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The World Health Organization has confirmed an ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in several states in Nigeria, resulting in a summation of 172 deaths across five states in the country. The body confirmed the outbreak in a recent report titled, ‘WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst an ongoing pandemic’. According…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decided to shelve its proposed nationwide strike in order to go for more consultations and to give government opportunity to address all outstanding issues arising from the December 20 Memorandum of Action(MoA). This was confirmed in a statement made available by the Union President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke…
Thirty one days after the Electoral Act Amendment Bill was transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the National Assembly for assent, the Public is yet to know the situation concerning the Bill. Speaking on this development, presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said that, President Muhammadu Buhari is not legally bound to publicly declare his decision on…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has explained why the country’s airspace may be closed sometimes this Harmattan period and flight operations disrupted. Director General of the NCAA, Capt Musa Nuhu in a directive titled “NCAA :‘Aviation Weather in Dry Season” which he personally signed, informed pilots that, as a result of the seasonal climate prediction…
Over N300m Generated from Abuja-Kaduna Train Service monthly -Amaechi By Ime Okon The Nigerian Government is generating over N300 million from the Abuja-Kaduna train service every month. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known while speaking as a guest on a television programme in Abuja. The minister also revealed that the operation of…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier-general Shuaibu Ibrahim says the scheme, for the first time, remitted over N1 billion into the federation account between 2020 and 2021. Ibrahim said the money was sourced from different business initiatives established by the NYSC. He disclosed this recently when Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United…
It was a year of outstanding achievements by Africa-based tech start-ups as more than $2.9 billion was raised in 2021. Nigerian start-ups which are creating new products, services, and platforms raised the bulk of this handsome figure, as they raised over $1.7 billion of this total or about 60% of it, a recent study has…
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has recommended one kobo per second call from telecommunications for full coverage of vulnerable Nigerians. Prof Mohammed Sambo, executive secretary of NHIS, disclosed this in his presentation at the 2021 stakeholders’ summit on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), in Abuja, adding that the organisation has disbursed not less N14.9 billion to…
Ekiti state Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mr Bamidele Faparusi, has resigned his appointment with Governor Kayode Fayemi and thrown his hat into the ring for the forthcoming 2022 governorship election. In a letter dated December 14 he intimated the Governor and was acknowledged on December 17, copies of which were made available to…
Osita Okechukwu, director-general of Voice of Nigeria (VON) has called on the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu to support a south-east candidate for presidency in the 2023 general election. The DG made this known on Sunday at a media briefing in Abuja, while speaking on calls for Tinubu to…
