WHO grants emergency authorization to second Chinese Covid-19 jab
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday granted emergency approval to a second Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in China. The shot, developed by pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, has the highest standards in terms of effectiveness and manufacturing, the WHO said. According to the WHO’s Strat... .. read more..

Universal insurance takes ‘Keke Pass’ to Abuja
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Universal Insurance Plc has taken its ‘Keke Pass’ campaign to Abuja as part of efforts to safeguard the lives of tricycle (popularly called Keke in Nigeria) riders and their passengers in Abuja The post Universal insurance takes ‘Keke Pass’ to Abuja appeared first on Vanguard News . .. read more..

Silence is consent: Occupying the office of the citizen
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By ‘Yemi Adamolekun Of all the institutions of a democratic society, there’s none as formidable as an awakened and conscious citizenry — Shehu Sani WHEN I started actively working on governance issues 10 years ago, it seemed that there would be a rational sequence of actions leading to holding pu... .. read more..

NSIA Insurance launches campaign
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The company said that the Value Campaign offers the opportunity to deliver a simple yet powerful message to a targeted group of consumers in an effort to increase awareness about the organization, and also to communicate effectively the value of their product offerings and tailor-made services Th... .. read more..

NCC shares regulatory experience with Guinea Bissau
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches, and best practices being implemented by the Commission in promoting a stable telecoms sector and... .. read more..

Lagos and the revitalisation of public health [opinion]
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Tayo Ogunbiyi THERE is a saying that “a wealthy nation is a healthy nation”. This assertion is anchored on the belief that a healthy population contributes immensely to the socio-economic growth of any society. This is why one can only but commend the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu administration ... .. read more..

Kaduna: FRSC clamps down on vehicles with expired documents, old number plates
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command, has began clamp down on drivers plying roads with expired vehicle documents, old number plates and without drivers licence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise which began in Kaduna, Zaria and Kafanchan Loca... .. read more..

Investigation would unravel motive behind murder of Gulak ― Okorocha
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Chinonso Alozie The former governor of Imo state and the Senator who is representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, Tuesday described the assassinated All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain Ahmed Gulak, as a brilliant politician, even as he called on the Inspector General of... .. read more..

Human health and environment: How well to handle both
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Kayode Ojewale The truly healthy environment is not merely safe but stimulating – William H. Stewart (1921- 2008), American pediatrician and epidemiologist MAN and his environment can hardly be separated when human health is being discussed. The environment of a man is a true reflection of his... .. read more..

GNI restates commitment to exceptional service delivery
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Great Nigeria Insurance has reiterated its commitment to exceptional service delivery to ensure the achievement of its goal of becoming one of the five insurance firms in the country The post GNI restates commitment to exceptional service delivery appeared first on Vanguard News . .. read more..

Fayemi swears in Acting CJ, wants special focus on sexual crimes
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado Ekiti The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Monday called on the judiciary to accord special attention to issues of rape and sexual assault. Fayemi said critical and decisive action on the social malaise has become necessary as a result of the increasing case... .. read more..

EndSARS protest has emboldened hoodlums, says Osun CP
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The Commissioner of Police in Osun, Olawale Olokode, on Tuesday said the EndSARS protest in 2020 had emboldened hoodlums to attack police formations and officers across the country Olokode, who spoke on a radio interview programme in Osogbo, said hoodlums and criminal elements are now emboldened ... .. read more..

Could FG be whitewashing EFCC through Bawa?
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Segun Ige PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari could actually be whitewashing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission through the approval of Abdulrasheed Bawa. The EFCC is crucially a formative organ in the Nigerian justice system. Buhari could, ideologically speaking, be making the gesture that t... .. read more..

AXA Mansard posts 19% growth in GWP
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

AXA Mansard Insurance Plc has recorded 19 percent Year on Year, YoY, growth in its Gross Written Premium, GWP, to N25.08 billion, in the first quarter ended March 2021, Q1’21, from N21.09 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2020, Q1’20 The post AXA Mansard posts 19% growth in GWP appe... .. read more..

Artisanal refineries in Niger-Delta will soon take off ― FG
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

……Warns against keeping youths on streets By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Federal Government, Monday, said that it was working on the artisanal refineries in the Niger Delta area and that the project would soon be launched. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Af... .. read more..

Are Okada and Keke operators above the law?
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Kayode Ojewale THE reckless and lawless behaviours of commercial tricycle and motorcycle riders on the roads in Lagos would make one conclude that they are either highhanded or above the law. They operate as if traffic laws were made for other road users and not for them. They now ply routes w... .. read more..

Africa’s milk consumption per annum lower than standard – FAO
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Fred Kafeero, the Country Representative of Food and Agriculture (FAO), says Africa’s milk consumption is lower than 40 litres per person yearly. Kafeero said this while delivering a keynote address at an event on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the World Milk Day (WMD). The WMD with the theme: “... .. read more..

Aba traders decry demolition of shops, urge Abia Assembly to intervene
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia Traders at the Ngwa Road Market, Aba, Abia State, have decried the action of a construction company in demolishing parts of the market and called for intervention from the State’s House of Assembly. Narrating the ordeal of the traders, one of their leade... .. read more..

75 companies bid for concession of 12 federal highways
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

A total of 75 companies are bidding for 12 federal roads to be concession under the first phase of the Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI). Mrs Abimbola Asein, Head Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, disclosed this at the opening of R... .. read more..

Private sector is the future of Nigeria
Thursday, November 29, 2018

It has been estimated, and even the government affirmed it in its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) that for Nigeria to close its infrastructure gap and bring itself up to the international benchmark for infrastructure stock, it needs to spend as much as $3 trillion in the next 30 years an... .. read more..

Building a strong organization
Thursday, November 29, 2018

The true meaning of the term organization seems lost in some corporate entities. A term that exists in principle but not in practice. Before I focus on the components that make a strong organization, I will explain the term organization– what does it really mean? An organization is simply a group... .. read more..

Nigeria leads 5G conversation ahead of sub-Saharan Africa
Friday, November 30, 2018

Nigeria is in preparatory mode for roll out of 5G services by the official global launch date of 2020, pushing the broadband revolution by modernizing regulation and policy reforms to boost the country’s digital economy and accelerate internet access for millions through increased mobile broadban... .. read more..

Why HIV/AIDS prevalence remains high in Nigeria
Friday, November 30, 2018

Day after day, Musa Isiaka, 34 years old and a security guard in Lagos, looked at the rashes on his skin, but could not explain the cause. According to him, initially he thought they were from mosquito bites, so I applied mosquito-repellent cream on my skin, but they did not disappear. “After so... .. read more..

Habits that can trigger mental illness
Friday, November 30, 2018

Some mental illnesses have been attributed to habits formed overtime due to unhelpful lifestyle patterns, mental health specialists have said. In an interview with Richard Adebayo, a consultant psychiatrist and clinical psychologist at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Yaba said every decision an... .. read more..

Now that another election season is upon us…
Friday, November 30, 2018

It is another election season in the Nigerian nation, folks. Excitement is high in the air. Some of it, at least, is filled with positive expectation. Get your Permanent Voters Card! Your PVC is your right – get it! Your PVC is your power – use it! The cynic, or the realist, and sometimes... .. read more..

Senate to partner NBA in tackling corruption – Saraki
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Orders committee to start treating petitions on graft By Christiana Ekpa The Senate has expanded the responsibilities of one its Committees to include taking petitions from members of the public on allegations of corrupt practices in any government establishment across the country. Senate Preside... .. read more..

Rivers APC hails Amaechi, calls for change in 2019
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

By Paschal Njoku, Abuja The Rivers chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the people of the state to get ready for positive change during the 2019 general elections. The party made the call in a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt, in which it eulogized the party leader i... .. read more..

PDP crisis: No one ‘ll be victimized after Supreme Court ruling – Sheriff
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

By Ali Alkali National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, has assured all stakeholders in the party that no one will be victimized after the anticipated Supreme Court ruling, no matter the role played during the leadership tussle in the party. Sheriff, who spoke thr... .. read more..

Obstruction of justice: CJN cautions judges
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has cautioned judges against allowing technicalities to stand in the way of dispensing justice in the country. Onnoghen made the remark on Monday in Abuja when he declared open the 2017 National Energy Workshop for Judges. He said that ... .. read more..

National transport bill is passed to leverage emerging trends in sector reforms
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Member, House of Representatives and Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Rowland Ocholi Ataguba, explains the benefits of the Railway Bill and National Transport Commission Bill passed by the House recently. In this interview with Paul Efiyong, the lawmaker also outlines the challenges ... .. read more..

Korean Peninsula is ‘East Sea’, not ‘Sea of Japan – Korea authority
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

By Ochiaka Ugwu The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nigeria has debunked the claim made by Japan that the body of water located between the Korean Penisular and Japanese Archipelago is ‘Sea of Japan’ maintaining that its real name is ‘East Sea’. This was contained in letter written by the Dir... .. read more..

Dogara advocates strict adherence to separation of powers
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

By Umar Muhammad Puma Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that governance in Nigeria will be more effective when every player in the three arms of government are clear on what powers the constitution grants to their offices and where those powers end. He noted tha... .. read more..

Avengers, oil theft: Delta sues for dialogue
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

From Osakhare Erese, Asaba Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, says the Delta State Advocacy Committee Against Oil Facility Vandalism which he chairs is always open to engagement with any aggrieved group for positive advancement of our state and nation. Otuaro was reacti... .. read more..

Alleged N29bn fraud: Court admits more exhibits against Nyako, son, others
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

A Federal High Court, Abuja on June 19, 2017 admitted in evidence six volumes of documents tendered in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako. Mr. Nyako along with his son, Abdul-Aziz Nyako, Abubakar Aliyu and Zulk... .. read more..

2017 budget: FG to release N350bn for capital projects
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

By Ese Awhotu The Federal Government is set to release the sum of N350 billion for the first tranche of the 2017 budget implementation, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said. Speaking at the public presentation of 2017 Appropriation Act in Abuja yesterday, Adeosun said that the Federal Gover... .. read more..

US tasks FG, INEC on free, fair polls
Friday, February 27, 2015

Joy Ekeke The United State Government has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair, and peaceful elections in the country. This was made known by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, during an on... .. read more..

US accuses Russia of land grab
Friday, February 27, 2015

A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of finally taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, even as the United States accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilising the country through land grabs. Wednesday was the first day since the truce took effect 10 days ago that no... .. read more..

Social Media Week 2015 - Picture Story
Friday, February 27, 2015

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Social Media Week 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015

Upwardly Mobile, the rise of a connected Africa Even though the world wide phenomenon called Social Media Week, which takes place in 11 cities simultaneously had been in existence for five years, it only got introduced to Nigerians, Lagos specifically, in 2013 and successfully ... .. read more..

Shagari was warned I was a coupist –IBB
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Nasiru Suleiman, Sokoto President Goodluck Jonathan, and five former Nigerian leaders, on Wednesday attended the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s Second Republic president, Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari. It was an occasion for the incumbent and former leaders to extol the virt... .. read more..

Jonathan visits recaptured towns
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Egena Egena , Abuja President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Thursday visited Mubi and Baga in Adamawa and Borno states respectively, lauding Nigerian troops for proving their mettle once again through the rapid recapture of territories formerly held by insurgents in the North-East... .. read more..

Jewish leader warns against wearing kippa in Muslim areas
Friday, February 27, 2015

Germany’s top Jewish leader has suggested that Jews shouldn’t wear the traditional skullcap, or kippa, in areas with large Muslim populations. Josef Schuster, the head of the Central Council of Jews, told rbb Inforadio Thursday that Jews in Germany generally feel safe, though s... .. read more..

ISIS recruiting Nigerian students, FG raises alarm
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Mathew Dadiya , Abuja The Coordinator of the National Information Centre on the War Against Terrorism and Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri in a press briefing on Thursday raised the alarm that the dreaded Islamic sect, ISIS has been recruiting... .. read more..

I’ll lead war on terror, curb waste, graft– Buhari
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Ngozi Okafor, London An apparently fit Major General Muhammadu Buhari addressed the Chatham House in London pledging to personally lead a war on Boko Haram insurgents, curb wastes as well as corruption if elected president. However, the presidential c... .. read more..