Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has stressed the need for press freedom in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, in Yenagoa on Tuesday. According to the statement, Diri made the comment in Abuja on Monday during the House of Representatives Press Corps’ Annual…
Pope Francis, who remains in hospital more than a week after he underwent colon surgery, hopes to return to the Vatican as soon as possible, the Holy See said on Tuesday. “The holy father is continuing his planned treatment and rehabilitation, which will allow him to return to the Vatican as soon as possible,’’ a…
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, says Nigeria is intensifying efforts in research towards the production of COVID -19 vaccine. Onu dropped the hint when the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Clara Paulido-Escandell, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Monday. The minister said that professionals and scientists were being involved…
By Victor Okoye Charles Offiong, the Chairman, Nigerian Sports Advanced Group (NSAG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called for the involvement of ex-internationals in the upcoming Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections. Offiong told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that fairness should be the key word in order to get all stakeholders in the sport involved….
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths from COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Monday at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In…
By Rita Iliya Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has inaugurated the 2.4 kilometres broadcasting road in Minna on Monday at the cost of N1.3 billion. Bello, during the official inauguration said that the project was constructed by Messer Soject Nigeria Limited. According to him, one of the priorities of his administration is to develop critical…
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Governors of Cross River and Zamfara, Ben Ayade and Bello Matawalle, respectively, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayade and Matawalle were accompanied to the event by the Chairman,…
By Buchi Onyejiaka Palm kernel nut oil has been used to treat convulsion in children in many rural communities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to some residents of the communities. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja onTuesday that palm kernel oil had been effective in…
By Ismaila Chafe Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, on Monday, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the planned repatriation of over 200,000 Nigerians displaced by insurgency and residing in Chad, Cameroun and Niger Republic. Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Zulum disclosed that the…
