As the Federal Government confirmed delivery of four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has warned residents that the Moderna vaccine cannot be mixed with AstraZeneca jab. Sanwo-Olu made this clarification on Monday while briefing residents on worrying trends of the third wave of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), recorded ₦234.63 billion revenue from the sale of white products in the month of March 2021 representing a 24.7% increase from the ₦188.15billion sales recorded in the previous month of February 2021. This was contained in the…
Following the recommendation by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the suspension of DCP Abba Kyari, from the Nigeria Police Force, over his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The police agency said Kyari’s suspension took effect on Saturday, July 31, 2021 and the…
In its commitment toward mitigating disaster risk in Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA is seeking for support and stronger collaboration with National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on the use of ICT Infrastructure and Digital platform with a view to ensuring timely and lifesaving search and rescue operations. This was discussed on Saturday…
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) has announced that the Nigeria Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has joined the initiative to advance research excellence in sub-Saharan Africa. “TETFund is an agency set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide supplementary support to all levels of public tertiary institutions. Its Research…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N5.4billion for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. Professor Muhammad Nasir Sambo, Executive Secretary, NHIS, disclosed this on Thursday July 29, 2021 when he led the management of the agency on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the EFCC, Jabi, Abuja. “In total, the EFCC…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday, called on the federal government to address the looming food crisis before it becomes a calamity. Atiku in a statement on his social media page said the warning given by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations on Wednesday, of a looming acute food crisis in…
The Inspector General of Police has ordered an internal review of the allegations against Abba Kyari, a highly celebrated police officer. The United State of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigators found Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police indicted in the investigation of alleged fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly called Hushpuppi and has ordered for…
Leading stakeholders in Nigeria’s manufacturing and waste management sectors have applauded the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), a leading consumer packaged goods company and a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC), for its innovative initiatives aimed at optimising plastic packaging and waste management in the country. Speaking during the annual NBC Stakeholders Forum…
Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, in a plea agreement pleading guilty to charges of money laundering, wire fraud and others, has indicted a highly decorated Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari. Hushpuppi allegedly paid Abba Kyari to arrest and jail an estranged ‘co-conspirator,’ Chibuzo Vincent after a dispute among members of the…