The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, threatened on Friday that the scheme would decamp anyone who failed to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols. Ibrahim gave this warning in Abuja during a sensitisation webinar jointly organised by the NYSC and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for prospective corps members ahead of…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey has held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding that Ankara was still assessing the Islamist group’s offer to run the Afghan capital’s airport. The Turkish leader said the talks were held at a military section of the Kabul airport where the Turkish embassy is…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State says the state is fast becoming a pacesetter of a true democracy prioritising inclusive leadership, people-based governance, peace and security for its people. Bello said this in his statewide broadcast commemorating the 30th anniversary of the state’s creation. He said that the state under the ‘New Direction Blueprint’ had…
Nigeria and other African states overseen by the African Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) are committed to ending all remaining forms of polio. The Regional Office has also presented a scorecard to track progress towards the eradication of the virus. The African Region was certified free of wild poliovirus one year ago,…
The British government has donated a fresh batch of 592,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria, as part of the over five million doses, pledged to 11 African countries. A statement by the British High Commission in Nigeria on Friday, said the additional donation to Nigeria, brought the total number of vaccine doses donated by…
The Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated people of the state on the 30th anniversary of its creation. The speaker also called for more support to the Delta Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, former Nigerian military head of state, created the present Delta on Aug. 27, 1991, alongside other…
Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Manchester United, 12 years after he ended his first contract there, the English Premier League (EPL) club said on Friday. Manchester United reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of the player, subject to agreement of personal terms, his visa and medical. Ronaldo had previously told Juventus…
•We’re Grateful to Governor for Rescuing Us From ‘War Zone,’ Say UNIJOS Students Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju In line with his administration’s commitment to safety and security of Lagosians, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has successfully evacuated a three-week-old baby, the mother and undergraduate students of Lagos extraction at the University of Jos…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stood at 188,880. A total of 637 additional infections and seven deaths were recorded on Aug. 25, the NCDC announced via its verified website on Thursday. the new infections indicate a decrease from the 655 cases reported on Tuesday. The public health agency…
