The Borno communities have pledged to adopt and implement measures to prevent the outbreaks of monkey pox, cholera and COVID-19 across the state. The pledges were made, yesterday, (Monday), in Maiduguri, while the World Health Organisation (WHO) flags off the sensitization campaigns and emergency responses in four councils. The preventative measures including vaccinations against the…
By Faith Berewa It didn’t really come as a surprise right? That it was EVEN contemplated and became a subject of public discourse exposed the dangerous trajectory the nation is headed. And, it was discussed with the President, BEFORE IT WAS HONKERED down the throats of Nigerians exposes the extent national unity and cohesion can…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government to immediately take measures to ensure the execution of the judgment of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, which ruled on July 14, 2022 that the indefinite suspension of access to Twitter in Nigeria by Federal Government in June 2021 was unlawful and violated the provisions of…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has dissociated itself from a fake WhatsApp account set up in its name. The attention of the Media Office of ACCI has been drawn to the existence of a WhatsApp platform bearing the name “Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry” with 78 participants already active on the platform….
The Yobe State Government has targeted 70, 000 residents for the 2022 Expanded Free Healthcare Delivery (EFHD) scheme across the state. Out of the total residents, 50, 000 are the vulnerable people affected by the over a decade Boko Haram insurgency that claimed many lives and property. Unfolding the scheme, at the weekend (Friday), in…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has targeted 42,400 household farmers in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Sokoto and Taraba States. Out of the vulnerable households, 19, 898 smallholder farmers are in Borno state; affected by the over a decade insurgency. Flagging of the 2022 distribution of farm inputs, yesterday (Friday), in Maiduguri,…
…Mark 40 years of leaving alma mater The Class of 1982 of Saint Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School Benin City have pleaded with the Edo State Government to consider returning the School to the Catholic Mission to enhance the education of the girl child. The old students, under the auspices of Saint Maria Goretti Old…
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, congratulated Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the just-concluded Osun State governorship election, saying that the power of the people has again triumphed. According to him, Adeleke’s victory was similar to what happened in Oyo State during the 2019 governorship election, when the people exercised…
Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has hailed the victory of Ademola Adeleke in the governorship election of Osun state. Adeleke, candidate of the PDP, was announced as the winner of the election on Sunday morning. Adeleke, former senator, defeated Gboyega Oyetola, the incumbent governor, in the keenly-contested exercise. He polled 403,371 votes to defeat…
Community Sport and Education Development (CSED) Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has trained additional 41 new netball officials in Mosogar, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The two-day basic netball training for Physical Health Education (PHE) Teachers and College of Education Lecturers, is part of CSED’s Niger Delta Training Tour, driven by its…
