The Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) has called on journalists to increase their reportage on COVID-19, especially in the face of the second wave of the pandemic. The association made the call in a communiqué jointly signed by its…
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo as the acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), pending the appointment of a substantive Director-General for the Agency. A statement by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media…
The Nigerian Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has assured parents and guardians of the safety of their children and wards as schools resume for the second term of the 2020/2021 session in Lagos State. Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Chapter…
A 25-year-old man, Chimela Eze, on Monday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Karu, FCT, for allegedly stealing his employer’s water heater and curtains. The police charged Eze, a manager at “Miami Escape Hotel”, Karu , FCT, with…
Abundance of Hope Initiative, an NGO, on Monday in Abuja predicted further increase in prices of food items if more efforts were not intensified to address clashes between herdsmen and farmers. Executive Director of the organisation, Mr. Taiye Sasona, told…
Oyo State Government on Monday began a two-day training for officers in charge of preparing establishments estimates in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state public service. The Commissioner for Establishments and Training in the state, Alhaji Sijui Lawal…
A trader, Prince Igbokwue, 46, on Monday told an FCT High Court in Kubwa that his former neighbour, Mrs Uju Okoye, allegedly defrauded him and his friends of N2 million for non-existent job in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).…
The 36 state governors in Nigeria will hold a virtual meeting on Jan. 20, to discuss issues relating to the second wave of COVID-19. Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head of Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said this in…
A team of researchers at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have established the capacity of Bromelain derivable from pineapple fruits in the management of COVID-19 cases. According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, the discovery is in…
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has promised to reposition the agency for efficient fight against illicit drug trafficking. Marwa said this during his inaugural address to staff of the agency on Monday in…
