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...
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that the MKO Abiola Stadium, in Abuja, was not banned from hosting matches by FIFA, contrary to trending reports in the Media, after the match between Nigeria and Ghana, that became violent immediately Nigeria lost out of the 2022 World Cup holding in Qatar, Page 36 learnt. The...
Emerging report indicates that Nigeria’s 2008 Long Jump Silver Medalist, Blessing Okagbare, has been banned for 10 years, for doping. This is according to a Press release by the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, on Friday. Recall, that the 33-year-old was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year, before the women’s 100m semi-finals, after testing positive for human...
Emerging report indicates that according to the latest FIFA Rankings, in Africa, Nigeria ranks 3rd behind Morocco (2nd), and AFCON 2021 winner, Senegal (1st). Nigeria also moved up 4 places, and now ranks 32nd in the world. Others behind Nigeria in Africa, are: Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon, Algeria, Mali, and the Ivory Coast. Senegal currently sits...
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has on Tuesday, confirmed Sunday, March 27, as the date of the reverse FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off leg between Nigeria and Ghana, to the Confederation of African Football, Page 36 learnt. In a statement, the NFF said that Nigeria and Ghana will face off in a pitched battle...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles has on Sunday, been kicked out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON 2021, after a 1-0 defeat by Tunisia, Page 36 learnt. This also comes after President Muhammadu Buhari had chatted with the Eagles on a video call earlier today, to charge them to keep winning, and continue in their...
A former Presidential Aide, Reno Omokri, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of transferring ‘bad luck’ to Nigeria’s Super Eagles Team, ahead of their match with Tunisia, at 8pm, tonight, at the ongoing AFCON 2021, Page 36 learnt. He said this in reaction to the video call made by the President to the Eagles, wishing them...
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...
The Katsina State Government, has on Thursday, confirmed the stealing of about N31 million by unknown persons at the Account section of the State Government House, Page 36 learnt. The Director-General to the Governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with Journalists. He said: “Yes, it is true that...
Emerging report indicates that the Police Service Commission, PSC, and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, are presently considering promoting more Police Officers in the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, on a more regular basis, only if they behave well and stop the ill-treatment of citizens as is their normal practice. The Assistant Inspector-General of...
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 2 (Lagos and Ogun States), Adeleke Adeyinka, has on Thursday, lamented that another EndSARS protest in the country, may lead to the end of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Page 36 learnt. He said this while warning his men to be more professional and civil...
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, has on Thursday, in Abuja, said that Military troops have eliminated the 30 terrorists that attacked Officers of the Presidential Guards Brigade, in Bwari, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Sunday, Page 36 learnt. Recall, that the Military Personnel were attacked while returning from the Nigerian Law School, NLS, where they...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has sworn to sack all the Kaduna State University, KASU, Lecturers, if they continue to observe the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, ongoing strike, Page 36 learnt. Speaking on a radio programme, in Kaduna, on Wednesday, Governor El-Rufai also stated that the KASU Lecturers who joined the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has on Monday, lamented over the refusal of the people of Rivers State to collect their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, after successfully registering, Page 36b learnt. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Delta, Cross River and Rivers States, May Agbamuche, revealed this while briefing Newsmen in Port Harcourt,...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has on Thursday, revealed sadly that only 378,639 Candidates out of the 1,761,338 Candidates that sat for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, scored 200 and above, Page 36 learnt. This was disclosed by the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2022 policy meeting. Oloyede...
Emerging report on Tuesday, indicates that a Dana Aircraft, Boeing 737, with registration number, 5N DNA, has made an emergency landing on approach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, after one of its engines ‘failed’. The Airline confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that it happened at about 2:52pm, and that the...
