COVID-19 vaccines: Nigeria to procure 80 million doses in 2021- Fayemi
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Gov. Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the…
SSANU, NASU insist on Feb. 5 planned nationwide strike
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities have insisted that there is no going back on the February 5 date…
Federal law maker backs probe into alleged misappropriation of COVID-19 funds
The lawmaker representing Ukwa East and Ukwa West Federal constituency of Abia state, Honourable Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, on Tuesday alleged that COVID-19 funds were being misappropriated in Nigeria. The House of…
Vaccine rollout: PTF meets with CAN leadership on sensitisation
The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 says it met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Monday to discuss sensitization, preparatory to the Vaccine Rollout…
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline By 8 Weeks
The Federal Government has extended the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks. The extension is coming just a few days to…
COVID-19: Be careful, NCDC warns as Nigeria records 6 new cases of British variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that six new cases of the B117 strain of COVID-19 have been found in the country. NCDC confirmed this on Monday…
Lagos-Ibadan Rail Officially Connected To Apapa Port – CCECC
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has announced that the Lagos-Ibadan Rail has been officially connected to the Apapa port. The construction company disclosed this in a tweet on Monday….
COVID-19: China seizes detains 80 persons on suspicion of producing counterfeit vaccines
Chinese authorities, on Monday, detained 80 persons on suspicion of producing counterfeit coronavirus vaccines. State news agency, Xinhua reported that the detained are alleged to have been bottling saline solution…
ASECNA, NIGCOMSAT, Thales Alenia Space join efforts to accelerate SBAS development for aviation in Africa
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd, NIGCOMSAT and Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33…
TI’s report a judgement on Nigerians no Buhari’s administration – Presidency
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity says Transparency International’s report was not a judgement on the Buhari administration but on Nigerians. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise…