The All Progressives Congress (APC), Action Democratic Congress (ADC), New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and 15 other political parties are rolling out their arsenal today in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council polls, as well as bye elections in Rivers and Kano States. Political observers yesterday described the polls as a test ru...
•Ebola epidemic 2014 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that two recent suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever in Abuja tested negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses. Dr. Jide Idris, Director-General of the NCDC, disclosed this in a public health advisory issued today, Friday, September 19, noting th...
•COVID-19 variant Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is now another fear of the disease in Paris. The virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events at the Paris Games and has others donning masks again, reports Reuters/NAN. This […]
•Super Falcons Nine-time African champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria and Canada senior women team will go toe-to-toe for the second time in one year today, in a closed-doors training match in Malaga ahead of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament starting in France in eight days. The match will commence at 6.30pm Spain time (5.30pm [&hell...
•Drug test The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made this known to our correspondent today, reports NAN. “The agency has introduced the Drug Intergrity [&hel...
•Obassi As the world observed the World Sickle Cell Day, SCD, survivor Tawo Obassi-Onor, who lost her brother to the disease, has urged the federal government to urgently mandate genotype counselling and testing during marriage registration. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence rate of SCD in Nigeria is between 20% ...
More than 30 advertising materials meant to celebrate this year’s Easter were disapproved for non-compliance to the nation’s advertising code, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said. Making the disclosure at the Advertising Standards Panel (ASP) stakeholders’ forum, held in Lagos, the Director-General of ARCON, Dr Lekan...
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...
•CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday assured NigeÂrians that banks in the country are resilient and none of them has failed integrity test. This was contained in a stateÂment signed by the Acting DirecÂtor, Corporate Communications of the bank, Mrs. Sidi Ali, Hakama. The statement reads, “The attention of the Central Bank of [&hell...
•CBN headquarters, Abuja Eight commercial banks have fallen short of the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) required for international authorisation, the stress test conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. The affected banks have been put under pressure to raise their capital base to bridge the gap, which was brought about by the [...
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