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FG approves COVID-19 booster dose

By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja Federal Government has approved the administration of booster doses for persons who have completed 2 doses of AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer Bio-N-Tech or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This is contained in a statement signed…

Postal bill: Will reposition industry, NIPOST assures Nigerians

The Nigerian Postal Service(NIPOST), said the newly passed Postal Bill will revolutionalise the postal ecosystem and bring postal industry in line with international best practises. This was contained in a statement signed by NIPOST’s General Manager Corporate Communications, Mr Franklin…

Gun men attack Okomu Oil Palm company

One Police Officer and an unarmed private security driver attached to Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC are in critical conditions following attack by gunmen who allegedly were in the company’s rubber plantation to steal wet rubber cup lumps. The incident,…

The Christmas gift Nigerians deserve

By Dakuku Peterside Though a Christian celebration, Christmas has turned into a cosmopolitan, cultural, and social celebration marked and enjoyed worldwide by different religious adherents. In Nigeria, a religiously diverse nation, many homes, Muslims, Christians, and traditional religion practitioners, celebrate…

Bullying at Dowen? waiting for the truth

The tragic news of the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College Lagos has brought the issue of bullying in schools at all levels to the fore once more. There are conflicting narratives about the root cause of young…