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The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olurunnimbe Mamora, has appealed to the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to return to the negotiating table to address outstanding issues. The minister appealed to NARD at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigeria Medical […]
As the indefinite strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors enters day three, some medical practitioners in Delta State have lamented that the Federal Government and stakeholders in the health sectors are not doing enough to stop the reoccurring strikes by Doctors in Nigeria. The Medical Director of the Tuberculosis and […]
The Federal Government has expressed shock over yesterday commencement of strike by members of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, despite a successful meeting with its leaders last week to sort out their grievances. This is as the government said it held a successful meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has assigned portfolios to the eleven newly sworn in commissioners. While some retain their former ministries, the governor created three new ministries. The new Commissioners and their portfolios: Prof. Patrick Muoboghare – Higher Education Hon. Chika Ossai – Primary Education Rt. Hon. Basil Ganagana – Transport Chief Emmanuel […]
MTN is yet to renew its Universal Access Service Licence (UASL), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, in Abuja. ”The attention of the NCC is drawn to a publication in an online media titled: “Govt renews MTN Nigeria licence […]
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday called on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to always reflect on the successes so far recorded by the scheme. Okowa made the call at the opening/swearing-in ceremony of corp members at the Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku area of the […]
Ese Brume won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday morning. Brume jumped 6.97 meters to clinch the bronze medal in the long jump event. The world championship bronze medallist became the first athlete to claim an Olympic medal for Nigeria in 13 years. Malaika Mihambo, the reigning world champion, claimed […]
MTN Nigeria, the largest network by market share, says it lost 7.6 million mobile subscribers in the first half of 2021. This is a 9.9 percent decline from December 2020. The telco stated this in its unaudited results for the half-year ended June 30, 2021, posted on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) over the weekend. […]
Nigeria has received four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States as it steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections. The doses, which arrived on two planes on Sunday, were received by UNICEF officials on behalf of Nigeria at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, according to […]
Team Nigeria’s Grace Nwokocha on Monday in Tokyo at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games advanced to the semi-finals in the women’s 200 metres event. Nwokocha ran a personal best of 22.47 seconds to finish third in heat 1 of the event to gain one of the automatic tickets to the semi-finals. Cote d’Ivoire’s Marie-Josee […]
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