At least 2,550 Corp members have been trained to participate in the upcoming Edo State gubernatorial elections on Saturday. The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Y.D. Ahmed, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday also called for heightened security for all corps members and NYSC officials participating in the exercise….
Global reactions poured in Friday after the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the R21/Matrix-M™ Malaria vaccine. The CEO of Serum Institute of India,Adar Poonawalla, celebrated the announcement on X, stating, “The efforts of @SerumInstIndia and @UniOfOxford have come to fruition. This will save thousands of lives and bridge the gap between the demand and supply…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned Thursday about a worrying upward trend of mpox cases across the continent. “We can say now mpox is not under control in Africa,” Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa CDC, said at an online news conference. Compared to the same period last year, Kaseya…
Over 640,000 displaced, including 150,000 children in northwestern Borno state, says emergency management agency, Save the Children The ongoing floods in Nigeria have claimed a total of 285 lives, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported on Thursday. Over a million people in the West African nation have been affected by the devastating floods,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Russian consortium led by Tyazhpromexport (TPE), Novostal M, and Proforce Manufacturing Limited. The information was contained in a press statement released on Thursday by Salamotu F. Jibaniya Head: (Press & Public Relations Department), Ministry of Steel Development….
*Military recovers over N700m from oil theft activities in 1 week With barely 12 hours to the tension soaked off cycle governorship election in Edo state, the Nigerian military authorities have assured that its personnel would be deployed to Edo state to ensure peaceful conduct of the exercise. The election is expected to hold on…
*Blames ‘misleading’ reports for decision *Stakeholders urged to seek further clarifications The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has temporarily withdrawn its Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade, and Exchange Policy Guidelines for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 due to widespread misinterpretation and misrepresentation. The CBN urged stakeholders to note that the Guidelines should be viewed as a record of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to stakeholders in the upcoming Edo State governorship elections to prioritize peace and civility. The elections are scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024. The President’s statement was contained in a press release issued on Friday and signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy….
The Lagos State Government has called on residents, market vendors, artisans, non-governmental organizations, and commercial establishments to prioritize environmental cleanliness to prevent the spread of diseases. This appeal was made by Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, Special Adviser on Environment to the Governor, during the commemoration of the 2024 World Clean-up Day at Bada Community in Oshodi/Isolo Local…
The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has acknowledged a viral video featuring a woman who is purportedly held at Top View Hotel in Wuse, Abuja, on September 17, 2024. The individual believed to be involved is suspected of being an internet fraudster and is accused of detaining the woman for ritualistic reasons….
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