January 2021

GOVERNORS AGREE TO BAN OPEN AND NIGHT GRAZING ACROSS STATES

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Governors of the South-West have agreed to ban all forms of open and night grazing across states within the region. This resolve was reached on Monday at a meeting between governors from the South-West region and the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association. Rising from the meeting, the chairman of the …

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COVID-19: FG ORDERS 10 MILLION DOSES OF VACCINES, EXTENDS EASED LOCKDOWN BY 1 MONTH

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government said it has placed an order for 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, ALSO regretting that the 100, 000 doses it was earlier scheduled to receive this month was no longer feasible. The federal government also explaining that the 100, 000 doses would be received next month, meanwhile government …

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FG TO ENGAGE 30,000 GRADUATES AS EXTENSION WORKERS.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government is to engage 30,000 graduates to serve as agriculture extension workers who will provide strategic support to farmers across the country. Federal government also announced that it had empowered 20 young Nigerian farmers with an initial take off grant of N30m, adding that the fund was provided through the Bank …

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BREAKING: Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Chelsea Football Club has parted ways with coach, Frank Lampard after a recent poor run of form. The club made the announcement on Monday confirming earlier reports that the club legend would soon be shown the exit door. The club described the decision as very difficult, and not one the owner and the …

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NAFDAC DG URGES MSMES TO LEVERAGE ON AFCFTA TO EXPAND MARKET FRONTIERS

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, says Nigeria’s participation in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement will usher in huge economic benefits, including a $2.5 trillion dollar Gross Domestic Product. Adeyeye stated this to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, in a …

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COURT ADMITS EVIDENCE EL-ZAKZAKY’S WIFE HAS COVID-19, ORDERS HER RELOCATION TO TREATMENT CENTRE

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA A Kaduna State High court presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada has ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service to evacuate the wife of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria , Zeenat Elzakzaky to an isolation centre to enable her to undergo treatment for COVID-19. Mrs Elzakzaky reportedly contracted the virus inside …

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47-YEAR-OLD MAN IN COURT FOR ILLEGALLY DISTRIBUTING NIN FORM

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA A 47-year-old man, Ibrahim Issa, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for unlawfully distributing the National Identification Number (NIN) forms to applicants. The police charged Issa, with unlawful distribution of NIN forms to applicants without authority from the National Identity Management Commission. The Police Prosecutor, ASP Benson Emuerhi, alleged that …

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INEC URGES NIGERIANS TO IGNORE FAKE NEWS ON CVR

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerians to ignore fake news making the round that it would resume its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) TODAY. The commission, on its social media on Sunday, said no date had been fixed for such exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission …

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SENATE OPENS TWO-DAY PUBLIC HEARING ON PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL

BY-DEJI The Senate today has commenced a two-day public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill. The petroleum industry bill has lingered in the National Assembly for nearly twenty years with previous assemblies failing to pass the critical legislation. Senate President Ahmed Lawan assured that the petroleum industry bill will be passed in the first quarter …

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UNILAG SET FOR NON-PHYSICAL POST-UTME TEST, COLLAPSES 2020/21 SESSION WITH 2021/22

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has appealed to public-spirited Nigerians to assist indigent candidates to get tablets, as the university gets set for the non-physical post-UTME test. Ogundipe made the appeal during an interview with Newsmen in Lagos. According to him, in the face of the resurgence of Novel Coronavirus …

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