A Professor of Infectious Diseases, Lovett Lawson, has died of Covid-19. Lawson, who was Chairman, Board of Directors, Zankli Medical Centre, Abuja, died in quarantine at the National Hospital, Abuja, on Monday. The deceased, it was learnt, had some underlying conditions which made it impossible for him to recover....
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Nigeria has announced 575 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 33,153. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday . The NCDC said that the new confirmed cases as at July 13 was...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has admitted the possibility that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic might be spread in the air under certain conditions after about 200 scientists’ findings. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Directir-General, NCDC, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in...
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is laying a solid foundation for lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next decade through the Medium-Term National Development Plans (MTNDPs 2021-2025 and 2026-2030) and the long-term...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has discontinued the processing of Forms M for importation of maize/corn into the country to stimulate a rapid economic recovery. The apex bank on Monday put a stop to the process through a circular it issued to all authorised dealers/general...
By EMMA OBI, Calabar Retired Deputy Controller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ime Unaowo Nta, has lauded President, Mohammadu Buhari for sustaining the war against corruption in the country. Nta stressed that President Buhari has maintained the tempo of anti-graft war calling on all well meaning Nigerians to join...
L-R: Dr. Kweku Tandoh, Office of the Deputy Governor, Edo State; Mr. Kayode Ogun, Branch Manager, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Ibadan; Dr. Patrick Okundia, Commissioner For Health, Edo State; Dr. Andrew Obi, Incident Manager on COVID-19 Response, Edo State; and Mr. Sunday Idornigie, NSE Ibadan Branch during the NSE’s donation...
By PETER A. OKEBUKOLA – As medical experts forecast, COVID-19, now a pandemic, will downgrade to endemism and over time, a long time, assaulted by the vaccine which the world awaits with bated breath, will fade into the background as a major health issue. Mutant strains are said to...
The suspended Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Interim Management Committee, Joi Nunieh, has accused the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswil Akpabio of sexual harassment. Fielding questions on Arise News this morning (Monday), Ms Nunieh confessed that he once slapped the Minister for attempting to come...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, over the death of the member representing Kosofe Constituency II, Hon. Tunde Braimoh. Hon. Braimoh was Chairman, Committee on Information, Strategy and...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The unceremonious exit of former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu may erode the recent gains in the fight against corruption, global groups working against sleaze have said. According to a release by HEDA Resource Centre sent to NATIONALACCORD on Sunday,...
The Honourable Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, said the events of the last few days at the National Assembly were a clear indication that corruption is fighting back at him. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by Barr. Sogbeye C. ELI, SA, Technical...