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Gombe unemployment registration opens for NCE, diploma holders
In continuation of his commitment to tackling youth unemployment, create jobs and harness the vast potentials of youths towards productive activities, Governor Muhammadu Yahya has directed the commencement of registration of holders of National Certificate of Education (NCE) and National Diploma.
PDP zonal congress: We’re out to put our best forward – Oyo governor
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the South-West Zonal Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding in Osogbo, Osun State, is an opportunity for the geo-political zone to put its best people forward.
Akwa Ibom to issue ‘operational permit’ to hoteliers, tourism centres
Akwa Ibom State government has said that all hotels and tourism centres across the state would soon be certified with ‘Operational Permit’ in line with global standard and international best practices.
Lagos eases restrictions on social, event centres
A joint statement issued by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, and the Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola on Friday said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the ease of restriction.
Nigerian governors disagree on need for regional outfits
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, and his colleagues in the South-South, yesterday, disagreed over the need to set up regional security structures to checkmate the rising wave of insecurity in the country.
Nokia, Lenovo conclude patent deal, settles litigation
Finnish telecom equipment maker, Nokia Corp., said on Wednesday it had concluded a multi-year multi-technology patent cross-license agreement with Chinese personal computer and mobile maker Lenovo Group Ltd.
Tanzania’s new president lifts media ban
Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday she would lift a ban on all media in the country, a radical shift from a press crackdown implemented by her late predecessor John Magufuli.
Doctors strike: Minister clears air on residency training
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has advised the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to stop dissipating energy, interpreting the comments made by Minister Senator Chris Ngige in a recent television interview and squarely face the challenge of helping to stem the series of industrial action by the junior doctors in the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)
Akwa Ibom governor: We rely on the leadership of Jesus Christ in our administration
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has attributed the successes of his administration on his strict reliance on the leadership of Jesus Christ.
CPN president: Digital technologies efficient in sustaining social, economic development
The President and Chairman of the Council of Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria), Professor Charles Uwadia, has disclosed that digital technologies have proven to be efficient in sustaining social and economic developments.
Lagos mishap: Boat captain has case to answer – judge
Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court has said that a boat captain, Happiness Elebiju, has a case to answer over the death of 13 passengers in a boat mishap that occurred on July 29, 2020 on the Kirikiri waterways in Lagos.
Zimbabwe to get 50MW of electricity from joint venture
A joint venture coal-fired power station built by Chinese investors and their Zimbabwean counterparts in Hwange will see the feeding of 50 Megawatts (mw) of power into the African country’s national grid soon.
Osun government seals off 23 ‘substandard’ schools
The Osun State government on Monday sealed off 23 private schools it said were “substandard” across the state.
NAFDAC: Covishield is AstraZeneca vaccine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the Covishield vaccine is the same as the AstraZeneca Oxford University (AZOU).
NAFDAC advises Nigerians to ensure vaccines have original AstraZeneca labels
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has advised Nigerians to ensure the Astrazeneca vaccine being administered on them had the original label.
Aiteo alleges plot of smear campaign
Aiteo Group has raised the alarm of an alleged plot by Shell to launch media campaign to malign the reputation of the company and its Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Benedict Peters.
DPR seals 10 filling stations in Osun for sharp practices
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo field office, Osun state on Thursday sealed ten filling stations in the state for engaging in sharp practices.
Venezuela rules out AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Venezuela will not authorise the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca due to “adverse effects’’ around the globe, the Foreign Ministry cited Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said.
House of Reps wants 18-year-old Nigerians, others to carry arms
The House of Representatives may soon pass a Bill for Act to permit Nigerians from the age of eighteen to carry arms for self-defence.
Stakeholders canvass policies to regulate cryptocurrency
The Nigerian Technology Industry Group has said there should be core policies that would help in regulating cryptocurrency providers in Nigeria. The group stated this following the directive given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last month that deposit money banks (DMBs), non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and other financial institutions (OFIs), should not deal with cryptocurrencies and facilitating payments for cryptocurrency providers in Nigeria.
Minimum wage bill: Organized labour in Edo joins nation-wide protests
Members of the organised labour in Edo state on Wednesday joined their counterparts across the country to protest against bill seeking to remove the national minimum Wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list.
WTO chief calls for more vaccine plants in developing countries
The World Trade Organization’s new director-general said on Monday the trade body needs to work with companies to open up more manufacturing sites for COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries.
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Japanese premier to travel to U.S. for talks with Joe Biden
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to depart for the United States (U.S.) on Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden amid the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and tension with China.
Greece lifts quarantine requirement for tourists
Greece plans to lift its one-week quarantine requirement for tourists from European Union countries from Monday.
Gani Adams: Nigeria ruling class averse to restructuring
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said the agitation for restructuring has metamorphosed into self-determination.
Somalia condemns ‘threats’ from foreign allies
Somalia has accused some of its foreign backers of undermining its sovereignty after the embattled government was threatened with sanctions over a decision to extend its mandate by two years.
Senior lawyers back governors rejection of Executive Order 10
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), on Wednesday, said state governors have the right to ignore Executive Order 10 in their implementation of judicial and legislative autonomy in their states.
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President Buhari condoles with Yobe governor over grandmother’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his heartfelt condolences to Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State over the passing of his grandmother.
NNPC boss excited as train delivers gas pipes for for $2.8 billion AKK project
For the first since its take-off last year, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project received a boost at the weekend when a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)-operated train delivered 96 pipes from Warri, Delta State to Itakpe in Kogi State.
FPHB: 40,000 FCT residents have taken coronavirus vaccination
The acting executive secretary, Federal Capital Territory Primary Healthcare Board (FPHB), Dr. Nda-Eyo Iwot, has said that over 40,000 residents of the FCT are said to have received their first shots of the COVID-19 vaccines since the roll out of the exercise in March.
Myanmar: 19 people sentenced to death by military court
Nineteen people have been sentenced to death in Myanmar for killing an associate of an army captain, the military-owned Myawaddy TV station said on Friday — the first such sentences announced in public since February 1 coup and crackdown on protesters.
Akwa Ibom government sets up interface committee on deep seaport project
Akwa Ibom State government said it has set up a committee to interface with the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Committee for the implementation of the Ibom Deep Seaport Project.