The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 212 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country on Thursday. The NCDC made this known via its verified website. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria has so far tested 697,544 persons since the first confirmed...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Ghana over the passing of the country’s former President, Jerry Rawlings. The former Ghanaian President died on Thursday at the age of 73. Special Adviser to the President on Media and...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. The achievement of this feat is largely attributable to...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi state government has said that following the outbreak of yellow fever in the state which led to the death of eight people, it will soon embark on massive vaccination to 19 local government areas of the state.The Commissioner of Health, Bauchi state, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro,...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has resumed work after his reinstatement by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Ogundipe was earlier asked to ‘step aside’ by the Visitor of the university pending the outcome of an investigation over allegations of infractions and gross...
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Thursday presented a budget of N151.2 billion for the 2021 fiscal year to the Niger State House of Assembly. The budget christened ‘Budget of Reality’ was presented by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso, on behalf of the executive arm. The News Agency...
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches. The group includes U.S. and UK companies as well as peers in 21 EU...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that electronic transaction volumes increased by about 67 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown with increased transactions at agent networks. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Nelson Olagundoye, Head, Corporate Communication and External Relation,...
Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Zamfara Sector Commander, Idris Ali, has assumed duty. This was contained in a statement signed by FRSC’s Public Enlightenment Officer, Mr. Falalu Bello, on Thursday in Gusau. Ali, who joined the service of the Corps in 1997, hails from Yobe State, according to the...
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state says his administration has uncovered N1.48 billion from 586 undisclosed accounts, while 265 hidden accounts linked to the previous administration was also uncovered. Yahaya disclosed this in Gombe on Thursday while declaring open a one-day workshop on Treasury Single Account (TSA) tagged: “Cash...
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, GhanaWeb can confirm. The former president GhanaWeb understands passed on, today, November 12, 2020, after a brief illness. According to state-owned Daily Graphic, the former President had been on admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for about a week for an...
A former Super Falcons coach, Godwin Izilein, says that he expects a `superlative performance’ from the Super Eagles in their upcoming showdown with the `Leone Stars’ of Sierra Leone’ in Benin on Friday. Izilein told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Thursday that the Eagles will...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, promised more support for the Kaduna State government on the improvement of the livelihood of women and children in the state.Mr Claes Johansson, UNICEF’s Chief Planning and Monitoring Section, Country Office, Abuja, gave the promise in Kaduna, at the opening of...
Gov. Douye Diri has secured the approval of the Bayelsa House of Assembly to obtain N17 billion loan from multiple sources. The approval followed a motion moved on Thursday by the House Leader, Monday Obolo, (Southern Ijaw Constituency 2) and seconded by Charles Daniel, (Brass Constituency I). Diri had...
The Bauchi State Orphans and Vulnerable Children Agency (BASOVCA) has trained no fewer than 500 adolescent orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) on different skills with a view to making them self-reliant and financially independent. Malam Abdullahi Ibrahim, the director, Programme and Community Mobilization of the agency, who made this...
The military has achieved better results through intelligence-based operations in the fight against banditry, terrorism and other forms of criminality in recent times across the country. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria between...
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has appointed a 12-member committee to guide Kano Pillars to a successful outing in the forthcoming 2020 to 2021 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup. Kano Pillars will play its first leg of the tournament against AS Jaraaf FC of Senegal on Nov. 29, at Stade Demba...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the extension of the tenures of the party’s Zonal Caretaker Committees. The party, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, also approved the extension of the tenure...
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) on Thursday in Ilorin urged the Kwara government to ensure the judicious and expeditious use of the grant it recently received from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). In a statement issued by its coordinator, Abdulrahman Ayuba, a copy...