The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, has disclosed that Nigeria was expecting to receive a total of 52 million doses of vaccines by the second quarter of 2022. Speaking at the national briefing of the PSC in Abuja, Mustapha who is also...
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The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Apapa, Lagos, on Monday said it had arrested 16 suspected pipeline vandals at Abagbo segment of the NNPC pipelines. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, in a statement, said that the arrest was made on Friday by the ship’s Task Force at...
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has won the Global Finance ‘Private Bank of the Year 2021’ award. The Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Mr Gbenga Shobo, disclosed in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Shobo said the bank was...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 virus as the dominant strain in the country, requiring Nigerians to keep all the prescribed protective measures in place and increase testing. Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday,...
The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uche Ogah, has decried the absence of support from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the development of mines and solid mineral sector. The minister made his views known at a two-day public hearing organised by the Senate...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. The outcome of the meeting was unknown at the time of reporting. The visiting UNESCO boss, however, used the opportunity of the...
Recent report from the World Bank has revealed that climate change could force 216 million people across six world regions to migrate within their countries by 2050, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 86 million. It said this on Monday in a statement issued in Washington DC at the release...
No fewer than twelve security personnel have been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen on a military base in Zamfara State. According to security sources, the attackers also stole weapons and set houses on fire. “The attackers stormed the base around 10:30 am and engaged the troops in...
A former vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi has said Nigerians are getting poorer because the government is borrowing for the wrong reasons. Mr Obi, argued that while it is not a crime to borrow money, the funds must be used solely for productions...
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed a politician dismissed for criticising her predecessor as energy minister in a cabinet reshuffle that also included the nomination of the country’s first female defence minister. Former deputy environment minister January Makamba was sacked from the government in 2019 and forced to...
The kidnapped students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have regained their freedom. After being released by their abductors, the students were received by Governor Bello Matawalle in Gusau, on Sunday. Gunmen, believed to be bandits, had abducted the students from...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Port-Harcourt – The Rivers State Government has vowed to strictly enforced the ban on dumping of wastes on the median of roads and streets in Port Harcourt, the state capital and its environs. It also appealed to the residents to adhered to the approved dumping hours...
Venezuela’s Electricity Minister, Nestor Revelor on Monday said terrorist attacked Venezuela’s power system resulting in power outages in several regions of the country, including the capital city. “We want to report on a new attack on the country’s national electric system. The act was a “terrorist attack.’’ On Sunday,...
A Plant Physiologist, Dr Olufunmilayo Idowu, has cautioned that not all mushrooms were edible, saying some are poisonous and leathery when mature. Dr. Idowu, of the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. According to...
A study conducted by a German consultancy firm, Roland Berger, has revealed that the United States (U.S.) tops the list of the main cybercrime targets worldwide followed by UK, Germany, South Africa, Brazil. According to the study, commissioned by Correio Braziliense the number of cyber attacks, targeting Brazil in...
LEADING energy company, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), has commenced a one-year professional and vocational training for 40 youths from the SPDC Joint Venture host communities of the Assa North and Ohaji South gas project in Imo State. “The aim is to ready these youths,...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd has announced that investors of listed companies have raked in more than N732.91 billion from dividend payout Year-To-Date (YTD). The Chief Executive Officer, NGX, Mr Temi Popoola, disclosed this in a report made available to the News Agency of...
A Governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Chidozie Nwankwo has defected to the African Action Congress (AAC) to contest the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Nwankwo told newsmen in Awka on Monday that he decided to defect to AAC following his inability to clinch the...
Nigerian Singer, Seun Kuti has urged pastors and imams to stop asking their congregants to pray for Nigeria. The Afro beat legend made this known in an Instagram post on Monday. According to him, clerics should start telling their congregants to fight for the country instead. The 37-year-old Grammy-nominated...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has warned that he will not take or accept excuses from commanders as they lead troops in tackling security challenges facing the country. Yahaya gave the warning at the opening of the “Combined Second and Third Quarter Chief of Army...