By Nicholas Obisike Enugu State Government, has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at the new Artisan Market in Enugu metropolis. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Emmanuel Obi, who coomfirmed this in a statement in Enugu on Saturday, said that the outbreak had so far claimed seven lives. Obi further said that 19…
By Cecilia Ologunagba The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mr Munir Akram, has said that developing countries require need 4.3 trillion dollars to realise the 17 objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Akram spoke on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York at a high level meeting…
By Monday Ajogun Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, in Benin, launched the “Clean Nigeria – Use the Toilet” campaign in Edo, in a bid to end open defecation across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas by 2025. Obaseki, who was represented by the Edo Head of Service, Mr Anthony Okungbowa, said that the…
By Ikenna Osuoha Southeast zone of the PDP on Saturday in Abuja expressed optimism that its candidate would emerge victorious at the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. This is in spite of the fact that INEC did not include the name of a candidate for the PDP in the list of candidates it…
By Kemi Akintokun Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has said that the recent increase in COVID-19 cases could be a signal of a third wave of the pandemic. He made this known on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos The Lagos State Government…
By Deborah Coker The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo says it has deployed 1,250 personnel for special operations during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. Mr Henry Benamaisia, the Sector Commander of the FRSC the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Saturday. NAN reports that the…
By Ayoola Obadimu, The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has postponed Year 2021/2022 Entrance Examination for admission into the 42 Flagship Public Secondary Schools in the State, earlier slated to hold on Saturday, July 17, to Saturday, August 14, 2021. A release signed by the Commissioner in the Ministry, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu,…
By Goke Gbadamosi and Femi Onasanya, A total of 1,977 applicants will sit for the admission examination into the Ogun State Schools of Nursing and in Abeokuta, Ilaro and Ijebu-Ode tomorrow, Friday, July 16, 2021. This was contained in a release signed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who disclosed that the examination…
By Ahmed Taofeek As the 2021 Local Government elections in Ogun State draws nearer, the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), has again assured of a free, fair, credible and violence free exercise. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, the OGSIEC Chairman, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu, maintained that…
