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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has convened a meeting with commissioners for health in the 36 states as part of efforts to ensure effective sharing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. The Plateau  State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Lar, and his counterpart in Cross River State, Dr Betta Edu, who disclosed this in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Wednesday, …

Mobile Network Operators licensed by the Federal Government to embark on National Identity Numbers (NIN) registration with a view to linking them with the Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) can carry on with the task for the next five years. The Federal Government announced on Wednesday that it has given approval for the extension of their tenure from one to five …

The forthcoming deployment of the 5 million solar power connections, targeting 25 million households across the country under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), reaffirms Nigeria’s commitment to the global green energy initiative. “A just transition to net-zero emissions, probably one where gas as a fossil fuel is still supported, especially for those of us in this part of the world, …

The Senate on Wednesday referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of Dr Halilu Ahmad Shaba as the new Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) and Muhammad Usman as Federal Commissioner as well as Haliru Nababa as Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) to its relevant committees for screening. The upper chamber also …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday commended outgoing local government area chairmen for their outstanding performance during their period in office. Obaseki gave the commendation at a valedictory session in honour of the 18 outgoing LGA Chairmen in the state. The governor noted, “I know all the challenges that you were faced with, but you stood firm and …

The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Health to increase surveillance at points of entry to Nigeria in order to respond to any outbreak of Ebola coming from neighbouring countries, especially Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It said it is on record that in the last one year, the country has experienced two waves of …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has confirmed the appointment of 18 Local Government Education Secretaries after receiving the report of the 11-man committee on selection of new education secretaries for LGEAs. The governor commended the Barr. Anselm Ojezua-led committee, noting that the local government level needs strong education managers to make the system viable, efficient and effective. “I want …

After about six days, the Leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, on Wednesday, agreed to resume the movement of food supplies from the northern part of the country to the southern region. It was gathered that the agreement was reached when the leadership of the trade union …

The Edo State Government says it has received doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Edo receives doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, plans local rollout’. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, said doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in the custody of the state …

 Edo State Government will collaborate with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to build a world-class museum and promote tourism in the state, Governor Godwin Obaseki made this known on Wednesday. The governor noted that the Benin Empire is very rich in arts and culture and has much to sell to Africa and the rest of the world. Obaseki disclosed this …