Dr Tosan Erhabor, the Registrar, Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), has cautioned against the use of any non-validated rapid/Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 testing in Nigeria. Erhabor, also the Chief Executive Officer of MLSCN, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the...
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says treatment of at least 1.5 million Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) is key to sustaining control of HIV annually in Nigeria. The Director-General of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, said in this during a 2020 quarterly HIV facts sheet in...
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has donated relief materials to victims of flood disaster in 10 local government areas of Kogi. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this during a ceremony to...
When Michael Ibru began the production and the marketing of frozen fish in Nigeria in 1957, many thought it was a ridiculous business idea. There was no appetite for the product then, and even earlier attempts by Europeans to introduce a similar venture had failed. But a daring Ibru,...
The information in the public domain about UN-Habitat celebration is that every October, the United Nation and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions on urban sustainability. The purpose is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right to adequate...
The Super Eagles were on Tuesday held to a 1-1 draw by the continent’s second-ranked team Tunisia in a cagey friendly affair at the Jacques Lemmans Arena in Austria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the game was the Super Eagles’ second friendly encounter within four days....
By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com Do you have kids who are hooked on junk and unhealthy food? With these simple tips, you can get kids to eat right without turning mealtime into a war zone. Peer pressure and TV advertisement for junk food can make getting kids to eat...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – A total of 225 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), were recorded on Tuesday from 11 states of across Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Conrtrol (NCDC), made this known in the daily update on its official twitter handle...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday approved the recruitment of 776 teachers for Borno’s Secondary Schools who are to resume work on November 1, 2020, less than three weeks from now. The Governor made this known after a meeting with the officials of the...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has set up a new Police outfit to take over from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police Force. It is known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team and will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Wife of the Bauchi State Governor, Mrs. Aisha Mohammed has lamented that many men see marriage and divorce as a way of pleasure. She stated this while hosting school girls selected from Adamawa, Yobe, Niger and Bauchi states in a “one thousand girls march to...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to dismantle the outfit the infamous Police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the reform of the Police Force. Kallon, who is also the Resident Representative...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja called for a stronger sense of commitment to the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC), that will translate into electoral victories in polls, admonishing that “unless we work together, we will suffer for nothing.’’ The President gave the...
Following directives by President Muhammadu Buhari on dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad and immediate response to yearnings of citizens, the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu, convened a meeting with stakeholders, agreeing to meet demands, which include halting use of force against protesters and unconditional release of arrested citizens....
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state on Monday directed for immediate upgrade of 5 factories currently operating at low production output in the state. The factories include the NEITAL Shoes which processes animal skin to leather, and finished shoes and other four factories...
Inhabitants of Angwan Dodo, a slum settlement in Gwagalada Area Council of the FCT, have benefited from the Pandemic Response Project, which provided palliative support to cushion the effect of COVID-19. The project, spearheaded by an NGO, the Golden Change for Concerned Youth Forum, is aimed at protecting the...
On Oct. 8, a wave of protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force erupted in many cities across the country. The protests were triggered by a video trending online showing a young man allegedly shot by SARS operatives at Ughelli, Delta; an allegation the...
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Akinbiyi said that the accident occurred around 6:35p.m., and was caused by loss of control on the part of the truck driver. He said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Tuesday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would lose badly in the Oct. 31 Lagos East Senatorial by-election. Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, the Media Director of Babatunde Gbadamosi Senatorial Campaign Organisation, said this in a statement in Lagos. “APC’s losing...