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Sanwo-Olu Receives Leadership Governor Of The Year, Says Award Marks

Ayomide Oyewole 10/09/2021

Governor Dedicates Award to Residents of Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, leads by example and from the front. The confirmation came with the conferment of a coveted institution award on the Lagos helmsman last night in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Sanwo-Olu received the Leadership’s prize for Governor of the Year for successfully […]Read More

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MEDICAL DIRECTOR ENJOINS PHYSIOTHERAPISTS TO EMBRACE TELE-REHABILITATION

Ayomide Oyewole 09/09/2021

… As General Hospital Ifako-Ijaiye Celebrates World Physiotherapy Day The Medical Director, General Hospital, Ifako Ijaiye, Dr. Bamidele Mustapha has enjoined physiotherapists in the country to embrace Telerehabilitation, also known as e-rehabilitation, due to the emergence of COVID-19. Dr. Mustapha made the call on Wednesday in his address at an event to mark Y2021 World […]Read More

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Nigeria Reports 558 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths

Tolani Giwa 30/07/2021

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 558 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), figures on Friday morning also showed that two new deaths from COVID-19-related complications were reported. The centre said that Lagos state led the daily infection chart with 376. The NCDC said that […]Read More

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Buhari signs N983bn 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law

Ayomide Oyewole 27/07/2021

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, signed the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N982,729,695,343 into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, (House of Representatives), Umar El-Yakub, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. El-Yakub said the Act will be largely focused on funding security and health […]Read More

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES N4.87BN BUDGET TO TRACK, INTERCEPT CALLS, MESSAGES

Ayomide Oyewole 12/07/2021

The National Assembly has approved a N4.87bn budget for the National Intelligence Agency to track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. The amount is part of the N895.8bn supplementary budget submitted by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), last month and approved by both chambers of the […]Read More

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COVID-19: SYDNEY LOCKDOWN EXTENDED AS DELTA OUTBREAK SPREADS

Ayomide Oyewole 07/07/2021

Sydney residents will be in lockdown for another week as Australia’s largest city fights to contain a Covid outbreak. The New South Wales government said it had made the “difficult decision” as it battles the highly transmissible Delta strain. A stay-at-home order was issued on 26 June. Australia has recorded 910 deaths and fewer than […]Read More

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MYANMAR’S AUNG SAN SUU KYI FULLY VACCINATED AMID SPIKE IN

Ayomide Oyewole 07/07/2021

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, her lawyer has confirmed to the BBC’s Burmese service. It comes as Myanmar is battling a surge in cases, the effects of which have been felt as far as China. Medical services in the country have buckled since the February coup, with health […]Read More

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COVID-19: LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT DID NOT CLOSE ANY SCHOOL

Ayomide Oyewole 07/07/2021

Lagos State Government and its agencies did not order the closure of any school due to Covid-19, contrary to a media report. The reported closure of two private schools in Lekki did not follow a directive from the Government, as speculated in the media. Preliminary finding by the Lagos State Ministry of Education, according to […]Read More

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COVID-19: Nigeria’s Consulate in New York Embarks On Vaccination Drive

Tolani Giwa 21/06/2021

The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has embarked on a vaccination programme to vaccinate Nigerians within its jurisdiction against COVID-19. The Consul-General, Lot Egopija, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the aim was to keep Nigerians within its jurisdiction safe from COVID-19. “The vaccination programme is one of our reach-out […]Read More

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FEC Approves 895.84 Billion Naira Supplementary Budget For Covid-19, Military

Ayomide Oyewole 10/06/2021

THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday approved the draft 2021 supplementary budget of N895,842,462,917. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. The Minister explained that the […]Read More