[ad_1] Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested a 33-year old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her 50-year old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor disagreement. Our correspondent reports that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Sango Ota divisional headquarters by one Olaleye Taiwo. Taiwo had reported to the…
By Juliet Jacob As part of efforts to stem the scourge of the deadly Lassa fever in the state, the Ondo State Government has commenced the distribution of pesticides in prevalent areas in the state to eradicate rats in the area. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recently rated the state as one…
By Juliet Jacob The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has adopted an Action Plan on the Elimination of Child and Forced Labour (2021-2030), and also approved the extension of the implementation of the Commission’s Decent Work Regional Program (EDWRP) to 2026. This followed a recent meeting of the ECOWAS Ministers in…
Following the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) 7-Day ultimatum to the federal government to resolve the naira scarcity crisis, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has stated that all old Naira notes remain legal tender until December 31. The Supreme Court had ruled on March 3, that all old currency notes should be in continuous use…
[ad_1] A Professor of Health Economic System and Policy, Obinna Onwujekwe, has advocated improved healthcare governance structure and implementation of the National Health Insurance Act to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Onwujekwe, who lectures at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nssuka made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in…
[ad_1] Six mobile vaccine production units by German pharma company BioNTech arrived in Rwanda on Monday, the first such shipments to Africa as the continent seeks to boost mRNA vaccine manufacturing. The units, made from recycled shipping containers, arrived in the capital Kigali, where they will be assembled to make a vaccine production hub for…
By Gom Mirian The 2023 Mock-UTME earlier scheduled for Thursday, March 16 2023, has been shifted to Thursday, March 30. The date shift is partly due to change in the date for the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday,11th March 2023 but now moved to 18th…
. Millions have slipped into penury, destitution Nigeria’s economy is grinding to a halt and has lost about N20tn following the over 70 per cent mop-up of cash by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, a new report by an economic think tank, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise said…
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says 10.6 million people, representing 10.8 per cent of the population, used cannabis in the past year. A statement from NAFDAC on Sunday said the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during the launch and dissemination of the 2022 Annual Report…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Lassa fever has continued to spread in Nigeria with 676 confirmed cases recorded across 89 local government areas in 22 states in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention made this known in its Lassa fever situation report for week nine spanning from January to March 5, 2023. The…
