Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Wednesday called on the Enugu State Governor not to spare resources and manpower to ensure that political saboteurs do not flood Enugu with foreign criminal elements to foment trouble, cause insecurity and…
Mrs Ranti Sagoe-Oviebo, Lagos State Coordinator, Agro-Processing, Productivity, Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS) has decried the attitude of farmers towards grants collected from the project. Sagoe-Oviebo decried the development on Wednesday in Abuja, during the progress monitoring meeting…
The widely reported cases of the recent COVID-19 pandemic in China is an evidence to the federal government of Nigeria to put a red alert in all the nation’s borders including airports, seaports and landports across the four walls of…
Four people were killed and at least six others injured after a crane crashed during a temple festival in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials said Monday. The crane collapsed Sunday night at Draupathi temple in Ranipet district,…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku , Ibadan, has ordered the remand of five men at the Agodi Correctional center, Ibadan , for alleged murder of three women. The accused are, Oyetunji Omotayo, 29, Akinlabi Michael, 28, Oyetunji Rotimi,…
The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of facemasks by the public in specific situations. The WHO issued the update given the current spread of COVID-19 globally. The agency notes that masks are recommended following recent exposure to COVID-19,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says data remains essential for the organisation to carry out regular, rapid and robust risk assessments of the current situation of COVID-19. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said this during an online media briefing on…
As Nigerians celebrate the yuletide, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has heightened surveillance over its epidemiological situation, with increased focus on key diseases such as Cholera, Ebola, Monkeypox, meningitis, measles and COVID-19. Accordingly, the Epidemiological Division of the Public…
A non-governmental organisation — Challenged Parenthood Initiative — has expressed concern about what it describes as poor response to COVID-19 vaccination by the residents of Kogi. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mrs Eunice Abimbola, expressed the concern in Lokoja…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday alerted Nigerians about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The Agency made this known in a public alert released to newsmen on Sunday. The counterfeit…
