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Germany ramping up vaccination campaign, fearing 4th wave of casesGermany, France to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters, ignoring WHO call National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other partners have inspected the first shipment of 177,600 Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccines from the African Union (AU), under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that …

The objective is to maximize revenue generation for the country and enhance national security such as curtailing kidnapping, utilization of vehicles in crime perpetration and terrorism. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Government has commenced the pilot phase of the National Vehicle Registry (VREG) project. Ahmed said this on Thursday in …

President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Dr. Johnson Odibo; the Ambassador of the African Bar Association for East, Central and Southern Africa, Ambassador Adesuwa Matthew Beeki-Uwaifo, have made Governor Godwin Obaseki’s list of Steering Committee to oversee the establishment of the Edo State Diaspora Agency. Also on the list is the Chief Executive Officer of Intellipharmaceutics …

…Promises to sustain progress, strengthen advocacy against drug abuse Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government’s synergy with security agencies has reduced kidnapping along the Benin-Auchi Expressway, assuring that government will continue to review its strategies in sustaining the development. The governor said this while reviewing the state of security in Edo, after a joint security …

The Federal Government has hinted that the over two months’ ban on the social networking site, Twitter, in Nigeria will be lifted soon. This is as it said that it has reached an agreement with Twitter in most areas of misunderstanding. Recall that on June 5, 2021, the FG had officially banned Twitter’s indefinitely, thereby restricting it from operating in …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant an order of interim injunction sought by former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Imo State Government stopping them from confiscating his properties located in various parts of the country. Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed held that granting the order during …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a teenage herdsman simply identified as Mohammed, with one AK-47 rifle. The suspect whose age could not ascertained as of the time of filing this report was arrested while hiding in a forest with the AK-47 rifle. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a …

Motorists to pay N200, N500 per trip Exemption for diplomatic, military vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles The Nigerian Government on Wednesday said it was set to reintroduce toll collections on selected dual carriageways across the country. This development is coming several years after former President Olusegun Obasanjo dismantled all toll plazas on federal roads across the country in 2003. The government said …

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Wednesday in Benin, said that the security situation in the state was relatively calm, adding that efforts were ongoing to sustain it. Obaseki stated this while reviewing the state security situation for the month of July, after a joint security meeting with all heads of various security agencies in the state. According to him, …

Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) yesterday considered and passed a bill for a law to repeal the Bendel Sports Council Law, 1967 and to enact the Edo State Sports Commission Law 2021. The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Standing Committee on Information, Youth and Sports at plenary. Presenting the bill, Chairman, …