Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has registered to purchase Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, a broadcast on state-run Vietnam Television (VTV) said on Friday. “In the meantime, Vietnam will still continue developing the country’s own COVID-19 vaccine,” the announcement said, citing the Health Ministry. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that the country had approved a COVID-19 vaccine named “Sputnik V.’’ Russian officials have dismissed concern expressed by scientists around the world over the lack of final-stage testing of the vaccine. “It remains unclear whether Vietnam is merely registering to buy a small number of doses of the vaccine for now or…
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The Ebonyi Government has ordered members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in the state, to immediately suspended their industrial action or be sacked. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that JUSUN members in the state embarked on the indefinite strike on Aug.13 over non-implementation of the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure (CJSS) by the state government. The union defiled Gov. David Umahi’s threat in a recent state function, to sack the members if they embarked on the strike. The government’s order for the strike’s suspension is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abakaliki by Dr…
The Executive Director of Inlaks, Tope Dare, has called for deployment of more ATM Machines to boost Nigeria’s financial inclusion target. Dare made the appeal during a virtual conference organised by Fintech 1000 Webinar Series, with the theme: “What Future for ATMs in Nigeria-Death or Resurgence”. He said that low deployment of ATMs was hindering the country’s financial inclusion target. According to him, factors discouraging its growth in Nigeria ranging from increasing cost of power at offsite locations to merger and acquisition among banks. “Other challenges causing low deployment can be attributed to high offsite rental, regulations requiring banks to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that the low number of the Coronavirus (COVID-19 )cases in the country is due to lesser number of samples collected across the states. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC Director General, said this on Thursday in Abuja during the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19. Ihekweazu, who was represented by NCDC Head of Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, Mrs Elsie Ilori, said that the testing labs were underutilized because the states were not collecting enough samples for the laboratory to test. “As mentioned earlier since the Sallah break we’ve had some of our confirmed cases…
As the world marks International Left Handers Day, some left handed people in Jos say they regard their nature as a blessing from God.The International Left Handers Day is observed annually on Aug.13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of the left handers.It was created to raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed in a predominantly right-handed world.They told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they did not see their situation as a challenge but a gift from God as they were exceptionally intelligent in their various endeavours in life.One of them, Mr Josiah Ishaya, a corp…
Four labour Unions of the University of Lagos have condemned the purported removal of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, by the governing council, describing it as unjust and illegal. This is contained in a statement jointly issued at the end of a joint meeting of the four staff unions, on Thursday in Lagos. The four unions are the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Union of Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologies (NATTS). The chairmen who signed the resolution include Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Dele Ashiru,…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 684 evacuees tested positive for COVID-19. This was revealed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the PTF, Mr Boss Mustapha, at the daily briefing of the Task Force on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 684 evacuees were part of 13,844 evacuees tested from the 14,906 persons evacuated so far. “It may interest you to note that of the 14,906 evacuees received during this COVID-19 pandemic, close to 80 per cent are youths for which we are…
Transactions maintained upward trend on Thursday with the market indicators appreciating further by 0.38 per cent, amid MTN Nigeria gains. Specifically, the All- Share Index rose by 95.49 points or 0.38 per cent to close at 25,236.97 compared with 25,141.48 posted on Wednesday. In the same vein, the market capitalisation rose by N50 billion or 0.38 per cent to close at N13.165 trillion against N13.115 trillion achieved on Wednesday. The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Nigerian Breweries, Unilever Nigeria, MTNN, Stanbic IBTC Holdings and Flour Mills. Capital market watchers attributed…
Dr George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs has applauded the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for its services to the education sector, saying it could perform better with availability of financial supports. Akume gave the commendation when he received the Committee of Vice Chancellors (CVC) in his office in Abuja, seeking support of the ministry for the organisation’s 60 years anniversary. In a statement issued by Mrs Julie Osagie, Deputy Director Press, office of Ministry of Special Duty, Akume said that such support could only be achieved through citizens’ response to tax payment. The Minister, therefore, urged…
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be increased through application of science, technology and innovation to the development of natural resources and products abundant in the nation. Onu said this on Thursday in Abuja during a visit by Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger-Delta, to his office. He said the ministry had enunciated policies like the Executive Order 05, which is centered on giving preference to Nigerian companies and firms in the award of contracts. According to Onu, the policy places premium on the use of…