Oyo risks losing World Bank Development Fund over undue influence, Group laments

Oyo risks losing World Bank Development Fund over undue influence, Group laments

A non governmental organisation, Ibadan Ko ‘Ya Anti Corruption Coalition has expressed fear over the delay by the government in approving and releasing names of contractors to handle some World Bank drainage projects in Ibadan, Oyo State. The group in a statement signed by their coordinator and secretary, Adedayo Oluwasegun and Tayo Akinola respectively are […]
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NCDC reports 1,005 new COVID-19 infections, 24 deaths

NCDC reports 1,005 new COVID-19 infections, 24 deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported  24 deaths in 24 hours and 1,005 new cases of the coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 infections in Africa’s most populous nation has subsequently, risen to 144,521, according to the official website of the NCDC on Friday. The agency also reported that the total number of […]

Murtala Muhammed’s 45th anniversary: Foundation praises COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers

Murtala Muhammed’s 45th anniversary: Foundation praises COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers

In a bid to inspire Nigerians that have contributed their quota to the development of the country, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has dedicated the 45th anniversary of the late Head of State to COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers across the country. The foundation, describing the frontline healthcare workers as model citizens, stated that this year’s […]

Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy’s prime minister

Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy’s prime minister

Mario Draghi was formally sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister on Saturday, following weeks of instability in the eurozone’s third-largest economy. “I swear to be loyal to the Republic,” recited Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, as he stood before President Sergio Mattarella in the ornate presidential palace in a ceremony […]

Health workers strike shuts Primary Healthcare in Bayelsa

Health workers strike shuts Primary Healthcare in Bayelsa

  The ongoing strike by members of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Bayelsa Chapter, has effectively shut Primary Healthcare Centres across the state. The strike has hampered access to basic healthcare services like ante-natal for pregnant women and child immunisation at health centres across the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa. […]

Iran’s Rouhani warns of COVID-19 ‘fourth wave’

Iran’s Rouhani warns of COVID-19 ‘fourth wave’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday of a Covid-19 “fourth wave” as cases rise in certain areas of the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the pandemic. “This is a warning for all of us,” Rouhani said in televised remarks. He said some cities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan were now “red” — the […]