Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 107,345. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. It noted that eight people also died from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,413. The centre added that the new cases were reported from 23 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The public health agency said that Lagos State reported 713 infections, Plateau, 273; FCT, 199; Kaduna, 117; and Oyo, 79. Other were Enugu-58, Ondo-53, Kano-49,…
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Friday, announced additional members of the White House COVID-19 Response team. A statement posted on www.buildbackbetter.gov described the members as qualified, tested, and skilled individuals, who will work to quickly implement a comprehensive, whole-of-government COVID-19 response strategy to contain the pandemic, restore public trust, and protect all Americans. According it, the appointees will play integral roles in implementing and executing President Biden’s strategy to effectively and equitably vaccinate as many people as possible. It will also increase testing and take other important steps that would be key to changing the course…
Four teenagers, all aged 18 and charged with stealing N840,000 were on Friday, discharged and acquitted by a Shari’a Court at Rigasa Kaduna, after swearing with the Qur’an to affirm their innocence. The young men, Musa Adamu, Aminu Musa, Muhammad Usman and Jibril Usman, whose addresses were given as Hayin Dan Mani area, all pleaded not guilty to the charge of criminal conspiracy, house breaking and theft. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sambo Maigari, told the court that the nominal complainant, Umar Saidu, had on November 24, 2020, reported that his house had been burgled and money stolen. He said that the…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fixed Jan. 19 for hearing of a petition against the granting of an Independent Electricity Distribution Network Licence to Asaba Distribution Ltd. The petition was filed by the Benin Electricity Distribution (BEDC) Plc. NERC in a statement issued on Friday on its website, said the hearing was pursuant to Section 70 (2) of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (“EPSRA”). According to the commission, it is also pursuant to clause 11 of the NERC Application for Licences Regulations 2010, and section 17 of NERC (Business Rules of the Commission) Regulations (Business Rules) 2006.…
The Nigeria Agribusiness Register (NAR) said it would partner National Shea Products Association of Nigeria (NASPAN) to trade shea butter as commodity exchange for the Nation’s economic benefit. Its founder, Mr Roland Oroh, disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Abuja while discussing the benefits of trading of agricultural products internationally. Oroh said shea nut kernel was one of the commodities that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recommended to be included as tradable commodity in Nigeria commodity exchanges. He said it was agreed by SEC that part of its implementation of a 10-year Capital Market Master Plan was…
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole has eliminated scores of Boko Haram terrorists in an air strike on Jakana axis of Borno on Wednesday The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said that some terrorists’ logistics and facilities were destroyed during the air raids. Enenche said the air interdictions were executed after intelligence reports revealed that the terrorists were conducting another logistics movement through the Jakana-Mainok axis of the state. He said that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft dispatched to the area subsequently…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says any accredited lawyers found culpable for filing false document in the course of company registration will be liable to two years imprisonment. Registrar-General of the Commission, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, made the declaration in a forum with the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) on Friday in Abuja. The commission commenced implementation of the new Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA 2020) on January 1 and had equally launched a new self-service portal, which allows for end-to-end electronic submission by customers, to promote Ease of Doing Business (EoDB). Abubakar said once a…
The Kaduna State University (KASU), has terminated the appointment of Dr Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over allegetion of sexual harassment. The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa, in a statement on Friday, also announced the promotion of 12 lecturers to the rank of Professor and eight others to the rank of Associate Professor. According to Ashafa, Dr Abbas’ dismissal, followed investigation by the university’s Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of alleged sexual harassment against the lecturer. He said that the report was presented at the 217th Management Meeting of the institution…
Niger state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has advocated for improved welfare packaged for men of the Nigerian Armed Forces as well as other security agencies who made the supreme sacrifice by laying their lives for the safety, peace and unity of the country. Governor Sani Bello, who made the call, Friday, at the 2021 Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration and Wreath laying Ceremony in Minna, stated that, although the issue of welfare of security agents has been a lingering one, his administration remains committed to their welfare. “I strongly believe that the welfare of the Nigerian Armed Forces…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, has emphasised the urgent need for Nigeria to advance efforts in order to protect citizens, in the face of security challenges bedeviling the country. The governor made the reiteration during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day held at Ahmad Maigero Open Theatre in Sokoto on Friday. He commended Nigerian military for their efforts in keeping the country united over the years. “We need to actually do more to re-secure this country,” he said, while appealing to security forces to collaborate between themselves, show commitment to their official pledge and sink their energy into rescuing the country…