Singapore says ramping up COVID-19 vaccination drive
More than 6,000 people in Singapore have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Wednesday, with numbers expected to rise substantially in the coming weeks as the city-state ramps up its immunisation drive. Singapore started vaccinating healthcare workers on Dec. 30, becoming one of the first Asian countries to […]
COVID-19, Almajirai pupils and northern governors’ responsibility
By Mohammed Bello Yunusa NIGERIA is once again approaching another peak of Coronavirus or COVID-19. It is another chance to reflect on the vulnerable, particularly the minors. The immediate ones that come to mind are the almajirai(Islamic pupils) that populate the Tsangaya schools (Quran learning centres) predominantly in Northern Nigeria. The Tsangaya education has made […]
Strong institutions are the bedrock of sustainable governance: Lessons from the US
By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON Political institutions have been defined as the organisations in government that create, enforce and apply laws; they prescribe, enact and implement the set of rules which an orderly society obeys and ultimately decides and administers the laws for violators. One of the most important elements of governance is […]
Jigawa women decry being sidelined in Badaru’s govt
Women leader of a political group called ‘Jigawa Ina Mafita’, Hajia Suwaiba Gumel has decried being sidelined in Badaru’s led APC government, saying that was their reasons for suspending promoting programs and policies of the government.
SON in Rivers generates N85m in revenue through service charges
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, in Rivers State has generated N85 million to the Federal Government through Service Charges in 2020.
No Senate impeachment trial for Trump before Biden’s inauguration – Majority leader
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has ruled out a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump before incoming president Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. “There is simply no chance that a fair or serious trial could conclude before President-elect Biden is sworn in next week,” McConnell said in a statement shared on Twitter. READ […]
