By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 1,692,315 eligible Nigerian have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on Monday, in Abuja. The progress was recorded in the six months since the country commenced the COVID-19 vaccination of its citizens. “1,692,315 persons have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, as approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). “As at Monday evening, 4,052,756 eligible Nigerians have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines.…
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By Abujah Racheal The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 virus as the dominant strain in the country, requiring Nigerians to keep all the prescribed protective measures in place and increase testing. Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday, in Abuja, the minister said: “The dreaded 3rd wave of COVID-19 may appear to be levelling out, because there had been no catastrophic increases in infections and fatalities. ”But, it is not wise to assume that the threat is gone, especially as cases are fluctuating and have to…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Nigerian National Troupe has revived children’s creative station in a bid to discover young talents as a first step towards creating more human capacity for the country’s growing creative economy. Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Troupe, Ahmed Ahmed disclosed this at a three-day National Troupe of Nigeria Children’s Creative Station workshop for 10 selected secondary school students in Bauchi. According to him, the workshop is aimed at introducing the students to the rudimental foundations upon which the participating schools are expected to develop performances based on the theme of the edition,…
Nollywood Actress, Adenike Hamzah has reacted to allegation that she has sexual relationship with her senior colleague, Odunlade Adekola. The actress, who reacted in a video posted on he Instagram page, said the allegation is not true, adding that Adekola is her boss in the movie industry. “My name is Adenike Hamzah, I am doing this video to respond to what was posted on a blog about me dating my boss, Mr Odunlade Adekola. “I Adenike Hamzah, I hereby debunk it. It is not true, it has never been true, and it will never be true. None of it has…
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, has rewarded two outstanding students who recently won national and international awards in their fields of studies. The students who distinguished themselves in national and global competitions are Miss Augustina Oyebadejo who just graduated from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology and Adeniyi Daniel a 200-level student in the Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering. Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Ambassador (Dr.) Godknows Igali, at a brief reception for the students on Wednesday, September 8, 2020 on the sidelines of the Statutory Council meeting, described them as…
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has urged judges in county to maintain the sanctity and credibility of the Court and not make Justice a commodity for sale to the highest bidder. Malami made the warning in his address at the 2021 legal year ceremony of the Court Of Appeal held in Abuja. This is made known by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Malami charged…
By Adam Rawnsley Russian trolls have been using Planet of the Apes memes in a vain attempt to convince vaccine skeptics that the AstraZeneca vaccine will turn them into chimpanzees. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Facebook, which found that a Russian marketing agency subsidiary, Fazze, operated dozens of fake Facebook and Instagram accounts as part of a disinformation campaign targeting Western-made vaccines. The report builds off previous reporting on the same network by The Daily Beast. Facebook officials said they found 65 Facebook accounts and 243 Instagram accounts linked to the effort, which targeted users in India,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, urged the global community to promote and respect natural habitats for conservation of biodiversity to ensure a healthy planet. Buhari made the call while declaring open the 33rd session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MABICC) Programme, in Abuja. He urged all concerned global community to gear their effort towards ensuring a healthy environment, to sustain livelihoods on earth. The President was represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha. According to him, changing our attitude, respecting the natural habitat and living in peace and harmony…
Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) Tennis Club, finished its 8th Junior Tennis Championship on the high and rewarded all the young players with cash gift and other items, for their skills and determination. The Vice Chairman of FAAN Tennis Club, Mr Kingsley Nwokoma expressed happiness seeing the kids play again and implored the government to support the club to achieve more successes. He expressed this at the Final of FAAN Tennis Junior Championship held in Lagos. “It is exciting to see these kids playing tennis again and we begin to see the progress. We know that the only way to get…
Gunmen attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kabba, Kogi state has freed 240 inmates. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Francis Enobore confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. According to him, the attackers in their numbers arrived at the custodial centre heavily armed and immediately engaged the guards in a fierce gun battle at midnight of Sunday. Mr Enobore further disclosed that the Comptroller–General, Haliru Nababa has ordered recapture of the escaped inmates as well as investigation into the attack. Nababa appealed to the general public to furnish security operatives with useful…