China aims to vaccinate 50 million people against COVID-19 before the Lunar New Year holiday, which starts mid-February, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported on Friday. The Hong Kong-based paper said that officials from centres for disease control and prevention across the country participated on Wednesday in a...
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The 2020 Ondo State Festival of Art and Culture has been postponed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and insecurity currently ravaging the country, the organiser of the event has said. Dr Seyi Oshodi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oshodi Arts, organiser of the event, who stated this...
A 47-year-old man, Oladosu Dauda, on Friday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos State, for allegedly destroying a fence worth N3million. Dauda, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and wilful damage. He however, pleaded not guilty to the both counts of...
President Muhammadu Buhari plans to speak with the 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, after Juma’at Service on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader who is completing a week-long visit to his country home, Daura, Katsina State, would perform...
Europeans were urged to maintain social distancing and limit social contacts during the upcoming holiday season to stem the second wave of coronavirus that has taken a toll on mental health. The Head of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) European office, Hans Kluge gave the advice on Friday in...
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) says improving the economy is the greatest weapon to fight insecurity challenges in Nigeria. Bishop Emmah Isong, PFN’s National Publicity Secretary, said this at a press briefing in Calabar on Friday. Isong said that the nation must solve the first need of man,...
The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) conducted a three-day training on knowledge-enhancing groundnut farming and profitability for extension workers, peer group leaders and marketers from five states of the country. The state include; Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The WOFAN Executive Director, Hajia Salamatu...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State for facilitating the release of the abducted secondary school students. The commendation is contained in a statement signed by Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the governor. “I join the rest...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Niger Sector Command, has confirmed the death of six persons in an accident that occurred on Bida/Kutigi road on Thursday. Mr Joel Dagwa, the state’s Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that four other persons sustained various degrees of...
The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Council, Mr Adeleye Ajayi, on Friday said an International Basketball Star, Olumide Oyedeji, would spice up the council’s first ever Christmas Carol for members and families. Ajayi said this in a post on the council’s online platform, monitored by the News...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Fire Ball, eliminated nine Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in two encounters in parts of Borno on Thursday. The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Friday, said that more gun trucks...
The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has donated two motorised boreholes to two Barikin Ladi communities in plateau state, the foundation said in a statement in Kaduna on Friday. The Managing Director of the Foundation, Engr. Abubakar Umar, who made the announcement, said the two boreholes were commissioned and...
Gombe State House of Assembly (GSHA) has passed into law the State’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N120.34 billion, reflecting an increase of (N682. 68 million) over the initial sum of N119.66 billion proposed by Gov. Inuwa Yahaya. This was contained in a Statement signed by Mr Abubakar Umar, Information...
The Governing Council, Federal University Kashere, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, on Friday appointed Prof. Umar Pate of Bayero University, Kano, as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. Mr Yakubu Abubakar, Chairman, Governing council of the University, who made the announcement said the new vice chancellor,...
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove the N20 fee imposed on subscribers for NIN retrieval requests. Pantami said this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Friday...
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has urged members across the country to comply with the Federal Government’s protocols on border reopening to ensure smooth running of their businesses. The President of the association, Alhaji Jamilu Abbas, gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Rep. Onofiok Luke (PDP-Akwa Ibom), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the Ibom Deep Seaport project in the state. Luke, who represents Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom, said this in a statement in Uyo, describing the approval as a welcome development. “Let me commend Mr...
The Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr Sarki Auwalu, has won the 2020 Distinguished Energy Sector Corporate award. The award was conferred on him by the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics (NAEE) at the dinner to mark its 13th annual international conference...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upheld the election of the new executive committee for the Kano State chapter. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement in Abuja, said that the decision followed the successful conduct of the Dec.12 state...