The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has on Thursday, announced that every State in the country has received supplies of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, except Kogi State, Page 36 learnt. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the NPHCDA, made the development known today. He said that Kogi State is yet to receive the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has on Monday, advised that Nigerians when sick, should first ensure it is not Covid-19 they are suffering from, before treating for malaria, Page 36 learnt. The NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated this in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle, @Chikwe_1, today. He wrote: “We have...
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has on Thursday, said that over 100 million Nigerians would have received the Covid-19 vaccine by March 2021, Page 36 learnt. This was stated by the NCDC Director-General, DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme. Dr. Ihekweazu expressed confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine,...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has on Wednesday, announced that Nigerians should expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of January 2021, Page 36 learnt. He stated this during the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo....
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Sunday, indicates that not less than 18 Military Generals of the Nigerian Army have tested positive for Covid-19, following the breakout of the virus during the aborted 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference. The top Military Officers are all confirmed to have participated in the Annual Conference, which...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has on Saturday, announced that he has gone back into isolation, over a new Covid-19 scare, Page 36 learnt. He made the announcement in a broadcast on Saturday, adding that, the measure became necessary, as family members and senior government Officials around him tested positive for Covid-19. According...
The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on Covid-19, has appealed to Nigerians abroad, to suspend any plans of coming home for the 2020 Christmas festivities, Page 36 learnt. Dr. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of the PTF, made this known during the weekly Media briefing of the Task Force According to him, this is one of...
The President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government, through the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigerians will be part of the early beneficiaries of the Covid-19 vaccine, when it is developed in commercial quantity, Page 36 learnt. The Minister of Health, in Abuja, on Tuesday, stated that anytime a potent vaccine is found...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles has on Wednesday, beat Guinea-Bissau, 2 goals to nil, and has therefore, become the first team to claim 9 points in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, 2021, Page 36 learnt. Just like the encounter with Egypt and Sudan, the Super Eagles displayed a brilliant performance to outclass their West African...
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Wednesday, indicates that 61-year old Portuguese, Jose Peseiro, has been named as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. Peseiro was appointed into his new role after a NFF Executive Committee meeting, which was held via video conference, today. This was revealed...
Emerging report indicates that Nigeria has finished at 74th position on the medals table, with two medals, bronze and silver, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While Ese Brume won a bronze medal in long jump, Blessing Obodururu secured a silver medal in the women’s freestyle wrestling, Nigeria’s first one ever in the wrestling sport, since...
Nigeria’s only hope of winning a medal at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Blessing Okagbare, has been suspended from the competition, after failing a drug test, Page 36 learnt. The Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all integrity issues for the sport, announced the decision on Friday....
Ahead of Saturday’s Ward Congresses across the country, the National Leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has threatened to sanction any member or group who organises “any purported; parallel Congress, parallel party organ, and or parallel party office”. The National Caretaker Committee, in a notice issued to all members and signed Friday, in Abuja,...
Legendary Football Superstar, Diego Maradona, from Argentina, has died, after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest, Page 36 learnt. According to Argentine Newspapers, Clarin and Ole, Maradona died on Wednesday morning, local time, in the town of Tigre. The World Cup Winner, only recently had surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, following a fall....
The Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, may be in the dug-out for the last time, after Nigeria’s second leg clash against Sierra Leone on Tuesday, Page 36 learnt. His fate may have been sealed on Friday night, after a meeting was held following the Super Eagles’ shambolic performance, which saw them throw away a...
International Football Superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has tested positive for the coronavirus, Page 36 learnt. He will miss Portugal’s Nations League game against Sweden, on Wednesday as a result of his new medical status. The Juventus Forward is “doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation”, according to a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation, PFF. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Friday, hoped that God will listen to his prayers in the fight against terrorism in the Northern region of the country, before he leaves Office in 2023, stressing that, he has done his best, and will continue to do his best, Page 36 learnt. He made the remark, while playing...
Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof. Charles Soludo, has appointed the former Minister Of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, to head a 80-Man Transition Committee. The statement as made available to Page 36 on Thursday, reads in full: This is to announce the constitution of a Transition Committee which will liaise with a team set up by the government...
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Saturday, indicates that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has agreed to rezone its 2023 Presidential ticket to the Northern region of the country. This was made known by a former Governor of Niger State and Chieftain of the main opposition party, Babangida Aliyu. Aliyu said that the PDP decided...
The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, NGF, and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has assured the people of the Northern region, that the President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government through the Security Forces is working towards returning complete peace to the region before the raining season, Page 36 learnt. Governor Lalong said this in...
Emerging report indicates that Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 24 States, have endorsed and declared their complete support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for the 2023 Presidency. The Leader of the Technical Committee for Atiku, Raymond Dokpesi, made this known when he spoke during a visit of his Committee to Yola, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday, appointed Dr. Doyin Salami, as his Chief Economic Adviser, Page 36 learnt. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement reads: “A Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP) has been appointed. “He is...
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain, in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Otu Inyang, has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins, Page 36 learnt. Inyang, who hailed from Ikot Udoma Village, in Eket Local Government Area of the State, was shot dead while returning home with his wife, after a cross over...
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Sunday, indicates that a former Governorship Candidate in Imo State and son-in-law to a former Governor of the State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has been abducted. He was reportedly abducted by gunmen in Military uniform, at St. Peter’s Angelican Church, Eziam Obire, in Nkwerre Local Government Area of the State....
