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Census to hold March 29 to April 1 – commission
Abuja, Jan. 20, 2023 – The 2023 national population and housing census will hold from March 29 to April 1, 2023. Nasir Kwarra, the Chairman of National Population Commission, announced this in Abuja on Friday after an audience with the President Muhammadu Buhari. “By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be in the field enumerating people,” said Kwarra. According to him, the tools to be deployed will be able to code buildings and landmass, detailing information such as location and landscapes, among others. This, he said, would ensure …
Ogunlesi, first Nigerian professor of medicines, dies at 99
Abeokuta, Jan, 20, 2023 – Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi, the first Nigerian Professor of Medicine is dead. Ogunlesi, who hailed from Sagamu in Ogun State, died on Thursday at the age of 99 years. He became first Nigerian Professor of Medicine in 1965. Ogunlesi started his career as a medical doctor at Yaba College of Medicine in 1947. Confirming his death, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, described Ogunlesi’s death as painful. In a statement on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the governor said that Ogunlesi passed away …
NJC recommends appointment of 9 heads of court, 84 judges
Abuja, Jan. 20, 2023 (NAN) The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of nine heads of courts and 84 judges. The NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, said in a statement on Friday that the decisions were taken at the council’s meeting held on January 18 and January 19, 2023. Oye said that all recommended candidates were expected to be sworn-in after the approval of the NJC recommendations by their respective State Governors and the respective State Houses of Assembly, as the case may be. Those recommended for …
Shamsudeen Usman chairs new board of MOFI
Abuja, Jan. 20, 2023 – The Federal Government has announced a new board of directors for the newly restructured Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI). Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, a Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The statement said that the board of directors of MOFI would provide strategic direction and oversight, while the executive management team would drive day-to-day operations of the company. The new board is to be chaired by Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, while the new …
NCDC responding to diphtheria outbreak in Lagos, Kano
Abuja, Jan. 20, 2023- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is responding to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States,, while monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe states. A statement by Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director-General of the NCDC, said that there had been laboratory-confirmed cases in addition to clinically suspected cases,. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by the bacterium called Corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat and sometimes the skin of an individual. Transmission of Diphtheria spreads easily between people …
Conference to teach Christian youths how to prosper holds from Feb. 18
Lagos, Jan. 20, 2023 – Christian youths from across Africa are to come together for an International Billionaire Conference where they will be taught the sound principles of prospering through establishing and running genuine businesses. The gathering, planned for the Redemption Camp, Kilometre 46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in Ogun State, is in obedience to a divine mandate to raise billionaire Christians that will grow though their commitment to and dedication to building businesses by following biblical financial principles. The founder of the Billionaire Christian Movement and Convener of the IBCC, Mr …
Address me as Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, Osun gov. directs
Osogbo, Jan. 20, 2023 – The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, says he should be officially addressed as Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke by the ministries, departments and agencies of government. He said the head of the various ministries, departments and agencies of the state government had not been consistent in addressing Mr Governor. An official circular was issued to this effect by the Office of the State Head of Service in Osogbo on Thursday and copied to the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, the …
African countries should stop energy subsidies – AfDB
Lagos, Jan. 20, 2023 -The African Development Bank (AfDB) has advised African countries to stop subsidies on energy consumption to release more resources to bridge the deficit in production. It said that energy subsidies was one of the reasons why Africa countries were experiencing energy insecurity. Energy insecurity means energy deficit when the amount of energy consumed is greater than the amount of energy produced. The AfDB gave this advice in its 2023 African’s Macroeconomic and Performance Outlook report which was released on Thursday, January 19, 2023. In the report, the …
COVID-19: ICAO issues new guidelines on air travel
Lagos, Jan. 20, 2023 The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has issued new recommendations for countries on COVID-19-related requirements for air travel. ICAO, in a new bulletin from its Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation, said the guidance was designed to help countries maintain air connectivity. ICAO Secretary General, Juan Carlos Salazar, said: “this new ICAO bulletin clearly emphasises that as more states lift their COVID-19 related cross-border restrictions for air travellers, it is important for increased air travel connectivity and improved …
FG to realise N11.54tn from highway concession
Abuja, Jan. 20, 2023 – The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says government will realise N11.54 trillion on the 25-year concession granted for maintenance of some highways in the country. Manji Yarling, the Acting Head, Media and Publicity of ICRC, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The ICPC said that the approvals came through the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI). It said the goals of the project were to ensure efficient management and development of the country’s federal road network and provide adequate highway services. The …