Month: October 2020

  • Neymar out until at least mid-November, PSG coach says

    Neymar out until at least mid-November, PSG coach says

    Paris St-Germain’s Brazil forward Neymar will be sidelined until after the international break in mid-November, the French club’s coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. This development follows his injury against Istanbul Basaksehir in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Neymar came off with a thigh muscle problem in the 26th minute of the 2-0 win…

  • FG vows to discourage physicians’ “brain drain” from the country

    FG vows to discourage physicians’ “brain drain” from the country

    The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage “physicians’ brain drain” from the country. Ehanire said this on Friday in Abuja after inspecting work on the new cancer centre at the National Hospital, Abuja. “I have heard the challenge of doctors leaving the country. We have…

  • NCDC confirms 170 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

    NCDC confirms 170 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

    The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new COVID-19 cases with three coronavirus related deaths recorded in 10 states and Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours. The NCDC made this known via its verified wedsite on Friday. The public health agency said that the new confirmed brings the nation’s total…

  • Residents decry high cost of rice in Enugu major markets

    Residents decry high cost of rice in Enugu major markets

    Some residents of Enugu State on Friday decried the high cost of rice in major markets in Enugu metropolis. According to the residents, rice, the most popular staple food in Nigeria, has now become expensive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited some major markets in the metropolis observed that the price of…

  • ActionAid urges govts to improve investment in agriculture

    ActionAid urges govts to improve investment in agriculture

    ActionAid has urged the three tiers of government to improve on agricultural financing especially in intelligent technologies to increase productivity and efficiency by farmers in order to ensure food security. Ms Constance Okeke, Project Manager, Public Financing of Agriculture (PFA) of ActionAid International, made the call at a Biennial Review (BR) Report Engagement Strategy and…

  • Green Climate Fund: AfDB trains 80 Africans

    Green Climate Fund: AfDB trains 80 Africans

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has selected representatives from 80 government institutions, civil society organisations and universities for training as experts in developing climate financing proposals. According to a statement from the bank on Friday, the selection followed a thorough and independent process, with 40 of the nominees from English speaking countries and 40 from…

  • Nigeria stock market gains N571bn in bullish trading

    Nigeria stock market gains N571bn in bullish trading

    Trading reopened on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday after Eid-el-Maolud celebration still on an upward trend, growing by N571 billion. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N15.386 trillion inched higher by N371 billion or 3.71 per cent to close at N15.957 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index improved by 1,093.09 points or 3.71…

  • Deaths, as community accuse military of invasion 

    Deaths, as community accuse military of invasion 

    Raymond Gukas,Jos  The aftermath of the looting spree at the home of the former Speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara has left in it’s trail a harvest of deaths suffered by the immidiate neighbourhood of Gwafan village, Jos  north LGA of Plateau state where his house is located. Angry youths confirmed this during…

  • COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by December — U.S. disease expert

    COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by December — U.S. disease expert

    Top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said that the first doses of a successful COVID-19 vaccine would be available to some hardest-hit Americans by late December or early January. Fauci, who is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated this during a live Facebook chat on Thursday.…

  • Power sector records all-time peak of 5, 4590 MW — TCN

    Power sector records all-time peak of 5, 4590 MW — TCN

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the nation’s power industry has attained another all-time national peak of 5,459.50 Mega Watts (MW). This was announced by Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager (Public Affairs), in Abuja on Thursday. Mbah said the national peak was efficiently transmitted through the nation’s transmission grid at a frequency of…