FG develops pneumonia control strategy — Minister
The Federal Government says it has developed pneumonia control strategy and implementation plan as part of renewed efforts to ensure the survival and well-being of Nigerian children. Minister of Health, Prof Osagie Ehanire disclosed this at the opening of the 51st Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) in […]
2020 SRP: NIMET warns of heavy rainfall, flooding
South-South likely to experience first rain February 24 By Dirisu Yakubu Possibilities of heavy rainfall in 2020 may result in flooding and other social disequilibria in some parts of the country, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET warned in its 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, SRP, in Abuja. The agency gave the prediction during the unveiling of […]
Nobody should own cooking gas cylinders, FG insists
Michael Eboh, Fortune Eromosele & Alice Ekpang The Federal Government, on Tuesday, insisted that no consumer of cooking gas is allowed to own cylinders, stating that at the point of retail, consumers are expected to exchange their old cylinders for another one to be provided by retailers. Speaking during an inspection and enforcement campaign around […]
UTME: JAMB withdraws 11 centres’ licenses for charging exorbitant amount
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn licenses from 11 centres for charging candidates exorbitant amounts in the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) registration. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the board, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, at an interactive session with stakeholders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Why we want President to emerge from South-East in 2023 — ILDF
Demands governorship position zoned to Anambra-South in 2021 By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A social-political group, Igbo Leadership Development Foundation, ILDF, Tuesday, threw its weight behind demand for president of the country to emerge from the South-East geopolitical zone in 2023. This was contained in an address signed by its leaders, Director-General, Dr Godwin Udibe; […]
Soyinka flays Balarabe Musa on Amotekun
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has described the statement by former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa on the creation of “Operation Amotekun, a” security outfit in the South West region “recipe for tragedy.” In a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, Soyinka said he wished Nigeria to avoid the blunder by […]
