COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline but omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the Americas and Africa. Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, told journalists at the weekly briefing in Geneva on Wednesday that despite weekly fatalities being at their lowest since March 2020, they don’t tell the full story. He said “The South African scientists who identified Omicron late last year have now reported two more Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, as the reason for a spike in cases in South Africa. “It’s too soon to know whether these new sub-variants can cause…
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The Police Command in Ebonyi state have vowed to arrest and prosecute killers of a 26-year-old lady, Miss Ugochukwu Nworie. The command spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah disclosed this on Wednesday in Abakaliki. According to her, efforts were on top gear to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators accordingly to serve as a deterrent to possible offenders. Odah stated that investigation confirmed that the Lady was gang raped, as more than 12 used condoms were discovered in the room. She added that investigation is still ongoing and would provide other information needed. The police Spokesperson said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the sale of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to aspirants seeking for elective positions in 2023 general elections from May 6 to May 10. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “In a revised timetable issued by the APC National Organising Secretary, Mr Sulaiman Argungu, the last day for submission of completed forms and accompanying documents is now set for Wednesday, May 11,” he said. Morka said that the APC Congresses for election of local government, state and national delegates would…
The program, “Pay-As-You-Go Tractor Financing for Increased Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria,” already has enabled tractor purchases in the states of Nasarrawa, Abuja and Enugu The Hello Tractor and Heifer International have unveiled the Pay-As-You-Go tractor Financing for agripreneurs in Nigeria. While Heifer International has announced an investment of $1 million in the tractor booking platform, Hello Tractor is to provide loans for tractor purchases—loans that can be repaid from revenues earned by leasing them to local farmers. The move is to seek innovative ways to generate agribusiness opportunities for young African entrepreneurs, The program, “Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Tractor Financing for Increased…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued the final 5G spectrum licenses to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction conducted by the Commission on Monday, December 13, 2021. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta confirmed this to the Board of Commissioners at the Board’s Special meeting of Wednesday, April 20 and Thursday, April 21, 2022, which considered updates from management on the status of the spectrum auction. The licenses issuance are expected to accelerate the deployment of the 5G network that will usher Nigeria into a more robust Fourth Industrial Revolution…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday, received the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres who was in Maiduguri to assess the humanitarian situation in the state. Guterres arrived at the Maiduguri International Airport onboard a UN humanitarian aircraft at about 2:30 pm. The Secretary-General was accorded a presidential welcome with cultural troops on display and he was presented a welcome gift by traditionally dressed boy and girl. During the visit, the UN Secretary-General visited an IDP camp along Gubio road and also at UN-supported Bulumkutu Interim Care Center (ICC), which serves the purpose of Disarmament,…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reacted to remarks by the Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu that there will be crisis if the All Progrossives Congress (APC) fails to zone its presidential ticket to the South, describing it as empty and irresponsible. CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a sharp reaction said the governor’s remark was as well a threat to the nation’s democracy. According to him, the governor was just being mischievous and deceiving southerners on the issue of power rotation. “Our reaction to this is as always that people like Akeredolu are being deliberately mischievous to deceive their…
…Report is rumour, fake, malicious Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has described reports that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the national leader of the party, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Media reports have made the rounds that the governor told visiting vice president and APC presidential aspirant, Prof Yemi Osinbajo that the state had pledged their support and loyalty to Tinubu. However, Sani Bello in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, described the reports as “wicked and malicious rumour orchestrated by mischief makers to cause bad…
FIFA on Monday fined the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 150,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) (equivalent to N63,657,000) following fans’ misconduct on March 29 in Abuja. Displeased football fans had vandalised facilities at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium after the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana. The result, which helped Ghana to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on away goal rule, ended Nigeria’s hope of qualification for the mundial in Qatar this November. The sanction is with regard to article 16 of FIFA disciplinary code, which deals with “order and security at matches (failure to implement…
… As TETFund takes over The completion cost of the abandoned Abuja National Library project, awarded by the Nigerian government 16 years ago in 2006 to Messrs Reynolds Construction Company at the cost of N8.59 billion, will now be completed at the cost of N100 billion, the Guardian has reported. Awarded with completion period of 22 months, by 2013 the contract sum shot to N18 billion and two years later, reviewed to N38.8 billion. The construction firm submitted a new bill of N78 billion for completion, which was also agreed by all parties. In 2019, the Minister of Education, Adamu…