COVID-19: Stronger international support needed for Africa to recover from crisis -IMF, African Caucus chair
Africa needs carefully-calibrated domestic policies and stronger support from the international community to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and return to its path of stronger growth, the head of the…
COVID-19: Nigeria hopes to get 70 million J&J vaccines through AU
Nigeria hopes to receive up to 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), its primary healthcare chief told Reuters, amid…
COVID-19: Over 800,000 Nigerians vaccinated as Abia, Taraba record lowest vaccinated population – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says the states of Abia and Taraba have the lowest number of vaccinated persons so far in the country. According to the agency,…
Missing Aircraft: CAS visits Borno
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday visited Borno State after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet went missing in the north-eastern state. This was contained…
Failure to obtain NIN could lead to between 7 to 14 years jail term – Minister warns
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has warned that failure to obtain the National Identity Number (NIN) could lead to between seven and 14 years imprisonment…
DSO: FG projects to earn $1bn from spectrum sale – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says over one billion dollars would be accrue to the Federal government from the sale of spectrum after completion of the…
INEC to introduce IVED as CVR resumes June 28
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it would introduce a new device as it announced the resumption of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise from June 28, across the…
FG directs GoTv, Startimes to migrate signals to FreeTV signal distributors
The Federal Government says it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors….
We’re on the right path to ensure 30m homes have access to digital television – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is working to ensure that 30 million homes in the country have access to digital television. Mohamed…
Attack at Soludo’s campaign rally: police beings probe, arrests 1 suspect
The police command in Anambra has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in connection with the bloody attack by gunmen at the country home of a former governor of the…