By Abujah Racheal Nigeria has registered 8,179 COVID-19 infections in 15 days, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its website on Tuesday. It said the country confirmed 584 additional infections on Monday, from the 541 recorded on Sunday, bringing the total cases to 183,087. The NCDC noted that with 584 additional infections reported on Monday, the country had reported 8,179 cases in 15 days, since the strike commenced on Aug. 2. The public health agency added that the number of known active cases stood at 13,554, an increase from 13,152 reported on Sunday. Again, the agency did…
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U.S. President Joe Biden has authorised 6,000 troops to be deployed to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation of its citizens, allies and Afghan partners out of the country. Speaking to the American public from the White House on Monday, Biden said the troops were working to secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport to enable their safe departure. “Over the coming days we intend to transport out thousands of American citizens who have been living and working in Afghanistan while also continuing to support the safe departure of civilian personnel of our allies who are still serving in Afghanistan. “The…
President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The President returned to Abuja last Friday after 18 days in London, during which he attended an education summit and did health checks. Adesina noted that the nation security forces had in the past few weeks taken the battle more robustly to insurgents, bandits and all other criminals troubling the country. ”They are now surrendering in droves. ”The President will be brought up to speed…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) says the country has recorded 37,819 suspected cases of cholera, 1,178 deaths in 23 states and the FCT as at Aug. 14. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday. Ihekweazu listed the states to include Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi and Sokoto. Others are Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Kebbi, Cross River, Niger, Nasarawa, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Enugu, Adamawa, Katsina, Borno, Taraba and the FCT. Ihekweazu said that out of the reported cases, 26 per cent were aged 5 – 14 years, 51 per…
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday, donated 843 mobile cell phones to Kaduna Command of the Department of State Services (DSS). Coordinator of SON in the state, Mr Qasseem Yahaya, said that the mobile cell phones were seized from importers who violated import regulations. Yahaya said that the Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies would also benefit from the seized phones to aid their operations. “The donation is meant to enhance productivity by security agencies. The mobile phones, which we seized from importers who violated import regulations, automatically become government’s property. “The security…
Iranian Ministry of Health says the much more contagious Delta variant of the Coronavirus was causing a wave of deaths in Iran with new highs almost daily. According to the ministry on Monday, there was a record of 655 deaths within the past 24 hours, 35 more than the peak the day before. Over 41,000 new infections were registered in the same period. This brought the total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the country to more than 98,000, and the number of infections to almost 4.5 million. To stop the wave of deaths, the Iranian Government has again imposed a nationwide…
The House of Representatives on Monday lost one of its member, Rep Adedayo Omolafe, member, representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency of Ondo state. Rep. Tunji Olawuyi, the Chairman House Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness confirmed this on Monday in Abuja. He said that Omolafe died in the early hours of Monday, and asked God to grant him a peaceful repose. Olawuyi expressed deep regret over the demised of one of its committee members, describing him as a versatile lawmaker. He said that Omolafe’s death was a rude shock to him and members of the committee, adding that it came…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration exercise in five local governments of Plateau. A statement by Mrs Caroline Okpe, INEC Administrative Secretary, on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), on Monday in Jos said the suspension was due to the curfew imposed by the state government. “The suspension will affect the registration centres in Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Jos East, Jos North and Riyom local councils until further notice. “INEC wishes to assure fresh voters, who had problems with their PVCs, that they would be promptly attended to as soon as…
By Abujah Racheal The Africa Union (AU) on Monday has handed over the first shipment of 177,600 of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines doses. To ensure widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines across Africa, the AU launched the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) in November 2020. Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of Board of African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK), while handing the vaccines to the Presidential Steering Committee(PSC), on Monday in Abuja, said “that the vaccine acquisition by AVAT was a unique milestone for the African continent. The West African nation is one of the earliest to benefit from a supply deal agreed in…
By Abujah Racheal The federal government of Nigeria on Monday began administration of new vaccines marking the start of the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Speaking at the inauguration at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha said the country began the second phase, having received about four million doses of Moderna vaccines, donated by the government of the U.S. government. The exercise had earlier been scheduled for Aug. 10, but was postponed due to “purely administrative” reasons, according to the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai…