The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, says the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 will take all the necessary steps to overcome supply challenges. Shuaib also said the PTF would ensure an efficient roll out of COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. He gave the...
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The Bauchi State Hisbah Board has confiscated 260 crates of alcoholic drinks from hotels and night clubs as part of its effort to enforce Sharia Islamic code. Malam Aminu Balarabe the permanent commissioner in charge of Hisbah and Sharia implementation made this known while displaying the the commodity in...
The Police Command in Adamawa has banned unauthorised use of sirens, tinted glass and covered number plates in the state. The ban is contained in a statement issued by DSP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesman of the command, on Tuesday. Nguroje said that those acts could mislead security personnel as...
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minster of Science and Technology, says Nigeria needs to reform its electoral system by adopting electronic voting to help eliminate errors caused by human factor in compiling results. This was contained in a statement released by Josephine Ademu, Press and Public Relations Officer of the ministry,...
China has advised the Biden administration to focus on cooperation and manage differences in bilateral ties to bring the relationship between the two countries back to its former course of sound and steady development. Yang Jiechi. a Senior Chinese diplomat made the call on Tuesday in an online conversation...
The Federal Government has extended the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise by eight weeks, with a new deadline of April 6. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde on Tuesday. He said...
A drunk man who stole a tractor caused damage worth almost 100,000 euros, German police said early Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Radevormwald in the western German state of North Rhine Westphalia told police he was walking around after a drinking spree on Monday night when he noticed the tractor....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Executive Chairman, Primary Health Care Development Agency, Bauchi State, Dr. Rilwan Mohammed, has disclosed that seven people died of snakebites in Duguri village of Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi state in 2020. Mohammed disclosed these at a press conference on the 2021 Neglected Tropical Diseases...
Sen. Jonathan Zwingina, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Membership Registration and Revalidation Committee for Enugu State, has assured intending members that the exercise would be transparent. Zwingina gave the assurance on Monday in Enugu during a meeting with APC stalwarts in the state. The former senator...
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered full enforcement of the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Jan. 26. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The...
Dr Dayo Oladebeye, Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, has been appointed into the Professional Development Board (PDB) of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). This is contained in a statement issued by the Polytechnic’s Director of Protocols, Information and Public Relations, Mr Ade Adeyemi-Adejolu, in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. According to...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and the African Centre for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) at Redeemers University, Ede, have detected additional six B.1.1.7 variant in the country. Dr Chikwe, Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, National briefing....
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020. The house passed the bill during the plenary session on Monday through a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa said the house had included punishment for parents of cultists found...
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Nasiru Mohammed has expressed readiness to partner the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state to combat road traffic abuses and security challenges. Mohammed said this during a visit to FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Roland Onamusi on Monday, in continuation of...
Enugu State Government has expressed worry over apathy by residents of the state to go for COVID-19 sample test for effective prevention and cure. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, made the observation during a press briefing organised by the State Ministry of Information on Monday in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 676 new cases of Coronavirus infections (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infected people to 131,918. The NCDC made the figures available on its official website late Monday. According to NCDC, COVID-19 infections dropped for the second consecutive day...
Otobong Effiong, the captain of Akwa United Football Club of Uyo, says their supporters should be ready for a new dawn in the club’s life following Saturday’s victory over Kano Pillars. “The atmosphere in our camp has been charged up, following that morale-boosting victory over Kano Pillars on Match...
The Edo Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, has described the late Prince Tony Momoh as a consummate politician and a master strategist whose impact in the nation’s development will not be forgotten. Shuaibu stated this in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Benjamin Atu, in Benin late...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC ), Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, had said that the late Prince Tony Momoh was a strong advocate of internal party democracy which allowed for open consultation and fair party processes. In a condolence message on Monday in Abuja, Akpanudoedehe , who is the...
Former Governor Abulaziz Yari of Zamfara has called for unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) family towards ending the party’s crisis in the state.He said this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the APC national secretariat.Yari spoke shortly after a closed door meeting with Gov....