Kaduna killings, one too many — ACF
AREWA Consultative Forum, ACF, yesterday expressed deep shock at the unwarranted killing of innocent lives and destruction of property in Kaduna, describing it as one too many.
NDLEA not discriminating against PWD in recruitment — Spokesman
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismissed claims of marginalisation of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in the ongoing recruitment exercise. Head of public affairs, NDLEA, Mr. Jonah Achema, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had […]
Facebook pulls out of the SXSW conference citing coronavirus concerns
Facebook has pulled out of the upcoming SXSW conference in Austin, TX, according to a company statement given to Business Insider. “Due to concerns related to coronavirus, our company and employees will not be participating in SXSW this year,” said the statement, which Facebook also shared with The Verge. Twitter announced earlier today that it […]
Move to convert Yaba Tech into a University scales second reading in Senate
MOVES by the Senate to convert the Yaba College of Technology into a full fledged Federal University od Technology, Yaba, yesterday second reading in the Senate.
Fernandes explains why Man United should be ‘mad’ about draw
Bruno Fernandes thinks Manchester United should be “mad” that they only managed to draw 1-1 against Everton over the weekend if they want to secure a Champions League place. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 13th league goal of the season after just three minutes came courtesy of a rebounded David de Gea clearance while Fernandes’ superb start to […]
Lassa fever, cholera, meningitis, Covid-19 in Nigeria: The way forward
By Casmir Ifeanyi EARLY January this year, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, predicted the outbreak of three periodic diseases in Nigeria, namely: Lassa fever, Cholera and Meningitis. Stressing that the Lassa fever scourge and other epidemics are as a result of the poor, neglected and relegated medical laboratory services structure and […]
FG, Japan seal $18.2m agreement to strengthen NCDC’s medical laboratory investigations
Nigeria and the Japanese Government have signed an $18.2m agreement to strengthen the capacity of Network laboratories of the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control for accurate medical and laboratory investigations.
Igbo Bu Igbo hails FG for opening eastern ports
A leading Igbo sociocultural organization, Igbo Bu Igbo, has hailed the federal government for opening the Eastern Ports after several calls by stakeholders over the years. In a statement signed by its Chancellor, Dr Law Mefor, and the Secretary-General, Mazi Chidi Omeje, the group said it was “commendable that the federal government through the Nigerian […]
Coronavirus: NCDC boss quarantined- FG
THE Federal Government has disclosed that the Director General of National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has been quarantined for 14 days over possible infection of Coronavirus.
Memo to Senate Committee on Constitution (4)
By Yinka Odumakin WE have spent the last three weeks examining the major contentious issues in our Constitution and recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. I have read the el-Rufai committee’s reports and its recommendations are similar in so many respects. The 2014 reports have over 600 recommendations which were adopted unanimously as the ballot […]
FG sets to contain Coronavirus spread in high-risk areas
The Federal Ministry of Environment says it will deploy massive Environmental Health Officers (EHO) to high-risk areas in Nigeria to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment, made this known while briefing newsmen on the Environmental Health Response to COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. According to […]
