The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has commended Nigera Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for its support for the Scheme
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Yobe State: UNICEF donates drugs, medical consumables worth $220,000
The UNICEF donated drugs and medical consumables worth $220,000 to the Yobe government on Wednesday. The UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Maiduguri, Dr. Phuong Nguyen, said
House of Representatives Probes Correctional Service Fund
The House of Representatives is set to investigate the utilisation of the 165 billion Naira assigned to the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in the past
Morocco to Spend $1 bln to Mitigate Drought Impact
Morocco will spend 10 billion dirhams, $ 1. 07 bln, on a national plan to mitigate the impact of drought on farmers and the economy,
US accuses China of harm to workers over trade
The US has accused China of causing “serious harm” to workers and firms around the world with its trade policies. The US Trade Representative accused
France expected to announce Mali exit
President Emmanuel Macron is due to hold a news conference shortly where he is expected to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Mali ahead
Biotechnology will consolidate gains for Nigerians’ benefit – NABDA
The Director-General (D-G) of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof Abdullahi Mustapha, has expressed the agency’s determination to consolidate the gains of investing in biotechnology
Thirteen drown in well during India wedding
At least 13 people have died after falling into a well during a wedding ceremony in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Police said
Malema testifies in the AfriForum hate speech case
AfriForum is taking the EFF, Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to court over alleged hate speech for singing ‘kill the boer’ during the Brendon Horner
Police begins murder investigation of University Student
The Nasarawa State Police Command has begun an investigation into the alleged murder of a student of Nasarawa State University Keffi, NSUK, Michael Elechi. Police
Nigeria sets 60-day Target to Export Perishable Agric
The Federal Government has again set another 60-day export action plan to ensure that perishable agricultural produce set for export are allowed to move freely
COVID-19: BioNTech to ship mobile vaccine laboratories to Africa
The Germany’s BioNTech and Pfizer that developed the first mRNA vaccine against the COVID-19, has unveiled mobile vaccine production units house in shipping containers on
Kenya VP Defends Himself Over DR Congo Cow Gaffe
Kenya’s deputy president has defended himself after provoking anger in the Democratic Republic of Congo over his earlier remarks that suggested that there were no
Lassa Fever: Nigeria confirms 358 cases, UK reports 3 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 358 cases of Lassa fever recorded across 19 States, even as the world continues to battle
Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB), South East Zone Inaugurated
The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters, SNB, South East Zone has been inaugurated. Performing the inauguration at the Boardroom of Enugu State Broadcasting Service, ESBS,