By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has identified Abia and Taraba states, as having the lowest number of COVID-19 vaccinated people, even as over 800,000 people had so far been vaccinated in the country, the NPHCDA said on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
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UBA assures shareholders better times, assets hit N7.7trn
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Thursday assured its shareholders and investors of enhanced returns on investments in the coming months. This, the bank said, followed its establishment of a diversified business model that would ensure impressive performance. The Chairman, UBA Group, Mr Tony Elumelu, gave the assurance at the bank’s […]
Nigerians without NIN may go to jail, says Minister
Nigerians who fail to enroll for the National Identity Number (NIN) risk imprisonment, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami made the comment at the sixth edition of the ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential media team at the State House in Abuja. He explained that the decision to […]
NIS warns Nigerians against fake marriages with foreigners
By Philomina Attah The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has warned Nigerians against contracting fake marriages with foreigners. Babandede, who handed the warning at a briefing with newsmen in Abuja, on Wednesday, said doing so constituted a punishable offence because it deprived the Federal Government of expected revenue from tax […]
NiMet explains prevalent hazy weather condition
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has given reasons for the present hazy weather conditions being experienced over the North and Central parts of the country in the last few days. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Mr Muntari Ibrahim, NiMet’s General Manager of Public Relations, echoed the prediction of the […]
Lagos: BRT operations to resume Friday on Ikorodu-TBS routes
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Primero Transport Services Ltd., Operator of BRT in Lagos State, has announced resumption of services on Ikorodu-TBS from Friday, 48 hours after suspending operations on the routes over operational challenges. Mutiu Yekeen, Head, Corporate Communications of the firm, confirmed the resumption in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Yekeen said: “We […]
National Theatre’s masterplan massive, futuristic, says GM
By Mufutau Ojo The General Manager of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Prof. Sunday Ododo, shed more light on the ongoing restoration project at the theatre, describing the master plan of the edifice as ” massive and futuristic.” Ododo spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, when he paid a courtesy visit on the Managing Director of […]
NAF commences airlift of COVID-19 relief materials to West African countries
By Yahaya Isah The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to its 14-member nations. The donation is with the support of donor partners like Team Europe, the German Government, UNDP and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale […]
FG begins installation of 100kWp power plant in Cross River community
By Benson Ezugwu The Federal Government has begun the installation of a 100 Kilowatts Peak (KWP) Isolated Mini Grid at Bolton Hill Community, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River. The Minister of State for Power, Mr Jeddy Agba, while performing the ground breaking on Wednesday in Obanliku, said the power project was deployed to […]
Over 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs administered in Nigeria – NPHCDA
A total of 638,291 eligible people have taken their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Tuesday. In its latest update, the NPHCDA said more people have continued to receive the vaccine jabs across all states of the country and the Federal Capital […]
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