NPHCDA: Nigeria receives 100m doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Nigeria has so far received over 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, African Union and other countries. This number is sufficient to ramp up vaccination for about 50 per cent of the targeted Nigerian population. The total eligible population of Nigerians for the vaccine is over 111 million. Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr....
NEC approves N18.2bn bailout to each state
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a fresh N656 billion Bridge Financing Facility to the 36 states. Each state would receive N18.225 billion, with a 30-year tenor, and a two-year moratorium at an interest rate of 9%. The bailout is to help state governments meet financial obligations, especially the previous budget support facility due for repayment. This was the outcome of Thursday’s National...
Prophet confesses: Devil pushed me to rape 8-month pregnant woman
A 56-year-old man, Festus James, who claimed to be a prophet, has confessed to the rape of an eight-month pregnant lady at Agbabu village near Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. James made the confession while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Akure, after he was paraded with six other suspects for various crimes by the Police...
FG moves to avert ASUU strike, promises to address demands within 7days
The Federal Government has promised to address the basic demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) next week. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a tripartite meeting organised by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, the government and the union. It would be recalled that ASUU had issued...
Anambra lawmaker returns to PDP 2 months after defecting to APC
Less than two months after he pitched his tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Onyebuchi Offor representing Ekwusigo Constituency at the Anambra House of Assembly has rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Offor, the Minority Leader of the House, who had defected to the APC on October 6 ahead of the November governorship election, announced his return at plenary in...
Buhari to U.S.: FG’ll wait for states’ pronouncements on #EndSARS panels
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will wait for pronouncements from state governments on the reports of the #EndSARS panels. The President spoke on Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving United States Secretary of State, Mr. Antony Blinken. He said the government would allow the system to exhaust itself, noting that the state governments set up panels...
Buhari mandates MDAs to study NIPSS report on policy design, execution
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to study a Report on how best to ensure effective policy design and implementation with a view to implementing some of its recommendations. The report entitled, “Getting Things Done: Strategies for Policy and Programme Implementation in Nigeria,” was presented to the President by the Senior Executive Course 43...
U.S., Nigeria to sign $2.17bn agreement as Secretary Blinken visits Abuja
The Governments of the United States and Nigeria will this week sign a $2.17 billion Development Objective Assistance Agreement. U.S. Secretary Antony J. Blinken, who is expected in Nigeria today and tomorrow, November 18-19, will celebrate the signing of the $2.17 billion Development Objective Assistance Agreement with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The agreement will play a major role in supporting a...
Tinubu’s son gifts Davido N2m as musician raises N171m in 24 hours
Seyi Tinubu, the son of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has joined the list of celebrities and fans that have donated money to Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. Tinubu’s son donated N2 million to Davido ahead of his 28th birthday. Scanning through the screenshots uploaded on Instagram by Davido, The Star...
NDLEA to CAN, JNI: Make drug test mandatory for intending couples
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is pushing for religious bodies to make drug test as one of the criteria for intending couples before marriage. Its chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), on Thursday in Jos, met with the Plateau Chapters of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Ja’amatu Nasril Islam (JNI) to collaborate on ways to curb...
