.
$1bn request to fight B’Haram: Delta guber aspirant faults APC’s stand
A governorship aspirant in Delta State, Mr Ben Williams, has faulted the All Progressives Congress, APC, for making noise over plans by the Federal Government to borrow $1billion to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in the country.
