U.N. says U.S. claim it’s using COVID-19 to promote abortion not correct
The United Nations rejected on Thursday an accusation by the United States that the world body was using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to promote access to abortion through…
COVID-19: INEC to release new policy framework for conducting elections May 25
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday approved a new policy framework known as Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. The commission, in a statement…
VVF: Nigeria has one of the best surgeons in the world – UNFPA
The United Nations (UN) Population Fund (UNFPA), has described Nigerian Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), surgeons as one of the best in the world. Mrs Ulla Muller, Country Representative of UNFPA, told…
E-learning: FirstBank partners Lagos State, targets 1m students
First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it is targeting one million students in free e-learning solutions platform in partnership with Roducate and Lagos State Government. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the bank’s…
Nigeria records about 12,000 new cases of VVF annually – UNFPA
The United Nations (UN) Population Fund (UNFPA), says Nigeria records 12,000 new cases of Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), yearly. Mrs Ulla Muller, Country Representative of UNFPA, told NAN in an…
Finance minister says Nigeria’s economy could shrink -8.94% in worst case scenario
Nigeria’s economy could shrink as much as -8.94% in 2020 in a worst-case scenario without stimulus, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Thursday, a deeper recession than forecast after oil…
Coronavirus infections surpasses 7,000 as Nigeria records 339 new cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 339 new cases of COVID -19 in the country bringing the number of infections to 7016. This was contained in a…
NCDC confirms 8 new COVID-19 fatalities, total deaths now 200
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria has reached 200. This was disclosed in a series of tweets on…
Virtual FEC meetings not run on deprecated operating system – GBB
The Galaxy Backbone (GBB), has debunked rumours of holding virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting on a platform running a deprecated operating system thereby presenting potential security issues. The virtual…
Why I signed Executive Order reducing Telecoms companies’ RoW charges – Imo Gov.
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has said that the signing of an Executive Order to reduce the the RoW charges for telecoms companies was a manifestation of the government’s…