Bed occupancy level in Lagos COVID-19 care centres now at 51% – Health Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that the bed occupancy level in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has increased to 51 per cent….
Sanwo-Olu stops ongoing appointment of LASU VC, orders fresh process
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has cancelled the ongoing process for the appointment of a substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU). In a statement signed by…
INEC chief to NASS: Conclude Electoral Act amendment by first quarter of 2021
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged the National Assembly to use a bipartisan approach in amending the Electoral Act to help improve conduct of elections…
Akwa Ibom ‘Christmas Village’ rakes in N1bn in five weeks
Mr Orman Esin, the Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, has said the ‘Christmas Village’ generated more than N1 billion to the state economy since Dec. 1, 2020, working…
Fraudster injects 92-year-old woman with fake COVID-19 vaccine in the UK
British police on Friday hunted a fraudster who tricked a 92-year-old woman into handing over £160 to receive a fake coronavirus vaccine jab in what they called a “disgusting and…
Nigeria’s tech space would become most viable in Africa – Microsoft
Just as global technology giants including Google Inc., HUAWEI, and top social networking company, Facebook, another international tech heavyweight, Microsoft Corporation, has disclosed plans to partner with the Federal Government…
NAN MD launches #SaveShalom Fund appeal in Lagos
The hope of travelling abroad for a heart surgery has increased for 11-month-old baby, Shalom Omoike, as Mr. Buki Ponle, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), launches an appeal…
COVID-19: Two suspects in police net for issuing fake NIMR results
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says two suspects are presently in police custody for issuing fake COVID-19 test results with the institute’s name. Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General…
COVID-19: China study shows Wuhan infections 3 times higher than official figure
The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified, could be around three times the official figure,…
UK court discontinues prosecution of seven Nigerian ship-hijack suspects
Seven men detained by special forces after the suspected hijacking of an oil tanker (Nave Andromeda) off the Isle of Wight will face no further criminal prosecution, police have announced….