….In recognition of the invaluable contribution by the healthcare ecosystem, Emirates SkyCargo transports the vaccine free of charge …Vaccine doses flown, offloaded and cleared on priority basis on arrival in Dubai at dedicated Emirates SkyPharma facility Emirates SkyCargo has notched yet another milestone by flying in COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech to the UAE […]
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, says the total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge would be lifted at midnight 24 hours ahead of schedule. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos that the total shutdown had to be lifted because the contractor was able to fast-track the […]
The Lagos State Government has sealed about 12 facilities for defying the Federal Government’s directive on COVID-19 as it concerns social and recreational centres. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Director-General of Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, some of the facilities include DNA Night Club, Buzz Bar, Silverfox, Cocoon. Others include […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Sunday said the promotion of policemen is not based on ethnic considerations. The Commission was reacting to comments credited to the leadership of the OHANAEZE Ndigbo, a pan Igbo Socio Cultural group, on the recent promotions into different offices of the Nigeria Police Force and specifically as it affected […]
Lagos residents might be faced with traffic difficulties amid the Christmas holiday following the full closure of Third Mainland Bridge on the midnight of Christmas Day. The bridge will remain closed until midnight of December 28 as it is undergoing repairs. Federal Government had earlier announced that the bridge will be shut for 72 hours […]
President Donald Trump says a soldier working in Afghanistan told him that elections in the country are better than the 2020 US presidential poll. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Trump alleged that electoral process was corrupt, describing Biden as a “fake president”. He also described the supreme court as totally incompetent, saying it […]
Despite Nigerian authorities’ claims of expecting to receive in January one of the vaccines developed globally for COVID-19, evidence on the ground at the country’s National Strategic Cold Store suggest an exaggeration of the claims. Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Health Minister, while responding to questions from journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of the Pentecost Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Kaduna State, Apostle Emmanuel Bako. Reports by the security agencies revealed that Bako was kidnapped along with his wife, Cindy, and one other person on Christmas Day in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for […]
At least 20 migrants have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia, officials say. Tunisian coastguard boats retrieved the bodies off the coastal city of Sfax in central Tunisia on Thursday. A search is continuing for at least 20 more people who are still missing. Five survivors were rescued. […]
The Federal Government has imposed fresh travel requirements on passengers coming into the country from the United Kingdom and South Africa as from Monday. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, who disclosed this at the PTF’s briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said penalties including passport or visa suspension […]