COVID-19: We’re receiving 176,000 doses of J&J vaccines Tuesday – FG
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has disclosed that a total of 176,000 of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines would be received by the country, Tuesday. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, who said this at a briefing in Abuja, explained that the doses […]
DPR plans incentives for operators, eyes 50bn barrels oil reserves
By Michael Eboh The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Monday, said it is considering a reward scheme for oil and gas operators in the country, under the recently introduced Maximum Economic Recovery, MER, which is aimed at growing Nigeria’s oil reserves from 36.91 billion barrels to 50 billion barrels in the short to medium term. […]
Ranching: Middle Belt Youth Organizations urge FG to apologize to Gov Ortom
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Forum of Youth Organisations in the Middle Belt Region have asked the Federal Government to tender a public apology to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state for the series of lash out at the Governor over his dogged stand on ranching as panacea for the herdsmen crisis in the […]
Sunday Dare speaks: My Tokyo 2020 Olympic story
By Sunday Dare, Minister of Sports, Not wanting to add to the public distraction, I have deliberately waited until the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games before making any observations regarding the various reports on Nigeria’s participation in the quadrennial games. This was out of respect for our athletes who had committed so much […]
Strike: Tough times await patients as NARD, FG face-off deepens
There is no end in sight to the face-off between the striking resident doctors under the aegis of the National Assocoation of Resident Doctors, NARD, and the Federal government as both parties have refused to shift ground In the interim, patients and their relatives have continued to bear the brunt of the crisis induced by the nationwide strike.
Military records remarkable achievements in tackling insecurity – Minister
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says a lot of achievements have been recorded by the nation’s armed forces in tackling the security challenges confronting the country. Magashi said this at the graduation lecture of the National Defense College Course 29 participants, titled, “Enhancing Digital Technology in the Oil and Gas Sector of […]
