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Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 37 COVID infections. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Thursday.  WHO seeks $23bn to end COVID pandemic  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked rich countries to take action and end the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency. The WHO said wealthy nations should […]

The Kano Hisbah board says it has destroyed over three million bottles of “assorted” beer seized in the state. Speaking on Wednesday while destroying the drinks, Harun Ibn-Sina, commandant of the board, said the exercise was approved by the state government. According to NAN, the bottles of alcohol, said to be a […]

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The plea bargain talks between Adedibu Ojerinde, former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have fallen through. The ICPC arraigned Ojerinde on July 6, 2021, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, on an 18-count charge bordering on alleged misappropriation of […]

A bill seeking to impose penalties on public officials who receive medical treatment abroad using government funds has passed second reading at the house of representatives. Sergius Ogun, a legislator from Edo state, is the sponsor of the bill that seeks to amend the National Health Act, 2014. Section 46 of the […]

Oyo state government on Wednesday sealed off Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over alleged failure to pay mandatory bills and taxes. Wasiu Olatunbosun, the commissioner for information, said IBEDC was sealed off over N400 million debt. Olatunbosun said IBEDC owes N139,440,000 in harmonised bills, N122,590,000 infrastructure bills, N116,516,111.41 tax audit bills and […]

The federal government says it will investigate the supply of adulterated premium motor spirit (petrol). The development follows serious nationwide concerns of contaminated petrol products in circulation. Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of the federal executive council meeting on Wednesday […]

The house of representatives has asked the federal government to declare a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country.  The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution at a plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Toby Okechukwu, deputy minority leader of the […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, on Wednesday, visited the Plateau state high court sitting in Jos to attend the trial of Jonah Jang, former Plateau governor. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Jang alongside Yusuf Pam, former cashier in the office of the secretary to the state government (OSSG), […]

No fewer than seven community leaders have been killed by gunmen in Mmahu autonomous community in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state. The community leaders were reportedly killed by the gunmen who invaded the community on Tuesday morning. Charles Mgaraho, president-general of the community, and six other leaders were killed in the attack. […]