COVID-19: 45% vaccination coverage low in Anambra – WHO
August 2, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says only 45 per cent of Anambra State residents are vaccinated against Coronavirus (COVID-19). An Assistant Public Health Officer at WHO, Mrs….
Onitsha residents shun sit-at-home order
August 2, 2023 Residents of Onitsha in Anambra on Wednesday went about their normal businesses in defiance to a two weeks sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa, a factional leader of…
Subsidy removal: Switch to natural gas IPMAN tells Nigerians
August 2, 2023 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised Nigerians to switch to the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as an alternative to petrol, following…
LASG CALLS FOR COLLABORATION AMONG STATES TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
August 2, 2023 The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola has called for concerted efforts among all Federating States, including the Federal Capital Territory, to establish…
OPEC+ panel unlikely to tweak oil policy at Friday meeting – Sources
August 2, 2023 OPEC+ is unlikely to tweak its current oil output policy when a panel meets on Friday, six OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as tighter supplies and resilient demand…
India finds ‘violations’ at cough syrup maker linked to Cameroon deaths
August 2, 2023 India has found violations related to manufacturing and laboratory practices at drugmaker Riemann Labs, whose cough syrup was linked to the deaths of children in Cameroon, a…
Niger: Nigerian among evacuees on first planes to land in Rome, Paris
August 2, 2023 A Nigerian is among evacuees on the first planes that landed in Rome and Paris on Wednesday after leaving the Niger Republic following last week’s military takeover….
Tinubu meets UK Foreign Secretary on economy, security
August 2, 2023 President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet UK Foreign secretary James Cleverly, who is on a 4-day African visit, on Wednesday. Cleverly, who will spend two days…
NCAA, ICAO sign Civil Aviation Master Plan agreement
Aug. 2, 2023 The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has signed the Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada to foster…
Nigeria’s likely next finance minister says naira should be stronger than official rate
August 2, 2023 The Nigerian naira should be stronger than the official rate, the likely next finance minister, Olawale Edun, said on Tuesday, adding that a weaker currency was not…