By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE federal government, Friday,took delivery of Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine from  ambassador of the Russian Federation to Nigeria, Alexey  Shebarshin today. This came after the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire supported by the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora and other top management of the Health Ministry and other Nigerian scientists, researchers and advisors …

Garba Shehu The Presidency has welcomed the judgment by the UK Court granting Nigeria’s application for an extension of time and relief from sanctions in a $10 billion arbitration case with Process and Industrious Development Limited (P&ID) in Nigeria. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made this position known in a …

The Nigerian Police The Police Command in Anambra says it has commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of a native doctor by a pastor. A statement issued on Friday in Awka by SP Haruna Mohammed, the Command’s spokesman, identified the victim as 60-year-old Oliver Ugwu of Umusiome village, Nkpor near Onitsha. He said the suspect, Uchenna …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has advised the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of nine of the agencies under his ministry to “imbibe the culture of doing much with less”. The minister gave the advice at an inaugural meeting he held with the CEOs on Friday in Abuja. “Lady and gentlemen, you are joining a …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo says come Sept. 19 Edo people will bury dictatorship politically. Gov. Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the party said this on Friday during the ward-to-ward campaign rally at Ward eight, Ward 10, and Uselu market in Egor Local Government Area of Edo. He noted that the “dictator” to be buried politically had …

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA),  said it received over 50 noise pollution complaints within a week. The General Manager of LASEPA, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, in a statement on Friday,  decried the upsurge in noise pollution across the state and the resultant environmental violations. Fasawe said that due to the constant outcry …

By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Comfort Ngumimi Jebe Foundation, CJNF, is partnering with the Federal Road Safety Corps and other relevant agencies, to cater for accident survivors, trauma patients and underprivileged members of the Nigerian society. Coordinator of the NGO, Mr Tavershima Jebe, in a press statement on Friday, said his motivation for the initiative, is the gruesome …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), remitted N362.34 billion into the Federal Government Consolidate Revenue Fund (CRF), from 2015 to date, Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, has said. Danbatta, who spoke at an interactive session on Friday in Abuja, said that the revenue was realised through spectrum fees and operating surplus, which he noted helped to …

The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George  Akume,  on Friday said that Nigerian youths are asset to President Muhammadu Buhari. Akume made this known when he received the All Progressive Congress` National Executive Committee Integrity Group (APC-NEC) members in his office in Abuja. While congratulating them, Akume applauded the group comprising of young people selected …

The organised labour in Ekiti has called on Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), to ensure provision of adequate prepaid meters for its consumers in the state. Mr Sola Adigun and Mr Kolapo Olatunde, Chairmen of Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) respectively made the call during a visit to the Ado-Ekiti office of BEDC at …

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said on Friday that the commission was not created for the deportation of Nigerians. The chief executive officer of the commission said this in a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NIDCOM’s Head of Media and Public Relations unit. Dabiri-Erewa said the malicious reports about the commission were …

The Board of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has granted approval for the punishment of 28 erring officers of the Corps in accordance with the provisions of its regulation on discipline. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, announced this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. …