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No adverse reaction observed in COVID-19 vaccination – NPHDCA

On: March 12, 2021

By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that since the country commenced its COVID-19 vaccination, no Nigerian has observed any adverse reaction, noting that all side effects reported by those who have taken the jab have been mild. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, NPHCDA,Continue Reading

Guterres renews call for global vaccination campaign as COVID-19 clocks 1

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 12, 2021

In: Foreign, Health

By Harrison Arubu UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a global vaccination campaign as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic clocked one year. In a statement, Guterres stated that equity in vaccine distribution represented the “greatest moral test of our times”. It was on March 11, 2020 thatContinue Reading

Nigeria reports 287 new COVID-19 infections, total now 159,933

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 12, 2021

In: Health

Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 287 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,933. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has tested 1,601,396Continue Reading

COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine has no side effect – NAFDAC

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 12, 2021

In: Health

By Aderogba George Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the Astrazeneca vaccine recently inaugurated and distributed to states to treat COVID-19 has no side effect. Adeyeye, who stated this on Thursday in Abuja, shortly after she gotContinue Reading

6,606 to benefit from FG’s MSMEs support in Katsina

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 11, 2021

In: Economy/Business

By Zubairu Idris No fewer than 6,606 registered entrepreneurs in Katsina would benefit from the Micro, Small, Medium and Enterprise (MSMEs) support of the Federal Government. The Director General, Katsina Investment Promotion Agency (KIPA) Alhaji Ibrahim Tukur-Jikamshi, disclosed this on Thursday at the formal presentation of certificates of registration toContinue Reading

Buhari mourns Ivorian Prime Minister, Bakayoko

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 11, 2021

In: General News

By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of the Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, Hamed Bakayoko. Buhari in a condolence message released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday conveyed his deepest condolences to the familyContinue Reading

CDS tasks soldiers, airmen to redouble efforts at ending violence

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 11, 2021

In: Defence/Security

By Stanley Nwanosike The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Thursday in Enugu ordered soldiers and airmen to redouble efforts at ending violence and criminality in the southeast. He gave the order while addressing a joint parade of soldiers of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army andContinue Reading

NSE indices reverse, down 0.60% on Dangote Cement loss

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 11, 2021

In: Business, Economy/Business

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange returned to negative territory on Thursday, following sell pressure on Dangote Cement and 10 other stocks. Consequently, the All-Share Index declined by 234.08 points or 0.60 per cent to 38,697.17 from 38,931.25 on Wednesday. Accordingly, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses increasedContinue Reading

Nigerian legion Corps of Commissionaires gets new Commandant

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 11, 2021

In: Defence/Security

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Legion has appointed Brig.-Gen. MAO Amolegbe (rtd), as the new head of its Corps of Commissionaires, to ensure a harmonious working relationship with State chairmen of the organisation. The National Chairman, Nigeria Legion, retired Brig.-Gen. Adakole Akpa, disclosed this at the opening of the 2021Continue Reading

NAN MD tasks UNILAG Alumni on incessant strikes

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 11, 2021

In: Education

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Managing Director, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Buki Ponle has called on the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Alumni Association to work with other stakeholders to end incessant strikes in tertiary institutions nationwide. Ponle made the call in Abuja on Thursday when a delegation of the FCTContinue Reading

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