The Borno government on Monday urged the intending pilgrims to pray to God while in the Holy Land for his intervention to achieving lasting peace in the state. Borno Deputy Governor, Dr Umar Kadafur, made the appeal while addressing the first batch of the intending pilgrims, departing for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Maiduguri…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command says it is adopting sign language as a means of communication in intelligence gathering and dissemination. The FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu disclosed this at the closing ceremony of a five-day training programme on “Effective Communication in Sign Language” on Monday in Abuja. Odumosu said that…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) opened its Annual Assembly in Geneva on Monday, with a key focus on the formal adoption of a long-anticipated ‘International Pandemic Treaty’. Developed at record speed in response to lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the agreement aimed to prevent the kind of chaos seen in the global scramble for…
The Deputy Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mrs Maria Oligbi-Edeko (PDP- Esan North East II) has voluntarily resigned her position due to the minority status of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Oligbi-Edeko was elected Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly on June 16,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified its stance regarding the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the temporary lifting of the ban was only valid until…
The presidential election in Romania was “strange to say the least’’ due to the non-admission of all candidates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Romania held the second round of presidential election, on Sunday. With 100 per cent of ballots counted, Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the election with 53.6per cent of the vote….
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigeria, says free education in the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges across the country will restore dignity to technical and vocational education. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government, on Sunday, removed all tuition fees at the 33 colleges with effect from…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is forced to reduce the number of employees due to a lack of money, and the number of departments will be reduced from 76 to 34. The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this on Monday. “As you know, we have been engaging in a major structural realignment, guided by an…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday, sentenced a 36 year-old woman, Omolara Atoyebi to one year imprisonment for dealing in 895gm of Cannabis Sativa. Delivering judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha held that she convicted and sentenced Atoyebi based on the evidence tendered against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as well…
The Kosofe Local Government in Lagos State has donated food items to no fewer than 5,000 residents during its 10th edition of Kosofe Food Bank Initiative. Mr Moyosore Ogunlewe, Chairman, Kosofe LG, said this on Monday in Lagos, saying plans were in the works to extend the initiative to Kosofe estates and senior citizens in…
