By Racheal Abujah The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded seven more Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths and 444 new infections from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Nigeria. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday morning. The 444 fresh cases reported on Friday, indicate a decline from the 631 cases posted on Thursday. According to it, the country’s death toll from the virus has risen to 2,494. It said that the new infection figure had increased the country’s infection toll to 194,088 cases. The NCDC said that the number of the country’s active coronavirus…
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By Bashir Rabe Mani Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), has urged Corps Members to avoid lifestyles of ego, pretence and self-deceit. Ibrahim spoke on Friday when he addressed the 2021 Batch B, Stream 2, prospective Corps Members (PCMs) at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam, Tai, Rivers state. In a statement by the acting Director, Special Duties Musa Abubakar in Abuja on Saturday, Ibrahim advised the corps members to be focused and hard working. “As corps members, you should strive to be humble, patriotic and committed, so as to achieve a prosperous future.…
The Director-General, Media and Publicity to Katsina state governor, Mr Abdu Labaran says all commercial vehicles in the state will henceforth bear the same colour. Labaran disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Katsina on Friday. He stated that the decision came to being in a Security Order No.2 signed into law by the governor. The director-general explained that the order was meant to beef up security in view of the crime and criminalities happening in the state. “The new law will start working from 15th September 2021,” he said. Governor Masari recently signed into law, security Order in some frontline…
The Management of Kogi State University (KSU), Anyigba, on Friday said the institution has attained 100 per cent accreditation of its programmes with 24 new ones by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Prof. Marietu Tenuche, Vice Chancellor of the University, disclosed this during her maiden press briefing at the university Senate Building on Friday in Anyigba. Tenuche said that the programmes were accredited barely one year after she assumed office as the fifth Vice Chancellor of the university, established in 1999. The accredited programmes, according to her, are 19 undergraduate and five Post-Graduate programmes in addition to the existing 29.…
Cleen Foundation, an NGO, says adequate police patrol vehicles, constant power supply, amongst others, will aid the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in the discharge of its duties, especially in community policing. Mrs Ruth Olofin, the Acting Executive Director of the foundation stated this on Friday, in Abuja, at a Town Hall meeting involving the FCT Police Command, Market, Religious and Traditional leaders. The meeting themed: “The police need the community, the community needs the police” was organised by Cleen foundation, in collaboration with the Ford foundation. Olofin called for adequate resources for the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), to enable it…
The federal government has raised alarm over the use of what is called “deep” fake news to attack it and its officials. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, raised the alarm in an interview in Sal Island, Cape Verde on Saturday. The minister was in Sal Island for the 64th Conference of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) – Conference for Africa and second edition of UNWTO Global Tourism Investment Forum. Mohammed said fake news had worsened by becoming a weapon for naysayers to attack government and its officials. “As a matter of fact, Nigerians should know that we…
By Abujah Racheal The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that as a developing country, Nigeria was unlikely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation’s ratio of one doctor to 600 patients. Ngige said this at the two-day quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum, on Friday, in Abuja. The two-day Forum’s theme was: “Building a stronger health sector in Nigeria through collaboration and strategic partnership”. The meeting was primarily convened to discuss how to strengthen the health system at the sub-national levels, with an overall objective of achieving…
The hunters, in a string-like operation, raided a ‘riverside’ community in Magami between Shiroro and Rafi local government areas of Niger state and killed the bandits on Wednesday. The community, which is closed to a river, has been used as hideouts by bandits, who also established their camps in the axis, a source told PRNigeria. A police intelligence officer, who asked not to be mentioned, confirmed that several bandits also fled with gunshot wounds, aside from those killed. “I can tell you for a fact that the bandits met their waterloo. At least 47 of them were eliminated by the…
By Kayode Adebiyi It was a matter of time, but COVID-19 vaccination has already started to generate heated arguments following a hint that the federal government could start sanctioning anybody who refused to be vaccinated. Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), disclosed this at a recent press conference in Abuja. He, however, said that implementation was dependent on availability of the vaccines. “The Presidential Steering Committee and the Federal Ministry of Health are exploring ways of making vaccines more available to all Nigerians, including federal civil servants and corporate entities. “Once these vaccines are made…
By Abubakar Shekara Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) enjoined that we uphold the truth, whosoever speaks it and listen to “people of knowledge” in all matters., Imam Shafi’i admonished his students to in all disagreements, “criticize speech but respect the speaker.” The cleric’s counsel might also be to respect the speech, if not the speaker. It follows then, that when personalities like former President Ibrahim Babangida tell Nigeria what’s good for the country, the educated and enlightened would listen; especially when they speak about leadership. Recently, the former Nigerian leader prescribed qualifications for Nigeria’s next…