The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has certified the safety of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. NAFDAC gave the final approval after last-minute tests were carried out ahead of the vaccine’s launch in Abuja. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire made this […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, will receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday. This was made known on Thursday by the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, at a State House briefing in Abuja. According to Shuaib, the exercise will boost the […]
Following the recent abduction of schoolgirls in Zamfara state, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared the state a no-fly zone. He also approved a ban on mining activities by non-state actors. The steps are taken to address the incessant insecurity in the state. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, spoke […]
The schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talatu-Mafara local government area of Zamfara state have regained freedom. Over 300 of the schoolgirls were kidnapped after gunmen invaded the school in the early hours of the morning last Friday. Speculation about their release made the rounds at the […]
The Ondo State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road transport workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in all the 18 local government areas of the state, with immediate effect. The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Special Duties and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment was announced on Monday by the Geneva-based organisation. More to follow…
A train has collided with a loaded trailer at Iju-Ishaga, Jonathan Coker Road Level Crossing in Lagos. Witnesses told TheCable on Monday that a tricycle was also crushed by the truck. The tricycle rider survived the accident.