PLWDs: LASG donates 50 wheel chairs, 69 crutches, others, earmarks N500m as Disability Fund
The Lagos State Government says it has earmarked N500 million in its 2021 budget as Disability Fund. Gov. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known at Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday…
Lack Of Cooperation Hinders China’s Debt Relief To Africa
China last month joined other members of the G20 in agreeing to suspend interest payments on all loans owed by dozens of low-income countries, in a bid to ease pressure…
Argentina Senate votes to legalize abortion after marathon debate
Argentina’s Senate voted on Wednesday to legalize abortion, a first for a big country in Latin America and a triumph for women’s rights campaigners achieved over the visceral objection of…
U.S. nurse tests positive for COVID-19 after receiving Pfizer vaccine
An ICU nurse in San Diego, who had received Pfizer Inc. vaccine’s shot against COVID-19 on December 18, has tested positive for the virus. Matthew W, a 45-year-old nurse in…
COVID-19: We’re investigating alleged issuance of fake results – NIMR DG
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says it is currently investigating a video circulating on the social media alleging that fake COVID-19 result could be obtained at the institute….
MURIC Asks Bishop Kukah To Recuse Himself From National Peace Committee
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has been asked to resign from the General Abdul Salaam-led National Peace Committee by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)….
SIM Registration: NIMC Issues Fresh NIN Enrolment Guideline
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has adopted the “booking system” for applicants to obtain their National Identity Number (NIN). “Mindful of the second wave of the COVID-19 which continues…
2020: Despite COVID-19, Nigerian stock market stays upbeat
The year 2020, no doubt, will remain peculiar in the annals of the Nigerian capital market, and indeed all sectors of the economy, both locally and globally. The novel coronavirus…
NSC, others mourn Prof. Odekunle, a man of ‘unblemished devotion to service’
The Nigerian Society of Criminology (NSC) has joined other Nigerians to mourn the death of Prof. Femi Odekunle, first Nigerian Professor of Criminology and Member, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption…
Gov. Okowa says youth empowerment a priority of his administration
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has said that the empowerment of youths is high on his administration’s agenda as their engagement will engender peace in the state. A statement issued…