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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has just approved the use of Astrazeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria.  The Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Adeyeye said NAFDAC got the dossier of the vaccine a week ago, while its safety committee swung into action immediately to evaluate its …

The Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has told the Senate that it will take Nigeria the next twenty years to address the security challenges confronting the country at the moment. Speaking on Thursday when he appeared before the Senator Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, APC, Bauchi North led Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for screening as …

A resident, who witnessed the kidnapping of 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, has described how the kidnappers tied their victims in pairs and took them away. The man, who lives close to the school,   confided in The PUNCH on Wednesday that the bandits, who wore  military uniform, stormed …

A former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has warned state governors to guard against making utterances capable of inciting communal clashes in the country. Abdulsalami, who is the Chairman of the National Peace Committee, spoke on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ monitored by The PUNCH. He regretted that Nigerians have not learnt form past mistakes of inter-tribal wars. He, …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku The industrial hostilities between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) seem to have come to an end. With that, academic activities revved full throttle all over Nigerian universities, even though under the evil genii of the Covid 19 pandemic. Prior to the cessation of that frosty relationship between the …

The Management of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE) has confirmed the death of a senior lecturer, simply identified as Mr Echetama, who slumped and died in a lecture hall on Tuesday. The Acting Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the college, Mr Joseph Okwulehi, who confirmed the death to newsmen in his office on Wednesday, said the Provost of …

The Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has said it is the responsibility of every citizen to be at alert amid the insecurity in Nigeria. Magashi made the disclosure during a chat with journalists as relayed in a video posted on Twitter by AIT. He said people should show that they are not cowards by defending themselves. He …

By Okhide Em’ya David Academic staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has once again gained an upper hand in its struggle to liberate itself from the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) after Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja set aside a Judgment delivered on the 11th of July 2014 by a Court of Appeal in favor of the NUT. The …

Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has commenced the enforcement of the Edo State Gaming Law of 2020 with the engagement of key actors in the sector to ensure full compliance with the law in the state. The Executive Chairman of EIRS, Igbinidu Inneh, in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said it was imperative for the state to enforce …

Edo State has recorded 20 new cases and 30 more recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) as the government intensifies sensitization and enforcement of guidelines to guard against spread of the second wave of the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of the State COVID-19 Taskforce, chaired by the state governor, Mr. Godwin …