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The federal government has reduced Emirates Airlines’ flight operations to Abuja airport from daily to once per week. In a letter dated December 9 and addressed to the country manager, Emirates Airlines, Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said that the new schedule becomes effective on Sunday, December 12, 2021. The […]

The Ghana Health Service has reviewed its COVID-19 protocol for international travellers owing to the rise in cases of the Omicron variant detected in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, director-general of the service, said the country has witnessed an increase in COVID-19 cases since the Omicron variant was detected. […]

Nine worshippers have been killed by gunmen in an attack on a mosque at Tungan Ba’are village in Mashegu LGA of Niger state. According to the Niger police command, six other people were injured in the attack that took place on Thursday. Monday-Bala Kuryas, commissioner of police in the state, said the […]

Olorunnimbe Mamora, minister of state for health, says primary healthcare centres (PHCs) require adequate funding to become functional.  Mamora spoke on Thursday at a public hearing organised by the house of representatives committee considering bills seeking to establish federal medical centres. The minister said less than one-third of the 30,000 primary healthcare […]

Rabe Nasir, commissioner for science and technology in Katsina state, has been killed. He was said to have been killed on Wednesday evening at his residence in Fatima Shema estate of Katsina state. Sanusi Buba, Katsina commissioner of police, confirmed the discovery of the body during a visit to the deceased’s residence […]

The federal government says it’s only the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that is eligible for use as booster shots. On Friday, the federal government had approved booster shots for Nigerians that have completed two doses of AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer BioNTech or one dose of Johnson & Johnson. The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency […]

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says despite the challenges confronting Nigeria, the country has a duty to “rescue” neighbouring countries when such support is required. Speaking on Thursday at an event organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, Fayemi said the African continent is yearning for Nigeria’s leadership. […]

Femi Falana, human rights advocate and senior lawyer, will give the keynote speech at TheCable Colloquium which will discuss the vital link between investigative journalism and the demand for good governance. The colloquium, scheduled for Wednesday, December 15, 2021, is organised by the Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF) — a partner organisation of […]

The federal government has proposed plans to mandate ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to pay revenue generated in gross into the federation account or consolidated revenue fund (CRF). This is contained in the draft copy of the 2021 finance bill transmitted to the national assembly. The bill, which scaled the second reading […]