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…Adds: Nigeria must break paradox of collective underperformance amidst individual genius Public office is an instrument of service and responsibility to the people and should not be synonymous with the accumulation of power, privilege and wealth. This was the submission of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum’s Conference, which held today at the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for increased collaboration among global stakeholders to strengthen efforts at ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and all other forms of gender-based violence. Obaseki gave the charge in commemoration of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, marked yearly by the United Nations and its sister agencies to create awareness on …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged more Nigerians to get involved in the nation’s political decision-making process to place the country on the path of sustainable growth and development. Obaseki gave the charge when he received renowned journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Mr. Dele Momodu, who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City. …

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the National Executive Council, NEC, of the union will decide whether members should go on strike or not over some demands made. He said the union is still consulting and sensitising members on the issues involved. Speaking in a chat with Vanguard, he said …

The federal government will today, receive two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine donated by the European Union. The formal handover of the vaccines to Nigeria is billed to take place at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA,  National Strategic Cold Store, Abuja. The donation is coming at the time government has begun another phase of …

• Businesses worry about inconsistent govt policies• .ng is 0.000504353 of 365.5m world’s registered ccTLD• INEC, banks, eCommerce firms, MDAs still adopt .com; .net; .org•  Country loses millions of dollar to foreign adoption About 17 years after the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) was formed, birthing the country’s code top-level domain (ccTLD), the .ng share of the nation’s identity on the Internet remains very low. The .ng is Nigeria’s …

No fewer than 40 persons died of Lassa fever within the first four weeks of 2022 in 43 Local Government Areas across 14 States of the country, out of a total of 211 persons that were confirmed infected within the period. Disclosing this in its latest Lassa fever Situation Report Epi Week 4:24 – 30 January, 2022, the Nigeria Centre …

• Buhari to rally ECOWAS leaders on restoring normalcy in Guinea-Bissau• Nigeria re-elected into AU Security Council President of African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has warned that Africa risks outsourcing the security of the lives of its 1.4 billion people to the benevolence of others if its leaders do not build the continent’s healthcare defence system. He disclosed …

Armed policemen with Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) on Monday took over the premises of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos as there are insinuations that the Lagos State Government may reopen the school soon. Our correspondent who was in the area observed that apart from the APCs deployed, mobile policemen in no fewer than five vehicles were keeping watch over the school …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it plans to introduce self-service registration outlets in Abuja and Lagos to leverage the digital competence of its computer-savvy candidates. JAMB disclosed this in its Weekly Bulletin from the Office of the Registrar, on Monday in Abuja. It said that the system is expected to reduce crowds at its accredited Computer-Based Tests …