archiveApril 2021

The leadership of the striking resident doctors under the umbrella of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has been summoned by the House of Representatives Committee on Health next Thursday to discuss issues relating to their ongoing industrial action. The President of NARD, Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, who confirmed the meeting to...

Emeritus, Catholicolic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, says nobody can stop the Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, from speaking against bad governance in the country. The Presidency described President Muhammadu Buhari's administration's bashing by Kukah as ungodly, accusing him of playing partisan politics in his...

  The Nigerian Correctional Service said on Monday that six inmates had voluntarily returned while 35 others refused to escape from custody after the correctional facility was attacked in Owerri, Imo state. The Acting Controller-General (CG) of Corrections, John Mrabure who disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesman...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 135 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The health agency made this known on Monday night via a tweet on its verified Twitter account. NCDC also announced the discharge of 47 patients after...

As part of its commitment to environmental protection, Rite Foods Limited has sponsored the cleanup of the Alpha beach, in Lekki, Lagos, where 1,640kg and 127.2kg of solid and recyclable waste respectively, were cleared, as part of efforts at preserving the environment and in support of the Lagos State Government...

  The Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebiet, says the state government spends N1.5 billion yearly on external examinations in public secondary schools in the state.Etiebiet made the disclosure during an interactive session with newsmen in Eket Local Government Area of the state on Monday. “The state government...

 Mr Musa Ebomhiana, the Project Manager, Media and Communications, Sub-Committee for the Edo Games, says seven athletes at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin have tested positive to COVID-19 screening.Ebomhiana confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He...

The death has been formally announced of the 20th Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, and a new Olu designate presented to preside over the affairs of the Itsekiri nation. The announcement was made on Monday at the ancestral home of all Itsekiri people, Ode-Itsekiri (Big Warri) by the Iyatsere of...

The wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that went missing last week may have been found in Bama, Borno State, an authoritative military source told THISDAY on Sunday. The source said it was found with the body of one of the pilots intact. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 82  new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 163,195. The NCDC official Twitter handle on Sunday disclosed that the country’s active cases stood at 9,139 in the last 24 hours with  the national recovery rate now at 93.14 per...