Edo 2020: It’s 1 gold medal, N1m for Delta athletes – Okowa
Delta Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday assured the state’s contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival holding in Edo from April 2, 2021 that every gold medal won…
Tony Elumelu: Epiphany of a Delta Boy
It might be safe to say nobody saw it coming. Except Tony Onyemaechi (Who knows tomorrow?) Elumelu himself. Or his parents. Running around Ifeyinwa Primary School as a zesty tot…
DBI MAY PARTNER NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON CAPACITY BUILDING
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), may soon begin a partnership on capacity-building to sharpen the ICT set skills of the commission’s workers. A…
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage by One Month as NIN Database Exceeds 51m
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, on Thursday chaired the meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage where approval was…
Missing jet may have crashed, whereabout of pilots unknown – NAF
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft that went off the radar in Borno State might have crashed, authorities said on Friday. The aircraft marked – NAF475 – had…
NGE salutes ex-President, Malam Baba Dantiye, at 60
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, has congratulated its former President, Malam Baba Dantiye, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Dantiye, a seasoned journalist and communications strategist, who turns 60…
FG extends deadline for NIN-SIM linkage by one month
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the people to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by one month. This was announced on…
COVID-19: Stronger international support needed for Africa to recover from crisis -IMF, African Caucus chair
Africa needs carefully-calibrated domestic policies and stronger support from the international community to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and return to its path of stronger growth, the head of the…
COVID-19: Nigeria hopes to get 70 million J&J vaccines through AU
Nigeria hopes to receive up to 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), its primary healthcare chief told Reuters, amid…
COVID-19: Over 800,000 Nigerians vaccinated as Abia, Taraba record lowest vaccinated population – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says the states of Abia and Taraba have the lowest number of vaccinated persons so far in the country. According to the agency,…