Nigeria on Friday recorded 371 new cases of COVID19.According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control (NCDC),The 371 new cases were recorded from 20 states and the federal capital territory.A breakdown of the cases show;Lagos recorded 101 cases,Rivers-54Anambra-31Ebonyi-23Imo-23Kwara-22Kano-20Taraba-17Akwa Ibom-16FCT-15Abia-13Kaduna-13Osun-5Edo-4Oyo-4Kebbi-3Ogun-3Ekiti-2Nasarawa-1Zamfara-1 Till date,158,042 cases have been confirmed, of which 137,025 have been […]
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President Buhari Decorates New Service Chiefs, Charges Them To Control Terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the new service chiefs; General Lucky Irabor, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu and Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao; the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air Staff respectively, charging them to bring the rising […]
25 Newly Appointed Ambassadors Receive Letters Of Credence
Twenty-five ambassadors-designate, newly appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received their letters of credence. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama who presented the letters to the diplomats cautioned them to be financially prudent in their countries of the mission, noting that Nigeria’s resources are lean at the moment, […]
Nigeria Commences Covid-19 Vaccination
Nigeria commenced its COVID-19 vaccination yesterday with a commencement ceremony and vaccination of health workers at the National hospital Abuja. The exercise was flagged off by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.In his address, he opined that […]
House of Reps Confirms the Voluntary Resignation of over Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Soldiers
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, confirmed that three hundred and eighty-six soldiers have resigned from the Nigerian Army in the second quarter of 2020, which is well over the three hundred and sixty-five figures previously assumed. The House, however, stated that the resignations were not related to the ongoing […]
Buhari, Osinbajo To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Saturday, Says NPHCDA Boss
Nigeria will commence the vaccination against COVID-19 on Friday March 5th 2021, the Federal Government has said, two days after it received the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, announced this on Thursday at a […]
Federal Government Extends Work From Home Directive
The Federal Government has further extended the work-from-home directive to civil servants on Salary Grade Levels 12 and below. This was contained in a circular titled, Stay-at-home directive continues, which was dated March 3 and signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan. According to the […]
Abducted Pastor Yikura Regains Freedom From Boko Haram
Pastor Bulus Yikura, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has regained freedom 24 hours before the deadline set for his execution the abductors. According to reports, a security source informed news men that the cleric was set free on Wednesday evening on the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis. He was sighted […]
Nigeria yesterday recorded 464 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Infections
Update on COVID shows that on the 3rd of March 2021, 464 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 156,963 cases have been confirmed, out of which 135, 831 cases have been discharged. 1,939 deaths have also been recorded in 36 states and the Federal […]
Northern food dealers agree to lift ban on supply from North to South
The leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) has agreed to end the blockade of supplies to the south. They reached the agreement at a meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in Abuja on Wednesday. […]