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…Another N255m approved for repairs of oxygen plants in 5 hospitals By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of COVID-19 patients who need oxygen. The Minister of Finance, Budget …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Nigeria have continued to surge as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,964 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 116,655. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Thursday. Recall that the country on Jan. 21 marked a new single-day …

Doyin Okupe and son, Bolu A former spokesperson for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has reacted to his son, Bolu, declaring self as a gay. Bolu made the disclosure in a Thursday post on Instagram. “Yes, I’m Gay AF,” he captioned a semi-clad photo of himself in rainbow-coloured shorts with a …

Thirty-nine healthcare Edo State workers have been infected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the last 72 hours, the state government has said. Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Health Dr. Osamwonyi Irowa, who stated this during a news briefing in Benin City, said case management for critical care is …

Nigeria operates a presidential system of government tailored in federal structure. Consequently, there are exclusive, residual and concurrent lists demarcating the functions of federal and state governments. While the exclusive list depicts the operating areas of the federal government, the residual list indicates the schedules of the state governments while …

The Incubator Reality has created a lifeline to leapfrog and disrupt Nigerian start-ups to increase their capacity and access to funding via a novelty incubation program. A statement by ECSCORP, the Incubator’s architect, said the reality TV show, the biggest and first of its kind in the world, seeks to change the …

By Ayomide Oriade “Every health professional in Nigeria is concerned about the second wave and the rate at which the virus is spreading in the country. It showed that people didn’t keep to required protocols despite the warnings. Our health system can’t handle an exponential increase, and the majority of …

N-Power beneficiaries, who have concluded the two-year job programme, will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects, the Federal Government has declared. This is part of the newly-activated N-power exit strategy. The initiative is for Batches A and B of the N-Power programme. Minister of Humanitarian …

A yet-to-be identified adult male was Wednesday killed by a hit-and-run driver in Anambra State. The accident occurred along Ihiala-Owerri road at about 5pm. An eyewitness, who did not mention her name, said the casualty was found lying unconscious by the roadside after he was run over by the unidentified …

U.S President Joe Biden on his first day in office issued some executive orders undoing some of former President Donald Trump’s policies. Among the 17 executive orders and presidential actions Biden signed on Wednesday were the order to end travel restrictions and immigration from countries including Nigeria, Eritrea, Yemen, Sudan …