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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, its Director-General, has said. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Adeyeye said  NAFDAC’s safety committee began an evaluation of the vaccine immediately after the agency received the dossier […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated commercial banks to open new dollar accounts with offshore lenders for the purpose of receiving international money transfers. The directive was disclosed by WorldRemit- an International Money Transfer Operators (IMTO) player to its clients, the Nation newspaper reported. The new directive on dollar account opening is coming […]

President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. The appointment is for a single term of five years, the government said. The appointment is “in accordance with the provision of Section 12 (2) (a) and 6 (3) of the […]

  The Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari (to declare a state of emergency on security without further delay.   The red chamber made the call following a point of order by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), on the abduction of students and the staff of the Government Science Secondary School in Kagara, […]

An early morning attack by gunmen on Wednesday at a government college in Niger State has left at least one student dead, while scores were kidnapped. The attackers were said to have surrounded Government Science College,  Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of the state around 2 am and began to attack the students’ hostels. […]