The 15th of January every year has always been the day the Nigerian Government and people celebrate the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). The day marks the climax of almost two months of activities which always starts with the launch of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund in the preceding November, by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The remembrance emblem which was like the Remembrance Day poppy worn in other countries such as the United Kingdom. These activities are replicated across the 36 States of the Federation and the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated over 200 Buffalo branded operational vehicles and other security hardware procured by the federal government, through the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), for the Nigeria Police. Inaugurating the vehicles and other security hardware in Abuja, Buhari described the provision of the equipment as part of the ongoing reformation of the Nigeria Police Force. The President, represented by the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, said that the idea was to aid policing in Nigeria, through provision of modern infrastructure. Buhari commended the Board of Trustees, Management and Staff of the NPTF for meticulously and…
The Board of Directors of Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) has approved the supply of 100 per cent of the company’s LPG production (propane and butane) to the Nigerian market. The NLNG made this known in a statement issued by Mr Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, on Thursday in Lagos. The statement said NLNG would prioritise the domestic market with 100 per cent of its butane production, otherwise known as cooking gas. It said the milestone was coming just three months after the company supplied its first propane cargo into the domestic market. The statement said NLNG…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Facilitated by the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, the Northeast Development Commission, NEDC, on Thursday, donated a 500KVA generator to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The generator is capable of electrifying the newly established bone center and the entire medical units of the hospital. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Ahmadu Ahidjo received the generator and 10,000 Litres of diesel from the minister, Sadiya Farouk, represented by Group Captain Sadiq Shehu. Prof. Ahidjo said that the hospital has been facing challenges of diesel supply for its 100Kva generating set, which…
EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, on Thursday said the European Union would impose sanctions on Mali in line with measures already taken by the ECOWAS grouping of West African states. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had agreed a raft of restrictions against Mali on Sunday. These include the suspension of financial transactions over the interim authorities’ failure to hold democratic elections next month as agreed following a 2020 military coup. Borrell told reporters after a meeting of EU defence ministers in the western French city of Brest that “the risk that the situation in this country…
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate removal of roadblocks on the state’s highways being mounted by “illegal tax collectors” to allow security operatives do their job. Bello issued the directive on Thursday during a trip to Okene local government area of the state where he and other motorists experienced gridlock due to the illegal roadblocks. The governor, who alighted from his vehicle while on transit, condemned the activities of illegal tax collectors who mounted such roadblocks, noting that it has continued to frustrate transporters and other road users. He ordered his security aides to supervise the immediate removal…
The University of Lagos (Unilag) has postponed the 2021/2022 matriculation ceremony earlier scheduled for Friday, January 15. Dr Musa Obalola, Acting Dean, Student Affairs Division of Unilag, said in a statement that the postponement was due to what he described as “unforeseen circumstances”. He noted that the university had fixed Friday, Jan. 28, as a new date for the ceremony, while expressing regrets, over all inconveniences the postponement might have caused the general public. In another development, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has deployed a total of 500 tablets to the institution’s library. A statement by…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a combination of baricitinib, an arthritic drug, and corticosteroids for the treatment of patients with severe or critical COVID-19. Baricitinib is a type of drug known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts gave the recommendation in the British Medical Journal (The BMJ) on Thursday. According to the experts, the recommendation was based on moderate certainty evidence that it improves survival and reduces the need for ventilation; and shows no observed increase in adverse effects. The experts said that baricitinib had…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that two major federal roads under construction would be completed and inaugurated before the end of 2022. The roads are the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, said Buhari gave the assurance when he addressed residents of Ogun on Thursday after he inaugurated five key projects in the state. The affected projects included Gateway City Gate; the 42km Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta Road; the 14km Ijebu-Ode-Epe Expressway and two Housing Estates for low, medium and high income earners at Kobape and Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta. Buhari heaped praises on Gov. Dapo…
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the U.S. had proposed to UN to impose new sanctions on North Korea for six missile launches conducted by Pyongyang since September 2021. The diplomat wrote on her Twitter page on Thursday that “on top of today’s designations by @StateDept and @USTreasury. “The U.S. is proposing @UN sanctions following North Korea’s six ballistic missile launches since September 2021 each of which were in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.” However, a U.S. diplomat told RIA Novosti that the U.S. wanted five persons to be included in the list of UN sanctions.…