Red flags over AstraZeneca, J&J deal new blow to vaccination drive

In this file photo taken on July 21, 2020 a general view is pictured of the offices of British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said on September 8, 2020 that it had “voluntarily paused” a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a […]

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Pray for end to insecurity, lawmakers urge Muslims

The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on Nigerians to use the Ramadan for spiritual introspection and supplication to God to intervene in the many challenges facing the nation. Also, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Jude Idimogu, has advised Nigerians to use the period to advance the peace […]

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Okorocha, ex-Imo governor still in EFCC custody

Former Akwa Ibom AG held for alleged N1.4b fraud Senator Rochas Okorocha remained with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, 24 hours after he was arrested. The ex-Imo State governor, the first high profile person to be arrested since the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC chair, is being questioned for various petitions, […]

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FG okays N20.1b contract for Customs equipment

approves FIRS, UI library The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N20, 114, 002,871 for the acquisition of operational equipment for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs. Zainab Ahmed stated this to State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo […]

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There’s hope for girls’ release – Presidency

The Presidency has said there is hope for the release of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Presidency said the girls had not been forgotten. The statement said government was as concerned as the parents and other loved ones […]

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Seven years after, Chibok Govt Secondary School remains closed

It was seven years yesterday since the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped. Since then, their school has remained shut and scores of the girls are yet to be reunited with their families. The Chibok community yesterday pleaded with the Federal Government to reopen the Government Secondary School in Chibok that was destroyed by Boko Haram. Seven […]

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JAMB cautions varsities against illegal admissions

scraps use of e-mail for UTME, DE registration How board lost N10m to fraudsters, by Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that only admissions through its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) are valid. The board stated this yesterday in a statement by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin […]

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Easter reflections: Pontius Pilate’s revealing epistle

By Abdu Rafiu What really are the facts surrounding the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross? For more than 2000 years, it is a question that has agitated minds of a great many. In thinking circles, in theological schools, among scholars and researchers the question is being asked — from year to […]

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UBEC decries slow pace of accessing N41b funds by states

Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi Enugu yet to access N2.5b Kano accessed N7.7b matching grants in three years Oyo owes no counterpart funding Cross Rivers blames delay on COVID-19 The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disclosed that about N41.06 billion matching grant has remained unaccessed by the 36 states and Federal Capital […]

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