Category: News
Gbajabiamila defends promotion of infectious disease bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has defended his promotion of the Control of Infectious Disease Bill, arguing that its [...]
Senate introduces its own Infectious Disease Control Bill
The Senate has introduced its own Infectious Disease Control Bill under a new name. The Bill titled: “National Health Emergency Bill” sponsored by the [...]
Atiku’s American University of Nigeria sacks 400 workers
Sequel to a long restructuring process, the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa, owned by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has s [...]
Access Bank set to open 10 ‘CLOSA’ branches
As part of its commitment to increase customers’ access to banking services in communities across the country, Access Bank has concluded plans to comm [...]
Plane carrying coronavirus medical supplies crashes
Six people, including two pilots, were killed when a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in south-western Somalia on Monday. The cause of the acci [...]
Senate wants FG to suspend 5G network deployment
The Senate, after the deliberation on a motion by Senator Uche Ekwunife, drawing the attention of the senators to the status of the 5G network in the [...]
Nigeria moves to join WHO’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘solidarity trial’
Nigeria has indicated interest to join the World Health Organization (WHO)organization’s COVID-19 vaccine “solidarity trial”, an international clinica [...]
Invest recovered $311m Abacha loot – Ex-CBN director to FG
Dr Titus Okunrounmu, a former Director of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has urged the Federal Government to invest the recovered 311 million dollars [...]
Lagos Speaker, redeploys finance officers following and expose on N10m monthly allocation to wife from public funds
Angered by an expose on how the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, allocates N10m public finds to one of his three wives under [...]
Reorganise yourselves or risk another lockdown – NCDC warns
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the country will experience an increase in the n [...]