COVID-19: Cross River NMA suspends indefinite strike
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in Cross River has suspended its indefinite withdrawal of services in all public and private hospitals in the state. The Association announced the suspension in…
Buhari writes Senate, seeks replacement, confirmation of 2 non-Career Ambassadors-designate
The Senate on Wednesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the replacement and confirmation of two non-career Ambassadors-designate. The request was contained in a letter read during plenary…
COVID-19: Elumelu tests negative, urges lawmakers to undergo screening
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), has called on members and staff of the House to undergo test for COVID-19. Elumelu made the call…
Africa burdened by lack of reliable coronavirus data
The shortage of reliable coronavirus data afflicts many nations in Africa, with some governments reluctant to acknowledge epidemics or to expose their crumbling health systems to outside scrutiny. Other nations…
Dana Air to resume flight operation July 9
Dana Air has announced the resumption of its flight services on July 9, 2020, following the recent re-opening of the airports by the Federal Government on July 8. The Chief…
Damboa ambush: 2 soldiers killed, 4 wounded as troops neutralise 17 terrorists -DHQs
The Defence Headquarters, DHQs, says two soldiers have been killed while four were wounded in an ambush encounter with Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists Damboa- Maiduguri road….
COVID-19 pandemic plunges working world into unprecedented crisis – ILO
Global leaders called for a comprehensive approach to counter the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which International Labour Organisation, ILO, chief Guy Ryder said on Wednesday had plunged the world…
The fate that has befallen Magu is a moral disaster on the anti-corruption crusade – Falana
Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, says the probe on the embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is a…
Pipeline vandalism: LASEMA uncovers unlawful operations by vandals, says no fatalities recorded
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, says hoodlums have vandalised pipeline at Aboru, Iyan-Ipaja, Lagos for fuel theft. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure to the News…
COVID-19: China’s Sinovac experimental vaccine to enter final stage later this month
China is forging ahead in the race to develop a vaccine to help control the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sinovac Biotech’s experimental vaccine set to become the country’s second and the…