The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, says the federal government will soon make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for civil servants. Speaking at a meeting of the health commissioners forum on Thursday in Abuja, Mustapha said the government wants civil servants to be vaccinated, considering that they sometimes represent Nigeria abroad. The […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries may miss the goal of vaccinating 10 percent of their most vulnerable populations against COVID, before the end of September. WHO Africa, in a statement on Thursday, said new data shows that 42 out of Africa’s 54 nations may miss the target with the current pace of delivery and […]
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The Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to continue to summon broadcasters who violate the Broadcasting Code. Balarabe Ilelah, Director-General of NBC, made this known when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) visited the commission’s office in Abuja on Monday. According to Ilelah, the NBC is not out to suppress press […]
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Following the record-breaking feat of Folashade Oluwafemiayo on Monday in the Women’s 86kg Powerlifting event, Team Nigeria now has three gold medals at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Oluwafemiayo had the best lift of 152kg in her fourth and final attempt to not only claim gold at the Tokyo Paralympic games but also set […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has released eight of the aides of Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba agitator popularly known as Sunday Igboho, after over two months of detention. The DSS released the eight detainees on Monday leaving four in detention, their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed at a press conference. The released persons are Abdullateef […]
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The U.S. government has confirmed that 13 of its military personnel were killed in the bomb explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Apart from the U.S. soldiers, about 77 people were killed in the explosion, AlJazeera reports. More than 150 wounded persons are being treated at the emergency hospital in Kabul and other locations. […]
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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, dispersed medical doctors, who were at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment exercise organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. Recall that it was reported on Tuesday, that medical consultants in their hundreds flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall at Sheraton […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has declared Profit after Tax (PAT) of N287billion in the year 2020. This was contained in an announced made by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a communique by his special media aide, Femi Adesina, the President’s announcement is in fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the Federal Government to […]
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By Sumaila Ogbaje The newly appointed Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, has solicited the support of the Nigerian media in projecting the image of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) positively. Sawyerr made the call when he paid a familiarisation visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) have disagreed over alleged unaccounted N5.1 billion. Reacting to the disagreement, the House of Representatives Committee for Finance directed both the FRSC and FRC to reconcile their accounts. The Chairman of the Committee, James Faleke, gave the directive at the ongoing interactive session on […]
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