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COVID-19: FG to adopt polio immunisation strategy in vaccinating eligible citizens
….Says Nigerians who received vaccines abroad must get tested upon arrival ….Begins online registration of Nigerians for vaccination By Joseph Erunke AS Nigeria receives its first batch of 3.92 million
Bandits kill 20 in Sokoto, Kaduna communities
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo TWENTY locals were killed in different attacks by bandits in Sokoto and Kaduna states, yesterday, while many sustained severe injuries, 10 houses, two motorcycles and 50 bags
Exclusive: Reps’ Bill empowers NBC to decide tariffs for DSTV, others
By Tordue Salem A proposed law to give the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission the sole power to decide the per-view cost for Digital Satellite Television Services, DSTV and other Broadcasting outfits
Edo Teachers: ‘We won’t negotiate with politicised NUT leadership’ — Obaseki
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY —THE crisis between primary school teachers and Edo State Government seems not over as Governor Godwin Obaseki has vowed that his administration would not negotiate
Covid-19: Nigeria to Vaccinate 70% of Population Before 2022, SGF Mustapha Says
The Nigerian government says it plans to vaccinate 70 percent of the country’s 209 million population before the end of 2022. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19,
BREAKING: Kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls released — Matawalle
Bello Matawalle All students kidnapped from their boarding school in Zamfara state have been released and have arrived on government premises, the governor of the state told AFP Tuesday. “I
Twitter to ban users who persist with Covid-19 lies
Twitter said Monday it will start labeling misleading tweets about Covid-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation. The one-to-many messaging service introduced a “strike system” that
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo Becomes First Recipient of Covid Vaccine from COVAX
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo has become the world’s first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for poorer countries. “It is important that I set
US to impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning — Report
Putin-Navalny US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia for the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, CNN reported Monday. Citing two administration officials,
Zamfara Schoolgirls in Northwest Nigeria Released Early Hours of Tuesday
The over 300 schoolgirls abducted by armed bandits last week in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, were released in the early hours of Tuesday. The girls, students of Government Secondary School
