By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigerian researchers engaged in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund-sponsored Vaccine Development Mega Research Project at Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, have successfully handed over the Covid-19 DNA vaccine candidate for preclinical trials in Nigeria. The academics, in a symbolic handover of the vaccine candidate in...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi One person has been killed and one other injured after they were shot during the campaign rally of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) t Akuyam town in Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The newly appointed Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Her Excellency Ambassador Lami Sauda Remawa – Ahmed has paid a courtesy visit to Headquarters Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) at Camp Farcha N’Djamena Chad on Tuesday. Mrs. Lami was accompanied by the Defence...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has cautioned the deposed Emir of Kano State, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi to restrain himself from meddling into the affairs of the State. He advised the Alhaji Sanusi to instead, face the court litigations surrounding his dethronement. The Governor spoke...
The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa, Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi II died at the age of 78. Sunusi died on Tuesday after a protracted illness at a hospital in Abuja. The state Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Daladi Sankara confirmed the death in a statement in Dutse. He said...
The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday struck out a suit seeking to compel INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards or Voter Identification Number at the 2023 general elections. The Incorporated Trustees of the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law had dragged INEC...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 42 passengers in a commuter bus narrowly escaped death on Tuesday in Onitsha, when a tipper rammed into their vehicle. The Anambra Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to...
The police command in Lagos state says it has started investigations into the alleged attack on Funke Akindele, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in the state. The command’s spokesperson , SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. NAN recalls...
Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC-Kogi) has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to beg Nigerians for forgiveness for selling Nigeria’s assets, rather than seeking to occupy the presidential seat. Adeyemi, who represents Kogi West at the National Assembly said this when he interacted with indigenes of Kogi residing in Minna on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi chapter, has inaugurated its Elders Council ahead of the party’s local government rallies for 2023 general polls. Inaugurating the council on Tuesday in Abakaliki, Dr IfeanyiChukwuma Odii, PDP Governorship candidate in the state, said the party is ready for victory. Odii, represented by...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has taken over the operation of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) assets from Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited. In a statement on Tuesday, The NNPCL spokesman,, Garba Deen Muhammad, said all closing obligations had been concluded and the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has assured of adequate fuel supply for successful conduct of the 2023 general election. Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Limited, said this when he received management team of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) led by its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it is investing N1.96 trillion into road infrastructure development via its tax credit scheme intervention. The company made this known at a meeting with the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola and other key stakeholders in Abuja, on Tuesday....
Dr Segun Oladipo of the Department of Zoology, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has won the Rufford Foundation Grant of £6,000 (about N5.6 million). A statement on Tuesday signed by the Acting Director, University Public Relations, Dr Sa’eedat Aliyu, said the notice of the grant was addressed to the...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday inaugurated 1.250 million litres water project at Mboa village in Chibok Local Government Area of the state. Zulum said the facility designed with a storage capacity of 750,000-litre surface tank, 500,000-litre overhead tank and 20 motorised boreholes would supply portable water to...
Premier League leaders Arsenal have signed experienced Italian midfielder Jorginho from London rivals Chelsea on an 18-month contract, the club said on Tuesday. Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported the deal was worth 12 million pounds ($14.78 million). “Jorginho is a midfield player...
The Presidency has frowned at the fake reports of stone-pelting incident at Hotoro area of Kano on the day of the visit to the city by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
Gov. Yahaya Bello has led the campaign train of Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential, National and State Assemblies to his country home in Agasa-Uruvochinomi, Okene Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Speaking at the campaign on Tuesday, Bello assured of their continued effort to galvanize votes...