Japan to quarantine vessel on which coronavirus patient sailed
Japan’s government said on Monday it would quarantine a Yokohama-bound cruise ship, after a Hong Kong man who sailed on it last month tested positive for coronavirus. The 80-year-old man…
Coronavirus: Second death announced outside China, death toll rises to over 420
Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people, spread around…
All State PWBs, Agencies to benefit from over N2bn Hajj Development Fund – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says it generated N2 billion from the Hajj Development Levy. Fatima Usara, Head, Public Affairs, NAHCON, stated this in a statement in Abuja….
Anti-corruption: CSOs demand names of defaulting MDAs, CEOs be published, full investigation launched
AGF, Anthony Ayine Say No Campaign, a coalition of eight Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), have urged the Federal Government to prosecute officials of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), indicted…
Coronavirus: Chinese citizens turn to tracker apps to avoid infected neighborhoods
Chinese citizens are using mapping programs and travel trackers in a bid to avoid neighborhoods with infections of the coronavirus and to better prepare for the dangers they face. Both…
Association tasks FG to encourage Local content development, consumption of local ICT softwares through effective legislation
The Association for Information and Communication Technology Local Content, ICTLOCA, has called on the Federal Government to encourage deliberate consumption of local Information and Communication Technology (ICT) goods…
Eating red, processed meat poses higher risks of heart disease, early death- Conflicting study
A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death – contradicting recent research that…
Insecurity: We’re doing everything that needs to be done – Osinbajo
VP, Yemi Osinbajo There is an ongoing deliberate and comprehensive consolidation of the security situation in the country including plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up…
UTME: NSCDC parades 3 cyber cafe operators for allegedly defrauding candidates in Oyo
Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, Commandant General, NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State has paraded three cyber cafe operators for allegedly extorting Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Peter Obi says Nigeria’s security challenges due to poor economy
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi has blamed the nation’s security challenges on the poor economy. Obi, who was…