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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo laying wreaths at the end of activities marking the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, led top government officials and members of the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen heroes. The event was the traditional laying of wreath marking …

The authorities of the University of Ibadan have approved February 22, 2021, for the resumption of academic activities in the institution. The PUNCH gathered that the university also cancelled its 2019/2020 academic session and renamed it 2020/2021. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo, earlier told The PUNCH that the institution’s senate met on Thursday. “Academic activities will commence for …

The National Youth Service Corps has banned all forms of religious gatherings on its orientation camps. NYSC Camp Safe Reopening Project Lead, Dr Oyeladun Okunromade, stated this on Friday at a sensitisation webinar for the 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members. The event with the theme, ‘Protecting The health Of The Nigerian Youth: Safe Reopening Of NYSC Orientation Camps’ …

Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday. The vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine, he said. The statement did not specify which type of vaccine would be used for the 10 million doses. It was also unclear whether the batch would be financed …

The inflation rate in Nigeria jumped in December to its highest level in more than three years, data released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. Inflation stood at 15.75 per cent in December, compared with 14.89 per cent in November, marking the 16th straight month of increases. The consumer inflation rate in December was the highest since …

President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening outlined a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and provide direct economic relief to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic, the CNN has reported. “There is real pain overwhelming the real economy — one where people rely on paychecks, not their investments, to pay for their bills and their meals …

*VP reviews local vaccine production, enforcement of non-pharmaceutical measures against virus & testing modalities with health & medical experts COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to ramp up public health infrastructure in Nigeria including the training of required experts even as governments should be doing more in the area of funding, aVice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Prof. Osinbajo (SAN) stated …

Edo State Government has urged members of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) not to pick passengers who are not wearing face masks, as part of measures to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19). A member of the Edo State COVID-19 Risk Communication Team, Mrs. Irene Uabor, made the appeal while …

After the House voted to impeach Donald Trump, the next step is a Senate trial, which could start the day Joe Biden is inaugurated. WASHINGTON, DC — Just hours after the U.S. House of Representatives passed an extraordinary resolution impeaching Donald Trump a second time, the future of the 45th president of the United States now rests firmly in the …

The National Examination Council (NECO) on Wednesday released the results of its 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) examination it conducted throughout the country between October and November. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Prof. Godswill Obioma announced the results on Wednesday in Abuja. Obioma said that 1,102,041 candidates passed at credit and above level.x The result, according …