The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria will stick with AstraZeneca vaccine based on its epidemiological and equity assessment done by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

…Advises Gumi not to waste time negotiating with bandits …Notes they are used to big money, will not repent …Laments lack of unity among N/W govs …Declares Kaduna’s at war with bandits …Troops recover weapons from bandits belonging to Kachalla’s group By Ibrahin HassanWuyo Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday disagreed with prominent Islamic scholar, […]

The Presidency says  no fewer than 30,000 erstwhile  N-Power beneficiaries have been hired as agric enumerators. The  N-Power, cash-for-work programme, inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 with 500,000 of direct beneficiaries, is spread across the key industries targeted by the programme – Agriculture, Health, Education, and Tax. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the […]

Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Chief Bisi Kolawole has called for unity among members of the party in the State, urging them to avoid utterances capable of causing further division in the party.

The high price of cement and sugar in the country has been attributed to the higher demand over supply of the product. One of the major cement production firms, BUA Cement Plc has explained that the price of cement is high in Nigeria today simply because Nigeria doesn’t have enough supply. According to BUA: “In […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has sealed a health facility  in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly collecting funds and issuing fake COVID-19 results. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,  Director-General, NCDC, made the disclosure  during the Presidential Task Force ( PTF)  on COVID-19 national briefing  in Abuja on Monday. Ihekweazu explained that […]

…13 UK variant now in Nigeria — FG ..Postpones National Sports Festival By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government said it has begun moves to secure the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in the wake of international politics regarding the distribution of vaccines. The government also said  it has taken steps to resolve the oxygen crisis […]

…Plant to produce 176mmscfd of LNG By Michael Eboh The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday, said it has issued a licence to UTM Offshore Limited, to establish the first floating Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, production plant in the country. In a statement by its Head, Public Affairs, Mr. Paul Osu, the DPR disclosed that […]

By Rosemary Iwunze The pension fund assets of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, grew by 25.3 percent, year-on-year (y/y),   to N12.29 trillion in 2020 from N9.81 trillion in 2019. The 25 percent growth recorded last year represents 7.7 percentage increase when compared with the 17.6 percent,y/y growth recorded in 2019. Disclosing this in its   December […]

…Says: ‘We performed creditably during our tenure as military commanders’ …Expresses gratitude to President Buhari, Nigerians for support By Kingsley Omonobi The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, retd, has said he performed well as the COAS, noting that he owed nobody explanation over his ambassadorial appointment. Buratai spoke with journalists […]