COVID-19 Vaccination: Lagos insists on mandatory e-registration
By Chioma Obinna Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on Thursday, insisted that Lagosians who fit into Phase One of the ongoing COVID vaccination exercise must register on the dedicated vaccination self-registration portal before visiting any of the 88 vaccination sites for vaccination. Abayomi further declared that e-registration was now a mandatory protocol […]
By-election fiasco: When Omuo-Ekiti became a theatre of war
•5 dead, scores injured, properties destroyed •3 suspected thugs nabbed, remanded •Fayemi, Police fume; APC, PDP in verbal war By Rotimi Ojomoyela IN what appeared like a dress rehearsal for what is to come in the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, Omuo-Ekiti Constituency 1 by-election was turned into a theatre of war last Saturday, […]
Shippers’ Council donates relief materials to Abuja IDPs’ camp
By Dirisu Yakubu In furtherance of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, put smiles in the faces of some Internally Displaced Persons resident at the New Kuchigoro camp, Tuesday, with the donation of many relief materials. Executive Secretary of the council, Bar. Hassan Bello said the gesture was necessitated by the […]
Binatone unveil Easter promotional package for customers
Binatone customers in Nigeria are in for attractive promotions on purchases they make to mark this year’s Easter celebration, the Managing Director of Global Appliances Nigeria Limited, the Sole distributors of Binatone products in Nigeria, Mr Prasun Banerjee has disclosed.
Forex, border control soar prices of fairly used cars
The prices of fairly used cars known as ‘Tokumbo’ have skyrocketed due to tight border control and soaring exchange rates. A cross-section of car dealers, who spoke with NAN in Abuja on Thursday, lamented that the development was stiffening them out of business. Alhaji Ali Adamu, a car dealer told the Agency that in the […]
Ebonyi indigenes raise the alarm over fresh killings in Effium community
Urge Buhari for urgent intervention The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) said it is alarmed by the persistent killings ongoing in Effium community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, calling on the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene and put an end to it. The Ebonyi […]
NIJ appoints Kalesanwo as first female Registrar
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos, has appointed Mrs Patricia Kalesanwo as its first female Registrar since its establishment in 1971. The NIJ is Nigeria’s Premier Monotechnic. A statement on Thursday by the institute’s Provost, Gbenga Adefaye, said that the Segun Osoba-led Governing Council of the NIJ, confirmed the appointment of Kalesanwo as registrar […]
Kaduna leads in women inclusion in governance – UN Women
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Deputy Country Representative, UN Women Nigeria, Mr. Lansana Wonneh has said that Kaduna state is the leading state in Nigeria in terms if women participation in governance. He spoke on Thursday when the UN Women Nigeria and the UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office in partnership with the Kaduna State Government launched […]
ALGON IMC disassociates self from Abuja illegal meeting
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has disassociated itself from a meeting purportedly convened by unauthorised persons in Abuja on Wednesday. The association described the meeting as “illegal and should be disregarded by its members nationwide and the members of the public.” A faction of the association Wednesday convened a meeting where the […]
Soldiers kill 11 gunmen in Abia
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway, Wednesday, killed 11 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle. This is coming 48 hours after three policemen were ambushed and murdered by hoodlums in Abiriba, in Ohafia council area of the […]
Why flight delays, cancellations still persist after COVID-19 lockdown
By Lawani Mikairu IN spite of the recent sigh of relief by domestic airline operators that passengers traffic is gradually increasing after the lull arising from the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions, passengers are still experiencing flight delays and cancellations. Many have wondered why the airlines are not taking advantage of the rise in passengers traffic […]
Monetary policy, corporate results spur equity performance
The stock market swung back nto positive territory yesterday following the retention of the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, at 11.5 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in its second Monetary Policy Committee, MPC meeting of the year.
Visa empowers small businesses for a digital business recovery
By Mamadou Biteye, Vice-President Global Social Impact, Visa Standfirst: Visa launches Practical Business Skills, a free resource to help small businesses join the digital economy and grow for the future. Around the globe, the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination programs is raising hope that we can finally move on from the disruption of last year and […]
Bloodbath in Abia: 16 killed as troops, police, ESN clash
Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu–Port Harcourt expressway, yesterday, allegedly killed 16 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle.
‘We’ve put in place measures to promote local content initiative’
Demola Akinyemi The Chairman of the Governing Council of International Aviation College, Ilorin, Alh Ahmed Yusuf-Gobir, has said that the college has put in place measures to promote the local content initiative of the federal government in the training of pilots in order to conserve foreign exchange for the country. The retired captain who stated […]
AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated US trial data
British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday revised down by three percentage points the effectiveness of its Covid vaccine after American authorities raised concerns that results reported from its US trial were outdated. The company now says its vaccine is 76 rather than 79 percent effective at preventing any kind of symptomatic Covid. It remains 100 percent […]
