The Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Uwajiuba, on Monday said that no date had yet been fixed for the reopening of schools across the country.Uwajiuba said this at the Presidential Task Force Committee on COVID-19 daily news conference in Abuja.The minister said that the rumours making the rounds […]
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COVID-19: NCDC working closely with public health teams
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is working closely with public health teams of the 36 states and FCT to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, gave the assurance on Monday at the daily press briefing by the Presidential Task Force […]
Kilishi is an outstanding research achievement for the agency, says RMRDC Boss
There was a mixture of anger and laughter at the Nigerian Senate on Monday when the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, Professor Hussain Ibrahim, listed kilishi production as a research success in 33 years. While briefing the Senate committee on science and technology, Professor Ibrahim […]
COVID-19: FG working with Examination Agencies to bring timetables for the examinations closer
The federal government of Nigeria has noted that it is working with relevant examination bodies as regarding students expected to sit for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations this year. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, gave the update on Monday […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records 315 new cases, total now 12,801
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control(NCDC), has announced 315 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,801. The NCDC announced this on Monday through its official Twitter handle. It also said that 7 deaths was recorded, bringing the total number to 361. […]
COVID-19: Burial without govt approval attracts N10m fine, says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has signed a new Executive Order to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the law has prescribed N10m fine for any burial conducted contrary to the provisions of the order. The Order, RVSG – 122020, which has been gazetted, issued new guidelines for conducting […]
COVID-19 funds: Reps C’ttee threatens AGF with warrant of arrest
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account (PAC) has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Ahmed Idris. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun), issued the threat over the failure of the AGF to appear before the committee […]
Police Declare Lady Wanted For Sucking Baby’s
The Nigeria Police has requested information from the public that would lead to the arrest of a woman seen in a video sucking a baby’s manhood. The unidentified woman, in the 29-minute video, bends over a naked baby boy lying face up and repeatedly sucks his private part. It was […]
COVID-19: 5 Gombe Lawmakers Test Positive
Five out of the 24 members of the Gombe State House of Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman of the task force, Prof Idris Mohammed, stated this in Gombe on Monday while updating newsmen on the situation of the pandemic in the state. According to him, the lawmakers whose […]
Six NDDC staff test positive for COVID-19
Six staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. The commission disclosed this on its Twitter handle on Monday. The six staff were said to be attached to the office Cairo Ojougboh, executive director (projects), of the agency. But Ojougboh was said to have […]