Browsing Category
News
Respect feelings of fellow Nigerians in.your utterances – Presidency tells Kukah
The Presidency on Wednesday asked the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah to respect the feelings of other Nigerians in his private and public utterances.
The government while reacting to statement by a…
Zulum orders employment of 40 additional medical doctors
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has ordered the recruitment of 40 additional medical doctors.
The order is to provide enough doctors to meet the growing health care needs of the state with increasing population.…
Zulum donates N10 million for undergraduate’s kidney transplant
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N10 million for the kidney transplant of a 300 level student of geography at the University of Maiduguri,
The life of the student, Mbahi Suleiman,…
Kidnapped women rescued from Mozambique militants
Fifteen women and six children kidnapped by Islamist militants in the gas-rich northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have been rescued by the army.
Most of them had been abducted from the island of Matemo last week, police…
Uganda to deploy police to rooftops during poll
Police in Uganda have said that officers will be deployed to high-rise buildings in the centre of the capital, Kampala, as a security measure as voters go to the polls on Thursday.
The run-up to the election has been marred by…
Sudan to get Covid vaccines from UAE ‘soon’
Sudan is to receive Covid-19 vaccines from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the next few days, the deputy chairman of the country's Sovereign Council has said on Facebook.
Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo did not specify…
Unknown assailants kill Ebonyi Varsity Lecturer
Unknown gunmen have murdered a lecturer with the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Mr Kyrian Nwoke.
Nwoke's lifeless remains were reportedly found along Abakaliki rice mill axis of Ogoja Road, on…
PDP accuses Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 of incompetence, seeks Buhari’s intervention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused has called headship of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 of incompetence. and therefore asked President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the team without further delay.…
UNICEF says Schools are not drivers of COVID-19 pandemic
The United Nations Children’s Fund says closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral…
Edo primary school teachers set to commence strike Monday
The Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has directed primary school teachers and school heads to embark on an indefinite strike as from Monday, January 18, 2021.
A communique signed by the state Chairman, Pius…