UNAIDS Says HIV Variant Not a Major Public Health Threat

HealthUnited NationsUNAIDS Says HIV Variant Not a Major Public Health Threat

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 9, 2022

The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has said the newly-discovered Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) variant does not pose a major public health threat. UNAIDS disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. Last Thursday, scientists announced the discovery of a new strain of HIV in the Netherlands. The strain was described as the subtype-B HIV-1 and dubbed it the VB variant. The research indicated that people living with the new HIV subtype experience double...

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House of Reps Approve Bill to Raise Academic Qualification for President, Others

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Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 8, 2022

ABUJA — A bill that seeks to raise the educational qualification for election into the office of the president has passed the second reading at the house of representatives. The bill sponsored by Adewunmi Onanuga, a lawmaker from Ogun state, passed first reading last Tuesday. It seeks to raise the minimum academic qualification for election as a governor, state, and federal legislator. Sections 65, 106, 131, and 177 of the 1999 constitution stipulate that a...

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WHO Says 10 Million People Died of Cancer in 2021

HealthUnited NationsWellnessWHO Says 10 Million People Died of Cancer in 2021

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

Of the 20 million people diagnose with cancer in 2021, 10 million died according to the World Health Organization, (WHO). In a statement issued to commemorate the World Cancer Day 2022 themed ‘Closing the Care Gap’, the WHO described cancer as one of the world’s leading causes of death. The organization noted that although all cancers can be prevented or cured, the number deaths from the disease will continue to rise in the decades ahead...

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Nigerian Government Set To Privatize 42 Government Agencies, Companies

BusinessEconomyNational DevelopmentNigerian Government Set To Privatize 42 Government Agencies, Companies

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — The National Council on Privatisation (NCP), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says about 42 government agencies and companies will be privatized this year. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in a statement on Friday said the proposed transactions had all been approved by National Council on Privatisation during its maiden meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The statement read in part: “The transactions are 11 in the energy sector, 10 in...

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Kano-Kaduna Rail Project May Slow Down Due to Lack of Funds — Amaechi

InfrastructureTransportationKano-Kaduna Rail Project May Slow Down Due to Lack of Funds — Amaechi

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 20221

KANO — Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, has indicated that a lack of adequate funding may reduce the pace of work and completion of the Kano-Kaduna railway project. The minister disclosed this while inspecting work on the project in Kano on Friday. According to him, Journalists in the country are grappling with some financial challenges due to the economic downturn. “I have never denied that we are having financial challenges, and that is because of...

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Nigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

ChinaNewsNigeriaNigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

The national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), learning from China’s model of industrialization will be beneficial to Nigeria. He said this while receiving a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday. This was documented in a statement issued by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson. “There is much that Nigeria can learn from China, especially it’s model of industrialization. “This is a country that...

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APC Inaugurates State Chairpersons

NewsPoliticsAPC Inaugurates State Chairpersons

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 4, 2022

ABUJA — The national caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), inaugurated party chairpersons for each state in the country excluding Kano and Sokoto. The committee inaugurated chairpersons for 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Thursday. The chairman of the committee, Mai Mala Buni, who was represented by John Akpanudoedehe, secretary of the committee inaugurated the state chairpersons. This development comes a few weeks before the party’s national convention scheduled for...

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Buhari’s Administration Has Curbed Corruption – Lai Mohammed

CorruptionPoliticsBuhari’s Administration Has Curbed Corruption – Lai Mohammed

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 4, 2022

ABUJA — Lai Mohammad, minister of information and culture, has described the reforms initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as effective. According to him, these reforms have played a major role in preventing corruption in the country. Mohammed said this on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. “As you are aware, one of the three major policy planks of this administration is the fight against corruption, with the others, of course, being to tackle...

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Saraki Hints at Interest in Contesting Presidency

NewsNigeria ElectionsSaraki Hints at Interest in Contesting Presidency

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 4, 2022

ABUJA — Bukola Saraki, former senate president, has hinted at his interest to contest in the 2023 presidential election. He indicated this in a series of tweets made through his Twitter handle on Thursday. He noted that Nigerians will have a greater sense of their nationality if he was allowed to lead the country. Although there have been calls for the former senate president to contest in the 2023 presidential election, he has not officially...

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Nigeria’s Education System is Poor — Gbajabiamila

EducationNigeria’s Education System is Poor — Gbajabiamila

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2022

ABUJA — The speaker of the house of reps, Femi Gbajabiamila says Nigeria’s education system is poor. He made this statement on Monday while inaugurating some projects at Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos state. According to him,  the country’s educational system is nothing much to speak about. Gbajabiamila urged that all hands must be on deck to remedy the situation. “The education system is poor in Nigeria. It is something I talk about anywhere I get...

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