The Kano State Government has shut down a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital in Kano, for admitting and treating severe cases of COVID-19. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba, announced this in a statement on Tuesday evening in Kano. Garba said that the facility refused to refer...
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The Igo market women in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the ongoing rehabilitation of the nine-kilometer Igo-Ikpella Road.The women made the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), while speaking on what the community stood to benefit...
The Technical Committee on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Pricing Framework has submitted its report to the Federal Government and the Organised Labour. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen at the end of a bipartite meeting with the Federal Government and organised...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has said that ex-lawmakers of the state have critical role to play in proffering solutions toward addressing challenges of the nation. Lalong, at a meeting with former members of the Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA), on Tuesday in Jos urged the lawmakers to...
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Gov. Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the country, to immunize 40 percent of the population this year. This, he said, was part of measures being put...
Gombe state Government says it will harness water bodies in the state for agricultural purpose, with a view to boosting the state’s economy, according to Alhaji Mijinyawa Yahaya, Commissioner for Water Resources. Yahaya told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Gombe, on Tuesday, that two out of the...
The Ekiti State Government has advocated more private sponsorship of pilgrims to Mecca and Jerusalem, following government’s withdrawal from bankrolling the activity, according to remarks by the Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi. Speaking on Tuesday, at a meeting with members of the State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, led by...
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has pledged to support the state’s female football club, Queen FC, to attain its pride of place amongst its peers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs. Fayemi, who made the pledge, on Tuesday, in Ado-Ekiti, while receiving representatives...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. A statement by his office on Tuesday evening said Guterres remained “seriously concerned” over the situation in the war-hit region. The statement said he attached strong importance to the partnership between...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,634 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 133,552. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has...
Doctors working with Ondo State government, under the aegis of Ondo State Government Doctors’ Forum, on Monday, began an indefinite strike.The Spokesperson for the forum, Dr Olubosede Omolayo, at a press conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the strike had become imperative, following the payment of 50 percent...
The Nasarawa State government has reiterated its commitment to improving the standard of education in the state, given its importance to societal development.This, government said, was evident in its various educational policies and programmes in the state.The Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Fatu Sabo, stated this at the end of...
Maize association of Nigeria (MAAN) has urged the Federal Government not to lift the ban on maize importation due to poultry farmers complaint over increase in price of feeds. The President, MAAN, Bello Abubakar, made the appeal while briefing Newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the importation...
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined millions of Nigerians to mourn Prince Tony Momoh, a veteran journalist and former Minister of Information and Culture.The NUJ National Secretary, Mr Shuaibu Leman, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja said Momoh’s death was a difficult moment for the...
The Federal Government says it will establish a leather factory at Janguza Custodial Centre, Kano State, that will enhance vocational and skills’ acquisition for the inmates. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stated this during the virtual ground-breaking ceremony of the factory at Janguza Custodial Centre, Kano, on...
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the Corporation’s Management free-hand to deliver on its mandate, saying that he remains the only president that has never interfered in the operations of the Corporation. Mallam Kyari stated...
Mrs. Flora Usoh is a woman worthy of emulation as she had made her mark in both her public and private life. She is a successful public servant capable of inspiring the upcoming generation and leaders alike to imbibe the concept of hard work, probity, accountability, resilience and selfless...
Zambia’s cabinet has approved the introduction and publication of a Bill to introduce a law on cybersecurity and cybercrimes, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya said during its meeting on Monday, that the cabinet approved the publication and introduction in the parliament of the...
The Magistrate, Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, Mrs Dolapo Fasuba, on Tuesday ordered that one Ogunyemi Abiodun, 23, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl. Abiodun, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of rape.The prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that...