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The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to ensure intensive observation of passengers arriving in Nigeria. The lawmakers also directed the Ministry of Health to put in place strategies to check the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. These resolutions were the outcome of a motion moved by Dachung Bagos (PDP, Plateau) on Tuesday during …

The Lagos State government, on Tuesday night, released its white paper on the report of the Lekki Tollgate shooting incident, submitted to it by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry. According to Gbenga Omotosho, the commissioner for information, the release of the white paper, which is yet to be in the public domain, is in fulfillment of the promise of the …

The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South Africa, new data from the Netherlands showed Tuesday, as Latin America reported its first two cases in Brazil. In the week since the new virus strain was reported to the World Health Organization by South Africa, dozens of countries around the world have responded …

•Panel legally constituted —Sanwo-Olu •Says leaked report opened old wounds, keeps mum on White Paper •Invites Falz, Seun Kuti, Mr. Macaroni, others for talks •As Falz, Macaroni decline gov’s invitation The Lagos State government, yesterday, released a White Paper on the report of the panel on Police Brutality and Lekki Tollgate killings, rejecting key recommendations of the report. Of the …

The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, took Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to task over his comment that Kanu’s followers are an insane amount of people rooting for his back home. As a result, therefore, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who spoke for the family, has demanded explanations from …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria. The Centre said in line with the routine travel test required of all international travellers and Genomic sequencing at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) through Its National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Abuja–confirmed Nigeria’s first case of the Omicron variant, also known …

•Kanu’s followers not insane, family replies Orji Kalu •Says ex-gov part of Igbo problem •Sit at home hurting our economy, Ikpeazu tells Ariaria traders Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, yesterday, berated the Department of State Services, DSS, for granting a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor …

Air travellers to the United States (U.S.) will face tougher Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing rules as several countries moved to seal off their borders amid growing uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has the ability to dodge existing vaccines. In Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong and Japan said they would expand travel curbs, while Australia was bracing for more …

Exercise Golden Dawn of the Nigerian Army on Monday foiled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to kidnap some medical personnel in Imo. This was contained in a statement signed by Brig.- Gen.- Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday. According to the release, …

Edo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of workers in the state, pledging to sustain investment in the civil and public service to ensure that every worker is better equipped to deliver efficient and effective service to Edo people. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., gave the assurance during a meeting with the State’s …