No staff, visitors forced to take COVID-19 vaccines before gaining access to secretariat – FCTA
Jan. 17, 2022 The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday in Abuja clarified that no staff or visitors were being forced to take the COVID-19 vaccines before gaining access…
MSME Survival Fund: FG warns Nigerians tp beware of fraudsters
Jan. 17, 2022 …To track, bring the fraudsters to justice. The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians of the activities of fraudsters claiming to be disbursing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
NDLEA in Edo nabs 3 suspects with truckload of psychotropic substances
Jan. 17, 2022 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo on Monday announced the arrest of three men with a truckload of suspected psychotropic substances valued at millions…
FG Applauds NCC’s Commitment to Enhancing Digital Skill in Youths
Jan. 17, 2022 …We’re poised to deepening digital access – Danbatta The Federal Government has applauded the commitment and dedication of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards enhancing digital skills…
Dec. 2021 headline inflation rose to 15.63% – NBS
Jan. 17, 2022 …Food items account for rise Bread and cereals, meat, fish, other food items accounted for rise in food inflation in December, 2021 to 17.37 per cent, as…
10% tax on sugary drinks will check diabetes, stroke; Group lauds FG
January 17, 2022 An NGO, National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), has lauded Federal Government’s decision to impose tax on sugary drinks to checkmate the spread of diabetes in the…
Polio: Kaduna state immunises 2.6 million children
Jan. 17, 2022 The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency has immunised a total of 2.6 million children in the state in the just concluded routine polio immunization exercise….
COVAX reaches a milestone, delivers 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose
Jan. 17, 2022 A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda included the billionth dose supplied via COVAX, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in a statement. WHO…
Big brands call for global pact to cut plastic production
Jan. 17, 2022 International brands including Coca Cola and PepsiCo called on Monday for a global pact to combat plastic pollution that includes cuts in plastic production, a key growth…
Court sentences dismissed soldier, 1 other to death by hanging for armed robbery
Jan. 17, 2022 An Ado Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced Damilola Olasoji, a dismissed soldier and Koiki Benson, 32 to death by hanging for armed robbery. The police said…