Japan’s Health Ministry on Thursday said that the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine was suspended as a precaution after “foreign materials’’ were found in some portions of unused jabs. Kyodo news agency reported that the use of around 1.63 million doses manufactured in the...
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From JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Administration has welcomed the offer from Baze University, an Abuja based tertiary institution, for continuous education opportunity at reduced cost for staff of the Administration. While receiving members of the University’s Board of Trustees led by its Chairman, former Vice President, Arc....
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Newly appointed Director Defence Information (DDI), Major-General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has appealed to the Nigerian media to continue to project the image of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) positively, by leveraging its prowess to change the negative perception and narrative following the security...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has said its troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Wednesday foiled an attempted attack on Babangida town in Yobe by terrorists belonging to Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
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The Presidency has again condemned the ‘promotion of ethno-religious politics and divisive utterances’ by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue. The condemnation comes amidst sporadic and strident lamentations and criticisms of the president by Mr Ortom whose state over the years has become wracked with wanton killings mostly allegedly carried...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a membership card to the Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasuru Magarya. The presentation was made by the National Committee on Membership Revalidation Exercise in the state under the leadership of Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir. The presentation took place on Wednesday...
igerian Exchange (NGX) Limited has announced the release of the digital-only version of the 2021 edition of its annual Factbook (X-Factbook) on Thursday, 26 August 2021, after 41 years in print. The digital X-Factbook, available for purchase at https://xfactbook.ngxgroup.com, presents a completely new way for users to conveniently access...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced that additional units of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds issued in August 2021 have been listed on its platform today, Wednesday, 25 August 2021. The additional 104,814,900 units will bring the total outstanding units of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The troops of Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) Sector 4 Diffa in Niger Republic have killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists, while others escaped with various degree of injuries. A statement by The Chief of Military Public Information, Colonel Muhammad Dole, said the troops of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director General, National Commission for Women Development (NCWD), Dr Asabe Vilita Bashir has joined other Nigerians to congratulate Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on the occasion of his 52nd birthday. Dr. Bashir in a congratulatory message made available to newsmen in Maiduguri, described Professor...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiite in Sokoto, Shiekh Sidi Mainasara today, has led other clerics from Sokoto and neighbouring states in a funeral prayers for three of their members allegedly killed by the Nigeria Police last week....
Gombe State Government has earmarked N17 billion for the construction of the Gombe Ultramodern Industrial Park, to promote medium and small scale enterprises in the state. The State Governor, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, revealed this after a closed door engagement with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim...
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the 2×60 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV) Awka Substation in Anambra State, built by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) to improve power supply to the state. A statement by the NDPHC said that the Vice President,...
The Kogi State Health Insurance Agency (KGSHIA) has said it had enrolled 31,491 vulnerable residents, under its Vulnerable Group Health Insurance Programme, (VGHIP), across the state’s 21 Local Government Areas. It identified the eligible enrollees to include pregnant women, children under five years of age, people with disability, the...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau has condemned the killing of innocent citizens in Yalwa Zangam community of the locality. Recalled that gunmen had invaded the community Tuesday night, killed scores, and torched many houses. The association condemned the killing in...
The Embassy of Nigeria in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, repatriated another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Libya in continuation of its rescue operations to ensure no Nigerian is stranded in the country. Mr Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of Nigeria to Libya disclosed this in statement, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) on Wednesday said the state has recorded no fewer than 17 cases of cholera outbreak. The General Manager RUWASSA, Mohammed Musa Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspected cases dated August 8, were...
Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem has alleged that Igbos would have been killed if the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) happened in the South Eastern part of the country. Recall that assailants broke into the NDA premises in the early hours of Monday, killing two army officers and...