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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this after a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, …

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday assumed office to commence his second tenure for a period of five years. Yakubu at the expiration of his first tenure on Nov.9 handed over the affairs of the commission to National Commissioner, Ahmed Mu’azu, while awaiting Senate confirmation for second tenure. Yakubu, at a brief takeover ceremony at …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved the recruitment of 500 professionals into the state’s civil service. This follows projections by the Edo State Civil Service Commission that nine per cent of the state’s workforce will attain the age of 60 or 35 years in service within the next five years, while three per cent of the total workforce …

By Okhide Em’ya David . The collapse of server of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, has put the fate of thousands of post-UTME candidates who sat for the examination  on  Tuesday December 8, 2020  hanging. Investigation reveals that the  servers of the school collapsed on Wednesday. A Short Messaging Service, SMS, sent out on Wednesday afternoon directed the affected candidates, …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that an effective implementation of innovative ideas in the port sector will rapidly change the narrative, the perception, and the ranking of Nigeria in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International. This, according to him, is aside the benefit of improved efficiency in the operations of the nation’s seaports. Prof. Osinbajo (SAN) …

   Public Designations of Current and Former Government Officials Under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights By Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Promoting and advancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms continues to be a top priority for the United States.  …

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Today is Tuesday, Dec. 8. Here are the stories Patch has been covering on the North Shore and across Massachusetts. When Tread Tabata, MHD owner Kelly Lorenz thinks of the members of her Marblehead fitness studio she says she feels like she is thinking of members of her own family. Lorenz said she breathed “a huge sigh …

By Okhide Em’ya David  Fresh academic calendar may not commence at the Ambrose Ali University ,AAU, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria at the same time with other public Universities, when the nation-wide strike by the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would have been suspended.   This fact emerged from a resolution of  the local chapter of ASUU at the Ivory Tower, …

MASSACHUSETTS — The state is rolling back its reopening plan and instituting some new restrictions as a surge of coronavirus infections threatens to overwhelm the state’s health care system. Massachusetts is moving back to the first part of phase three, reducing gathering and capacity limits and shuttering some indoor activity and entertainment venues. The step back goes into effect Sunday. …

By Okhide Em’ya David. Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of Police brutality, otherwise known as  SARS saga  and related abuses, on Tuesday  ordered that the Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP,  Tope and Chief Superintendent of Police, Balogun, both of Ogida Division, Benin City, to  appear before it. The top Police officers are to appear before the Panel …