ANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, on Thursday gave a breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure in the country. Agba revealed this at the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) Conference organized by Connected Development (CODE) in partnership with BudgIT civil society organization in Abuja. According to Agba, of the N500 billion COVID-19 funds, N288billion has been released to implementing agencies to support programmes and Federal Government, while the Ministry...

16.6 Million Africans Miss Measles Vaccines – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) says about 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles vaccine doses between January 2020 and April 2021 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Matshidiso Moeti, made this known during a virtual press conference facilitated by APO Group on Thursday. Report has it that Measles is highly contagious, requiring at least 95 per cent immunization coverage in the population to prevent...

Suspected Bandits Invade Niger Community, Attack Military Camp

Suspected bandits allegedly launched an attack on a military camp in Zazzaga community, Munya LGA of Niger state early Wednesday morning. At about 4 am on Wednesday, unknown men with arms invaded Zazzaga community in groups, shooting sporadically. As reported by TheCable, differents groups attacked different areas of the community. While a group attacked the military camp located near a junior secondary school in the area, another group blocked the major road that leads to...

Police Arrests Alleged Killer of 29-Year-Old Man In Ebonyi

The Ebonyi Police Command said Wednesday it had arrested the alleged killer of 29-year-old Chukwudi Chukwu at a wake in Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Oda, told newsmen in Abakiliki that the suspect, who claimed to be a vigilante, was fake. According to Odah, investigations reveal that he is not a vigilante in Okposi. “He could not explain the source of a locally-made double-barrel gun,...

Gunmen Kill Amotekun Corps in Oyo

Some gunmen have reportedly ambushed and killed Suleiman Qudril, an operative of Amotekun Corps, around Fiditi area of Oyo State. Qudril, 25, was killed in an ambush on Tuesday by gunmen numbering about 11 at Living Farms in Fiditi area of the state. The Commandant of the Corps, retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan. According to Olayanju, Quadir and his colleague, Amo Yisau, were escorting the staff of...

FG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja granted N10 million as seed fund to five innovators that emerged winners in the World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) challenge. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five startup winners emerged among over 800 entries made for the challenge and received N2 million each. The winners were Muhammed Bature for Schoola Limited, Jeremiah Kuro for Blieu-1 Automations Limited, and Nwachinemere Emeka for Kitovu Technology Company with...

Christian Students Raises Concerns Over Rising Insecurity in South East

The Christian Student Movement (SCM) of Nigeria has raised concern over the rising spate of banditry and general insecurity in the South-East. The President of the SCM, Mrs. Eberechukwu Ubesie disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu during her inaugural press briefing as the newly elected leader of the group. Ubesie said that the group was worried that the current state of insecurity in the region, especially, in Ebonyi, had displaced some members of certain communities...

Buhari Mourns Popular Industrialist, Udealo Aghazu

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Udealo Aghazu family, the Anambra Government, the community of industrialists in Nnewi, Anambra; friends and associates of late Dr. Udealo Aghazu. Aghazu passed away recently at the age of 75. The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday. Buhari maintained that late Aghazu, who holds the traditional title of ‘Kpakpando Nnewi’, would be sorely missed. According to...

Nigerian Governors Announces Date to Start Implementing Financial Autonomy for Judiciary

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said it will start the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislative and judiciary institutions by May 2021. The assurance was given by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the State House. Fayemi maintained that the Nigerian governors have never been opposed to the issue of financial autonomy...

Nigerians Have Been Denied Good Governance – Ubani

Former Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Ubani, has thrown his weight behind the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), adding that Nigerians have been denied good governance. Ubani made the assertion while speaking on a Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Tuesday, accusing Nigerian governors of controlling the judiciary and legislative arms of government. On April 6, JUSUN declared a nationwide strike to press home its...

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