The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), on Tuesday released a handbook on home management of asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, told Newsmen on Tuesday in…
The Northern Governors Forum has lauded the appointment of new Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau and chairman of the forum said this in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr…
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has charged the new service chiefs to be dedicated to their duties. Dr Leonard Nzenwa, National Chairman, IPAC, said this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. While congratulating the new service chiefs on…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed 15 additional deaths from COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of death toll in the country to 1,522. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday. The centre…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said no fewer than five persons escaped death in an accident on the Ipetu-Ijesa-Akure Highway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued by the…
An FCT High Court, sitting in Kubwa, on Wednesday, struck out a robbery charge filed by the police against a 25-year-old student, Justine Kayode, for lack of diligent prosecution. Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya struck out the case, following the Defence Counsel,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a father of 15 children, Sunday Danladi to 18 months imprisonment for illegal possession of eight kilogrammes of Indian hemp. The Judge, Justice Dorcas Agishi, however, gave the convict, Danladi,…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday the state government had conducted 263, 358 valid COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, while giving…
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced training of 880 youths in Kano State on its Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS). Speaking at the ceremony, Acting NDE Director General Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo said the training was aimed at equipping…
A 19-year-old motor boy, Isah Sanni, was on Wednesday remanded in police custody in Lagos State, for allegedly robbing a store of N1.25 million cash with a locally made pistol. Sanni, who resides in Amukoko area of Lagos, was charged…
