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Female Corps Member Dies In Her Sleep
A member of the National Youths Service Corps deployed to Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Queen Eziuche, died on Sunday morning at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ikot Itie Udung in the Nsit Antai Local Government Area of the state. Eziuche, who was a Batch B member with the call-up number: NYSC/ISU/2020/0562, reportedly died in her sleep after the normal morning...
Abia Speaker Inaugurates Adhoc Committee On State University Teaching Hospital Mgt Board
The Speaker Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji on Tuesday set up an adhoc committee to critically look into the Bill seeking the establishment of Abia State University Teaching Hospital Management Board and for other Matters Connected therewith to remove the grey areas therein. This follows point of order raised by members of the Assembly during...
Kastina records first suspected COVID-19 case
Katsina State Ministry of Health, says it has recorded a first suspected case of coronavirus ( COVID 19 ) in the state. Briefing newsmen, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Kabir Mustapha, said the patient who is presently on self-isolation returned from Malaysia and developed symptoms that warrant further investigations. Already, the blood samples have been taken and the result is...
Oshiomhole Resumes, Says APC Will Bounce Back Stronger [VIDEO]
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared that the party will bounce back stronger and better. The APC National Chairman stated this when he addressed members of the National Working Committee (NWC) which had in attendance members of both pro and anti-Oshiomhole groups on Tuesday. He explained that recent challenges the party had...
Togo, Benin, Niger owe Nigeria 30 billion naira for electricity
The Republics of Togo, Niger and Benin owe Nigeria a total of N29.97bn for the electricity supplied to them from January to September last year, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Nigeria, through its electricity transmission company, supplies power to these countries, which are classified as international customers in the Nigerian power sector. Niger’s power firm, Societe Nigerienne d’electricite, failed...
First trials of COVID-19 vaccine carried out on 45 patients
The US National Institutes of Health has joined with biotech firm Moderna to run the first trials of a vaccine for coronavirus on 45 people, who will receive a second jab in 28 days times. The first human trials of a new vaccine scientists hope will protect against Covid-19 have been carried out. The US National Institutes of Health, an agency...
JAMB Releases First Day 2020 UTME Results
Results of the 312,000 candidates that sat for Saturday’s 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide have been released, says Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Benjamin urged all concerned candidates to check their profiles for...
Igbo confusing 2023 Presidency with restructuring – Sani
The outgoing Secretary-General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr Anthony Sani, had on March 5, attended debates organised in Abuja by the Igbo leadership worldwide on 2023 presidency, restructuring, amongst others. The event code-named, the Great Debates, was organised by Igbo Leadership Development Foundation and Gregory University, Uturu and World Igbo Summit Group. In this interview with Sunday Sun, Mr Sani shared...
Why we’re yet to pay school feeding cooks – FG
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has explained reasons for the delay in the payment of cooks engaged in the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (NHSFP). In a statement signed by the special adviser on media to the ministry, Salisu Dambatta, on Sunday, she said the delay arose from the change of payment process from Remita to the Government Integrated Financial Management...
Lagos Explosion: People remain trapped in rubble as rescue efforts continue
More people remained trapped in buildings as rescue efforts continued for victims of the explosion that rocked Eroko Road, Abule Ado area of Lagos on Sunday morning. It was gathered that an excavator was finally brought to the scene at about 5.37 pm. So far, about 15 bodies have been recovered, including a family of four who was headed to church...
