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COVID-19: FG warns as recorded deaths approach 1,000
The Federal Government has warned that the 945 deaths recorded in COVID-19 pandemic cases is a wake up call for citizens to take appropriate measures to avoid being infected. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this on Monday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.…
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NCDC announces 290 new cases as total tally hits 46,867
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 290 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. The health agency said that Nigeria’s new cases were confirmed in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), taking the total number of infections in…
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Covid-19: Persons with disabilities in Abuja communities cry out over neglect
*Says, they lost some members when they go out to beg * Domesticate UN charter on rights of persons with disabilities, CBM tasks FG People Living with Disabilities (PLWD), in Abaji community, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have said that the federal government abandoned them to their plight throughout the period…
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NDLEA seizes 3,546kg hard drugs, arrests 205 suspects in FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command, says it seized 3,546.632 kilograms of hard drugs from January to July. The NDLEA, FCT Commander, Mr Lawan Hamisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the drugs seized comprised Cannabis sativa, Cocaine, Tramadol, Exol, Rophynol and Diazepam in a coordinated…
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New CAMA will boost foreign direct investment — Capital market operators
Capital market operators on Monday expressed optimism that the the amended Companies and Allied Matters Act, (CAMA) 2020 assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari would boost foreign direct investment in the country. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the amended CAMA, if well implemented, had the potential to increase foreign…
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APC Governors Forum boss stresses need for mass registration
Mr Salihu Lukman, the Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC), to ensure wide citizens participation through membership recruitment and establishment of credible and verifiable membership register. Lukman, who made the call in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said APC could only be progressive if it is able…
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Apapa will open to traffic in October — LASG
The Lagos State Government says all roads and bridges under construction in Apapa, the nation’s port city, will be completed by October. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance on Sunday during an inspection tour of roads and bridges under construction in Apapa area of Lagos. Sanwo-Olu said that the traffic gridlocks experienced in the axis…
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PDP BoT Chairman commends INEC over peaceful conduct of Nasarawa bye election
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PFP), Board of Trustee (BoT), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for successful conduct of the Saturday Nasarawa Central State Constituency bye election. The Chairman of the party BoT, Sen. Walid Jubrin in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the election was peaceful and successful. He…
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Resumption: Academy wants COVID-19 protocol funds released directly to schools
As schools open after months of lockdown following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigeria Academy of Education (NAE), has advised government to release adequate funds directly to schools to provide the needed care for students. The academy gave the advice in a statement jointly signed by its President, Elizabeth Eke, and Publicity Secretary,…
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CAN President urges FG to overhaul security apparatus
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson Ayokunle, has urged the Federal Government to immediately overhaul the security apparatus of the country. Ayokunle, who made the call at the Wedding Solemnisation of Rev William Okoye and Mrs Toyin Bello, at the All Christians Fellowship Mission (ACFM), Maitama, in Abuja on Sunday. He stressed…