Category: News

26 Army Officers Test Positive For COVID-19
December 14, 2020 No Responses

26 Army Officers Test Positive For COVID-19

Not less than 26 personnel of Nigerian Army have so far tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in...
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Hassan Bello Harps On SOP At Seaports
December 13, 2020 No Responses

Hassan Bello Harps On SOP At Seaports

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, on Saturday describedabsence of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) monitor or supervisor as a major challenged to efficiency of seaports.  Explaining furt...
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NUJ Mourns Leadership Newspaper Publisher, Nda-Isaiah
December 13, 2020 No Responses

NUJ Mourns Leadership Newspaper Publisher, Nda-Isaiah

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the death of Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership Newspapers, as “shocking”, and declared that the media world had lost a great icon. In a statement signed by Mr Midat Joseph, its...
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Nigeria Confirms 617 New Cases Of Coronavirus
December 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 617 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new cases of Coronavirus in the country.  According to NCDC, the new cases were reported in 14 states and the Federal  Capital Territory(FCT). The NCDC stated that Lagos an...
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Farmers Seek Planting Season Incentives
December 12, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Seek Planting Season Incentives

Commercial farmers in Badagry area of Lagos State have appealed to the State Government to provide agricultural incentives such as inputs and tractors for land clearing ahead the 2021 planting season.  The farmers, under the aegis of Nigeria Commercial Fa...
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Etisalat Names Hyundai Urban Air Mobility Vision Concept “Best Innovations in 2020”
December 12, 2020 No Responses

Etisalat Names Hyundai Urban Air Mobility Vision Concept “Best Innovations in 2020”

Etisalat, a leading telecommunications company in Africa and the Middle East, and GITEX host, has named Hyundai S-A1 to its “Best Innovations in 2020” list and invited Hyundai Motor Group to its 2020  game-changing technology.    I...
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Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases
December 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases of Coronavirus, highest single -day infections in 24 hours.  According to Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), new infections showed an increase of 51 cases over the previous record of 745 registered cases,...
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Sokoto Budgets N176.7b For 2021
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Budgets N176.7b For 2021

Governor of Sokoto State,  Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday presented N176.7 billion as proposed budget for 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for approval.  Tambuwal said that the Appropriation bill included a capital expenditure of N95....
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Calabar Port Empowers Youths In Host Community
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Calabar Port Empowers Youths In Host Community

The management of Calabar Port on Thursday gave out various empowerment items to no fewer than 50 youths from Obutong community in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River.  The Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Marie Asein, explained t...
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Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC)  has confirmed 675 new cases of  Coronavirus.   According to NCDC, the 675 is the highest  the country  has recorded since Aug. 23, 2020 when 601 cases were re...
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Bimbo Odukoya Foundation Empowers 112,000 Persons In 15 Years
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Bimbo Odukoya Foundation Empowers 112,000 Persons In 15 Years

The Pastor Bimbo Odukoya Foundation (PBOF) has  empowered no fewer than 112,000 persons in 15 years since the  demise of  Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, wife of the founder of the Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya. Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun, the daughter ...
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Edo Inland Dry Port Explains Expansion Agenda
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Edo Inland Dry Port Explains Expansion Agenda

The management of Atlantique Marine and Engineering Services Ltd (AMES), promoters of the AMES-Edo Inland Dry Port has said that no fewer than 300 Local Government Areas would benefit from the Port when it becomes operational.  Dr Charles Akhigbe, Managin...
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Nigeria To Access Covid-19 Vaccine From January 2021
December 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Access Covid-19 Vaccine From January 2021

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021.   A statement issued by the Mi...
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FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT
December 10, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved N58.5 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first segment of the approval was....
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