Osinbajo seeks improved market acceptability of made-in-Nigeria products

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says all hands must be on deck to eliminate limitations to product quality and technical barriers, while improving market acceptability of made-in-Nigeria products. His spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at the opening session of the virtual “Open-Day with MSMEs” organised […]

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Over 5.8 million Nigerians have received Covid-19 vaccination – NPHCDA

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says more that 5.8 million have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine since the commencement of the vaccination. Mrs Deborah Oladipo, the Kwara Coordinator of NPHCDA, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin on the sidelines of the mass COVID-19 vaccination in the state. According to her, […]

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Nigeria plans booster Covid-19 vaccination doses to boost immunisation

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, says efforts are continuing to introduce booster doses in the vaccination programme to build a healthy level of anti-bodies. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, said at a news conference in Abuja, that there is currently an increase in case fatality which calls for […]

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Oyo charges female journalists to intensify reporting government activities

Olatunbosun and some of the NAWOJ members Female journalists have been charged to intensify reportage of Oyo State Government activities, through unrelenting education and enlightenment of the populace. The Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun gave the charge during a courtesy visit by members of National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, to […]

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Adegboruwa threatens to release full Lagos #EndSARS report if government fails to fulfil promises

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (left), being presented with the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry Report on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters by the Chairman of the Panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd) (right) while Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) (middle) […]

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Panel says troops massacred #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate

A judicial panel set up by the Lagos State Government in the wake of the #EndSARS protest that grounded the state in October 2020 said in a report it submitted to the government on Monday that troops massacred protesters. Troops on the evening of October 20, 2020, arrived at the Lekki toll plaza to disperse […]

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Afenifere tells Buhari: Restructure Nigeria before 2023 presidential election

Afenifere National Leader, Chief  Reuben Fasoranti By Banji Ayoola The pan Yoruba socio political and cultural organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday stressed the need to restructure Nigeria before the scheduled 2023 presidential election. This was the kernel of resolutions reached at a crucial meeting of the Ondo State chapter of the group which held at the […]

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Buhari, Obasanjo, Oramah prescribe ways to deepen intra-African integration as Afreximbank commits $40b to support African

To deepen intra African trade President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for government in the continent to deploy more funds to support local entrepreneurs, increase their capacity and improve productivity. Buhari stated this at the opening session of the ongoing 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair ( IATF) in Durban, South Africa. According to him, the […]

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Fuel scarcity looms across Nigeria as Abuja groans

• Marketers insist ex-depot price no longer sustainable • Don’t push citizens to the wall, Gani Adams caution govt Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worsened in Abuja, yesterday, amid signs the trend could spread across the country. Motorists spent hours of their productive day on queues, as haulage companies and marketers raised concerns over […]

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Group urges NNPC to sanction petrol hoarders

A group, PMB Oil and Gas Progress has alleged that some petroleum marketers are planning to create artificial petrol scarcity in the country ahead of the Yuletide, calling on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to sanction the culprits. The group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Mallam Sabiu Abdullahi, yesterday, expressed concern […]

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