Nigeria’s Ihekweazu to head new WHO pandemic data-driven hub in Germany
Sept 2, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) says Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), will head its newly-inaugurated Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence based…
Nigeria sovereign wealth fund’s assets rises to $3.5 bln – Minister
Sept. 2, 2021 Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund now has around $3.5 billion in assets under management, up from $1 billion when the current administration took office in 2015, the Minister…
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: LASG CHARGES PRACTITIONERS TO PROJECT VALUABLE CONTENT
Sept. 2, 2021 The Lagos State Government has charged movie producers and other relevant stakeholders in the film and entertainment industry to project content that will sustain the rich cultural…
Driver Returns Bag Containing $40,000, Other Valuables
September 2, 2021 A driver conveying passengers from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal II (MMA2), has returned a bag containing the sum of $40,000. Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL)…
Abductors of 2 Female Kogi Poly Students Demand N3m Ransom
September 1, 2021 Two female students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Itakpe Campus have been kidnapped. The students, simply identified as Christiana and Kemi had gone to a church located in…
Zamfara Govt Orders Closure Of Schools After Students’ Abduction By Bandits
September 1, 2021 Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of primary and secondary schools in the state following the abduction of a yet-to-be ascertained the…
President Buhari redeploys Ministers of Environment, Works and Housing
Sept. 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the redeployment of the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar and the Minister of State for Works & Housing, Abubakar Aliyu. The ministers…
Gunmen Attack Zamfara School, Abduct Students
September 1, 2021 Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. The incident occurred at about 11am on…
WEP: 47,000 youths have so far applied – Minister
Sept. 1, 2021 The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says some 47,000 youths have so far applied for the Work Experience Programme (WEP) of the Federal government….
Buhari Sacks Ministers of Agriculture, Power
September 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday announced the sack of two ministers and their immediate replacement. They are the Ministers of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power counterpart,…