Prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and camp officials for this year’s orientation will undergo COVID-19 test, the corps has said. The decision is based on the advice of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reports The Nation. NYSC’s Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, announced this during the 2024...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.484 billion within Seven days to the covers of the Federal Government being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 epidemic and failed to account for it. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. […]
•House of Reps The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives today ordered the Federal Ministry of Industries, Trade and Investment, along with its past and present Permanent Secretaries, to jointly refund a whopping sum of N75 billion to the covers of the federal government with immediate effect. The Committee chaired by...
•House of Reps The leadership of the House of Representatives last night unveiled plans to commence an investigative hearing on the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 Intervention Funds expended between 2020 and 2022. Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Akin Rotimi gave the hint via a statement made available to Parliame...
The World Health Organisation, yesterday, warned that the coronavirus disease is still a major threat despite partially passing under the radar. The United Nations agency noted that almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in December, saying data from various sources pointed to increased transmission last month, fuelled by gatherings over ...
•A health worker The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate has dismissed the rumoured resurgence of COVID-19 in the country, stating that there is no scientific research record to back the claims. Professor Pate disclosed this at the maiden public lecture series of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otu...
Word Health Organisation, WHO, has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 infections, in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the availability of vaccines to protect themselves because the virus is still very prevalent. The World Health Organisation, WHO, Surveillance Officer, for Benue state, Ogechukwu Chigbo m...
•School children Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Betta Edu, to release details of how the sum of N535.8 million was expended on feeding of schoolchildren during COVID-19 lockdown. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a judgment, directed the minister and t...