archiveJanuary 2021

    Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection Bill 2021 making the use of face masks in public places mandatory, among other measures to curtail the further spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this while addressing...

Manufacturers in India have rebranded the opioid tramadol to tafrodol so as to evade detection by customs officials at Nigeria’s ports and borders. While the name change makes the drug look like tramadol, tafrodol contains two ingredients that should not be combined and can reportedly cause respiratory infection, coma and...

Members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja observed a minute silence in honour of former three members of the cabinet who died recently. The former ministers were Alhaji Dauda Birma, Alhaji Mohammadu Gambo Jimeta and Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim. Late Birma, aged 80, who served as Minister...

As clashes between herders and farmers continue to fester in Ondo and Oyo States, maize farm worth N10 million belonging to members of the Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN) has been destroyed by suspected herdsmen in Ekiti State. According to the owners of the farm, the farm...

The Northern Elders Forum says the appointment of new service chiefs is not enough to bring the needed change Nigerians expect to see in the country’s war against insurgency and sundry security challenges, adding that the President Muhammadu Buhari must exercise leadership as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces. “The...

 The CBN  says Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Reserves rose from 34.94billion dollars in November 2020 to 36.23billion dollars as at Jan 21, 2021. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said at the January Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the bank, which began on Tuesday that improvement in crude oil prices contributed to...

  Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has tested positive for COVID-19, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday in Markurdi. “The latest result of the governor’s COVID-19 test has returned positive. “This follows the test results of most of the governor’s close aides who...

The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced February 1 as the resumption date for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. According to her, students are expected to come...

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme (ASP) to address the issue of out-of-school children in the country. Inaugurating the ASP at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, Buhari announced that the committee would be co-chaired by the Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday announced the appointment of three  Pre-shipment Inspection Agents (PIAs) and two Monitoring and Evaluation Agents (MEAs), for the Nigerian non-oil sector. A statement by Dr Ozomena Nnaji, Director, Trade and Exchange Department indicated that each of the appointed agents would cover an...