The CEOs of nine drug companies made a joint pledge Tuesday that they will “stand with science” and not release a vaccine for the new coronavirus until it has been adequately vetted for safety. The pledge was signed by leaders from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna and Novavax. The leaders of four companies working on joint vaccine projects — …
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The Nigeria Army has confirmed the killing of Mr Terwase Akwaza, alias “Gana,” the ‘most wanted criminal’ in Benue state. The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa state, Maj. -Gen. Moundhey Ali, told newsmen on Tuesday that Gana was killed at a roadblock mounted by the Army along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road following exchange of gunfire. The News Agency of Nigeria …
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The Federal Government is no more going to be releasing guiding price bands for the sale of petrol at filling stations; hence, oil marketers are now free to fix prices. On March 19, 2020, the government, through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, commenced what it called a petrol pricing regime, whereby it releases bands showing upper and lower limits …
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The Independent National Electoral commission might have concluded arrangements to allow those who cannot be verified by its Smart Card Reader to vote in the Edo State governorship election holding on September 19. Also, the deployment of the z-Pad to capture facial recognition and Iris scan, which enjoyed wide acclaim in the recent Nasarawa bye-election, has been discarded. It was …
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…Use of card readers for authentication affected …Distribution of election materials may be strained …Politicians hijack nominees for Supervising Presiding Officers, SPOs …No threat to polls, allegations misleading, mischievous – INEC Barring last minute change of plans before tomorrow’s meeting, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is in a quandary over next week’s governorship election in Edo State, as national …
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Says price’ll change as crude oil price changes Justifies electricity tariff increase lAdds, those who get less than 12hrs of power not affected No more estimated billing Laments COVID-19 reduced revenue by almost 60% President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, asked Nigerians to expect a further increase in the price of petrol, saying people would pay more as soon as the price …
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A nationwide health crisis capable of diminishing any gains made in the containment of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is looming. About 24 hours after the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced an “indefinite nationwide strike” on Monday, another key organ of Nigeria’s health workforce is threatening to down tools. The Joint Health Sector Unions, a group of other …
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For PPMC, it is a marketer , it also sells products. It also carries out analysis to say, this is my own price because I sourced for this product and it’s that mechanism they have adopted. It is based on their costs. It’s like bottle water which is produced in a deregulated market. You look at how much you produced …
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it was committed to the credible electoral process in the upcoming forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this known at a webinar on Edo/Ondo Elections organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of …
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Despite being maliciously criticized and mocked by his adversaries as “an MoU governor,” Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has just signed another deal with the Government of Malaysia for the establishment of a University of Innovation in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Obaseki, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was …
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