South Africa has made a US$19 million down payment to secure a place in the World Health Organisation’s Covax Facility. The payment represents 15% of the total cost of securing access to vaccines for about 10 per cent of the population. The move ensures that South Africa will receive...
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The Hisbah Department in Bauchi State says it will continue to work with other security agencies with a view to reducing crime and criminal activities to the bearest minimum in the state.Mr Aminu Balarabe, a Permanent Commissioner in charge of Hisbah and Sharia implementation, made this known in an...
Some stakeholders in Ebonyi have lauded the N23.9billion allocated to the education sector in the 2021 appropriation bill of the state, which stands at 19.47 per cent of the budget. They said the figure was commendable, describing education as the only key to growing nations and states. The News Agency...
Though the authorities in Liberia have taken the necessary steps to stabilise the economy amid multiple challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert significant strain on its fragile economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Following the IMF Executive Board’s discussion on Liberia, Mr. Tao Zhang, Acting Chair...
The Police Command in Gombe State says it received over 250 reports of rape across the state in 2020. Maikudi Shehu, the Commissioner of Police (CP), disclosed this while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Gombe. Shehu said that though crimes of various kinds were declining in view of the...
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) says it has reconciled over N2 billion unpaid claims accrued by Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) for Healthcare Service Providers (HSPs). The General Manager, Enforcement Department, NHIS, Mr Muhammad Ghali, made this known while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ forum...
Mauritius has closed its borders to passengers flying in from England, Scotland, Wales and South Africa as of midnight on Monday. This follows the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Briefing the media, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, spokesperson of the COVID-19 National...
The Federal Government said on Tuesday that timely action as well as synergy among security and intelligence agencies were key factors in the rescue of the 344 abducted school boys in Kankara, Katsina State. It also cited the patriotism of the locals and other stakeholders in the successful rescue...
The police, on Tuesday, arraigned two artisans, Uzodima Daniel, 34 and Adamu Mohammed, 30, before a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to steal a car.Daniel, a Painter and Mohammed, a Labourer, both of Karimo and Kuchingoro Village, Abuja, are standing trial on a two-count charge of...
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter vehemently denies an allegation against him of criminal mismanagement relating to a museum project set up under his leadership, his lawyer said Tuesday. “The accusations are baseless and are vehemently repudiated,” Lorenz Erni said in statement. (Reuters/NAN)
The Rotary Club of Apo in collaboration with La Buena Vida on Tuesday distributed food items to 500 families in Abuja as part of efforts to alleviate poverty in the FCT. Miss Annmarie Adamu, President, Rotary Club of Apo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the project...
Two men: Gbenga Adekoya and Abiodun Adesope, were on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting two policewomen. Adekoya, 34, an apprentice, Adesope, 35, a businessman, who are residents of Ifo in Ogun, are being tried for alleged conspiracy, breach of peace and assault. According...
An international operation, coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the international police organization (INTERPOL), has disrupted trafficking networks that supply terrorist groups across West Africa and the Sahel, the UN agency reported on Monday from Abidjan. A UN statement said Operation KAFO II...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and other stakeholders on Tuesday called for higher budgetary allocation for the implementation of legal and policy frameworks to eliminate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The stakeholders made the call during a webinar on FGM Progress Report organised by an NGO, Education...
Mumbai, India’s financial hub, rolled out precautionary measures on Tuesday in the wake of the discovery of a mutant COVID-19 virus in Britain. India has so far reported more than 10 million COVID-19 cases, second only to the United States. British experts say the new strain is 70 per...
The Police command in Nasarawa State has deployed 4,200 personnel towards ensuring a hitch-free Christmas and new year celebration in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia. He said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Bola Longe,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Ali Garba, the Correspondent of the New Telegraph Newspaper, in Bauchi State is dead.He died at the age of 45 on Monday night from diabetes related complications.He was first admitted at the Specialist Hospital, Bauchi before he was later transferred to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa...
The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday arraigned a 24-year-old man, Ndubuisi Emeka, before an Ota Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing N240,000 belonging to his friend. Emeka, who lives at No. 21 Ifelodun Street, Iyana-Iyesi, Ota, is facing a charge of theft. The Prosecutor, Insp Emmanuel Adaraloye, told the...
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have again rescued 10 kidnapped victims from bandits at Yenyewa Village in Zamfara following a tip-off. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops had on Dec. 20 responded to a...