By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – With 999 new cases recorded on Tuesday, Nigeria’s total COVID-19 confirmed infections have reached 79,789. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which made this known in an update on its twitter handle @NCDCgov, also said that of the total infections, 68,879 cases had...
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By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com A healthy diet is very necessary for prevention and a working of immune system in the human body. Over the years, our immune system is constantly active, figuring out which cells belong to you and which don’t. This means that your body needs a...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Tuesday signed the 2021 budget of N123 billion into law ascribing the infrastructural transformation of the state to the support from President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The governor said that unlike other states, Ebonyi would appreciate the president’s gesture, noting that the state acknowledged...
The Police Command in Cross River has banned all forms of procession ahead of the yuletide celebrations in the state.This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Irene Ugbo on Tuesday in Calabar.“It has come to the knowledge of the command that...
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday presented a cheque of N100 million for the payment of gratuities to 41 retired local government workers and primary school teachers in the state for December.At the presentation in Ado-Ekiti, Fayemi said that payment of the gratuities was in fulfilment of his promises to...
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Tuesday inaugurated the newly elected 17 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen and their deputies with a charge to prioritise economic development in their various areas. Speaking during the event in Umuahia, Ikpeazu said the task ahead of the newly elected council leaders would...
Pregnant women with COVID-19 during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the virus to their newborns, according to a research conducted in the U.S. The study, led by Dr Andrea Edlow of Harvard Medical School, and funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is published in...
Most Nigerian consumers are not likely to purchase expensive or luxury items in the next 12 months. The Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) made this known in its Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) Report for December 2020, released by the Statistics Department of the apex bank on Tuesday in Abuja. According...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided additional capacity development support to laboratories of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) . The support, which is the Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) test kits, was aimed at strengthening detection and response to public health threats in Nigeria especially in the fight against...
The Emir of Talata-Mafara, Alhaji Bello Muhammad-Barmo has urged the Zamfara government to reduce the housing deficit facing Talata-Mafara town.Muhammad-Barmo made the call in Talata-Mafara on Tuesday, at a town hall meeting for Zamfara West on the state’s 2021 appropriation bill.“We are aware of the state government’s plan in the...
Some Customs officers serving at the Federal Operations Unit Zone “A’’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have been attacked by hoodlums working with smugglers. Deputy Comptroller, Usman Yahaya, made the disclosure in a statement by Mr Theophilus Duniya, Public Relations Officer of Federal Operations Unit Zone A of...
Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs has called for efforts to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. DiCarlo gave the advice during a Security Council briefing. “The Iranian nuclear issue is an important non-proliferation subject, with consequences for regional and global peace and security. “In achieving the...
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution that will end the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Sudan’s Darfur (UNAMID) on Dec. 31, South African Ambassador to the United Nations Jerry Matjila said. “The result of the voting is as follows; the draft resolution received 15 votes in...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill passed by Congress, describing it as a disgrace. In a video message posted on Twitter, Trump alleged that the bill contained “wasteful and unnecessary items”, adding that there was almost nothing about COVID-19...
The 17-year old Igala born girl, Shaibu Ojonugwa Favour who was reported to have made 5As, 2Bs and a C in her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been gifted a cash sum of Hundred Thousand Naira (#100,000) and an assurance of scholarship upon her admission into...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) COVID-19 Protocols Enforcement Task Force has begun enlightenment and enforcement of safety protocols in strategic places within the territory to halt the spread of the pandemic. Chairman of the task force and FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, told newsmen at an enforcement...
Justice Taofiquat Oyekan-Abdullahi of a Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) on Tuesday visited the (locus in quo) proposed site for the relocation of Igbosere High Court, at Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos Justice Oyekan-Abdullahi had on Dec. 21 ordered that the court would visit the locus...
Dr Nnamdi Nwinyi, the ‘Zone E’ Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has decorated 32 officers of the Abia command promoted in 2019 with their new ranks.Addressing the personnel of the command at a colourful ceremony in Umuahia on Tuesday, Nwinyi admonished the officers to see their...
The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Tuesday at plenary received names of four Commissioner nominees for ratification. The Clerk of the House, Mrs Mandu Umoren, read the names from a letter sent to the House by Gov. Udom Emmanuel. According to the letter, the nominees are: Mr Uko...