COVID-19: FCTA tests 86,505 suspected cases
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA said it has so far tested about 86, 505 people since the advent of COVID-19 and that 8, 338 positive cases had been recorded as of December 11. Acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat in the FCTA, Dr Mohammed Kawu, made the disclosure at […]
COVID-19 cases surging in US, Europe in spite vaccinations ― Report
The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States and Europe continues to surge in spite of the start of vaccinations, the New York Times has reported. Calling the United States, the world’s largest coronavirus hot spot, the article published Saturday noted that the country had registered more than 17.6 million total cases, with over […]
Service Chiefs: Why we must align with PMB
By Emmanuel Ekpe Securing life and property is something nobody should hold with levity, especially government at all levels. Due to the established fact that the world has become a global village, any threat to peace in any part of the world is now a threat to peace all over the world, because, if the […]
Vincent seeks N1.5m to undergo sex organ surgery
By Gabriel Olawale Vincent Agboile Ebhomene, is currently suffering from a medical condition known as segment urethral stricture that has denied him the opportunity to urinate freely and caused erectile dysfunction. A medical report issued my Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, said Vincent, first presented in 2013 with urinary retention and other complications. The […]
BREAKING: Buhari extends PTF mandate till March 2021
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 till March 2021. The extension was in view of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. President Buhari said the nation cannot afford to lose the gains of the past nine months in the fight […]
Foreign Investment Network – fIN host Global Petroleum Leaders in it’s Upstream Oil & Gas Investment Meeting
Notable for facilitating Foreign Direct Investment across the Oil & Gas Sector in Global and Developing Economies, Foreign Investment Network – fIN United Kingdom, organised a virtual meeting for Leading Petroleum Industry Leaders tagged ”Global Investment Outlook for Upstream Oil & Gas Post Covid-19”. The meeting which was held on Tuesday – December 12th at […]
The relevance of January 14 in Oyo
By Eric Teniola THE drums will roll out on Thursday, January 14, on the golden anniversary of the coronation of the Alaafin of Oyo, Iku Baba Yeye, Igba Keji Orisa, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III (82). I am sure the Iya Ilu- the traditional drum and the Shekere will be sounded on that day. If […]
Unilag, IT firm, launch biometric verification solution for pensioners
The University of Lagos, in collaboration with an IT firm, AVAS Technologies Ltd, have launched a device that would assist pensioners carry out their verification virtually.
South American countries ban British flights over new COVID-19 strain
Argentina, Chile, and Colombia joined a raft of other countries that took action on Sunday to stop flights from Britain due to concerns over a new, highly contagious variant of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Argentina will “suspend arrivals and departures to and from Britain as a precaution from tomorrow,” the interior ministry in Buenos […]
COVID-19: Niger Assembly Speaker, Clerk test positive
The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to newsmen in Minna. Idris who did not give more details on the issue, simply said that ‘it […]
Escape of 17 suspects in custody: Enugu calls for investigation, re-arrest
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has called for an investigation and intense search to re-arrest the fleeing suspects from the state’s command Criminal Investigation Department (CID) cell. On Dec. 20 at about 9:30p.m., 17 suspects remanded in police custody by the court for different offences escaped from command’s state CID’s […]
COVID-19: FG ready for vaccination – Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for a successful COVID-19 vaccination to save lives of citizens.
Insecurity has overwhelmed FG, governors — Okowa
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday decried the spate of insecurity in the country, which he said seems to have overwhelmed the Federal Government and state governors. Okowa lamented the situation during a special thanksgiving service with his family on Monday at the Government House Chapel, Asaba. He urged Nigerians to seek God’s […]
Insecurity: Demand overhauling of security chiefs, others now – Northern Coalition tells Governors
KATSINA – Worried by the waves of insecurity in the northern region, the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has on Monday told Governors in the region to demand thorough overhauling of the security chiefs and others to end tackle issue of insecurity in the area.
Agribusiness: Farmers insured’ll receive payment of claims — NAIC
Sensitizes farmers across states By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As losses and risks continue to bedevil the agricultural sector, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, NAIC, Monday, assured that farmers insured will receive payment of claims. This was stated by the Deputy General Manager, Technical, NAIC, Bashir Martins while answering questions from journalists at a one […]
Maritime security: Navy boasts of operational capability to combat crimes
By Evelyn Usman The Nigerian Navy has boasted of its operational capability and combat readiness of its fleet to address maritime illegalities within the nation’s territorial water and its Gulf of Guinea’s corridor. This assertion was made at the end of the 2020 Chief of the Naval Staff annual sea Inspection codenamed Exercise Still Water, […]
