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Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will commence an ‘indefinite strike’ on Thursday. The NARD president, Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, confirmed the development in a statement issued at the end of its extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Saturday. The president said the ultimatum given to the federal government to meet […]
The 6th edition of the much anticipated TV reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN 2021) is around the corner and a whopping N90 million is all for grasps MultiChoice has announced. The amount is the highest ever in the history of the show which first aired in 2006. While on the business side, the […]
The Delta State Government has asked the Federal Government to return the £4.2 million James Ibori loot being repatriated to Nigeria by the United Kingdom to the state. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa believes that since the money was stolen from the state, it would only be just to return the funds back to the state. […]
Sharibu, Nathan and Rebecca, have decried the abandonment of their daughter, Leah, with her abductors by the Federal Government, saying her continued captivity is a sad situation. Although the teenager is said to be nursing her second child in captivity, her parents said Nigeria had failed Leah and pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
UMUAHIA—Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu–Port Harcourt expressway, yesterday, allegedly killed 16 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle. A military source, however, said it was a joint operation of the Nigerian Army and police that led to the death of about 16 gunmen who were […]
The Bank of Industry (BoI), under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has secured a N1 billion syndicated loan to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment disclosed this, on Monday, at the Quantum Mechanics Limited MSMEs Survival Fund […]
As the world scrambles for the limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines on offer, Nigeria has produced two vaccines against the virus, which are set to undergo clinical trials and possible certification. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, disclosed this […]
AstraZeneca reported Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among adults of all ages in a long-anticipated U.S. study, a finding that could help rebuild public confidence in the shot around the world and move it a step closer to clearance in the U.S. In the study of 30,000 people, the vaccine was […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Government of Kaduna State have been given a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Mando, Kaduna State. The ultimatum was issued on Monday by the parents of the abducted students at a briefing in Kaduna. In a statement by […]
The EU sanctioned Myanmar’s top junta chief and 10 other officials on Monday, after demonstrators took to the streets for fresh anti-coup protests against the military. Myanmar’s junta has unleashed deadly violence on protesters who have risen against the military’s ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month. The crackdown has drawn […]
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