Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ebonyi Government are responding to the outbreak of yellow fever in the state, an official says. In a statement in Abuja on Saturday, the Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said Ebonyi Public Health team commenced investigation on suspected case on July, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the release of those it described as political prisoners in the country. PDP National Chairman Mr Uche Secondus, made this call on Tuesday while addressing reporters in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Mr Secondus, who paid condolence to Governor Umaru Fintiri on the […]
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The Pension Transitional Directorate (PTAD) on Tuesday said federal government spent over N5 billion on payment of monthly pension to about 300,000 retirees of 270 parastatals and government privatised agencies. The directorate also dropped 24,000 ghost pensioners from the pension pay roll at the end of its verification exercise conducted in 2017. PTAD’s Executive Secretary, […]
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NiMet’s weather outlook for Tuesday predicted partly cloudy conditions with chances of thunderstorms over southern Borno axis of Northern States in the morning hours. NiMet, on Monday in Abuja, envisaged prospects of thunderstorms over Maiduguri, Nguru, Jigawa, Kano and Katsina axis in the afternoon/evening hours. The agency forecast day and night temperatures of the Northern […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has taunted promoters of #RevolutionNow, saying Nigerians have ignored their call for a ‘revolution’. In a statement issued on Monday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the failure of the revolution showed that citizens would not allow the government to be undermined by any group. “Today, millions of Nigerians went about […]
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In its continuing effort at ensuring the satisfactory execution and completion of all Constituency Projects across the country through the Constituency Projects Tracking Group (CPTG) initiative, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has again recovered items worth N117,123,375.44 million from the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State. The […]
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One of the housemates in the current Big Brother Naija reality show, Jeff has been evicted from the “Pepper Dem edition”. Jeff was evicted on Sunday during the Live eviction show hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. Before the live eviction, it was reported that Tacha, Jeff, Omashola and Mike, were nominated for eviction this week However, […]
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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigerians have become victims of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘grand cluelessness’. In statement issued by Paul Ibe, his media aide, on Saturday, Abubakar said the Buhari administration had not responded to a report by the UNDP which stated that 98 million Nigerians were living […]
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The Saudi Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the crescent moon of Dhu Al-Hijjah has been sighted. Hajj will, therefore, begin on Friday August 9. Pilgrims will spend the day on the plains of Mount Arafat on Saturday August 10, and Eid Al-Adha will start on Sunday August 11. Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) […]
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The Federal Government says the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), has in three years, lifted no fewer than five million Nigerians out of extreme poverty, President Muhammadu Buhari said. Buhari said this at the opening of the Global Youth Employment Forum of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the […]
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