Bayelsa, Sterling Bank, 2 other firms sign $5m MoU on innovative medical supplies
Feb. 1, 2022 Bayelsa Government has signed an agreement with a consortium comprising Sterling Bank, Zipline, Health Spaces and DrugStoc for the Bayelsa Health Supply Chain Transformation Project (BHSCTP). The…
EU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta – Diplomats
Feb. 1, 2022 The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali’s junta after the military rulers went back on an agreement…
Ezeife wants more empowerment programmes for women as 40 and fabulous TV reality show unveils Â
Feb. 1, 2022 The former governor of Anambra, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has advocated more empowerment programmes for women. Ezeife, who made the call in Abuja at the unveiling of a…
Insurgency: UNICEF welcomes release of 4 girls abducted in Borno
Feb.1, 2022 …Says from 2014 about 100 still missing or unaccounted for The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the release of four of the 22 girls recently abducted…
NAPTIP rescues 61 victims of human trafficking in Katsina, begins probe
Feb. 1 2022 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has rescued 61 victims of human trafficking in Kongolom International border Post, Maiadua in Katsina state….
Huge volumes of COVID hospital waste threaten health – WHO
Feb. 1, 2022 Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening…
Police nabs 37 suspects over alleged banditry, recover exhibits in Sokoto
Feb. 1, 2022 The Police command in Sokoto State, says it has arrested no fewer than 37 suspects over alleged banditry in some parts of the state. Addressing a press…
Zamfara attack: North east govs commiserate with Matawalle, donate N20m to support victims of banditry
Feb. 1, 2022 The North East Governors Forum on Monday donated N20 million to victims of banditry in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara. Gov. Babagana Zulum of…
Omicron subvariant BA.2 more infectious than ‘original’ – Danish study finds
Feb. 1, 2022 The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to…
LASG RENEWS CALL FOR URBAN FARMING TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY
Feb. 1, 2022 As part of efforts to boost food security and increase access to affordable fresh food in Lagos State, the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has…