The Federal Government has lifted a nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government also cancelled other restrictions that came along with the anti-COVID-19 measures imposed in March 2020 to curb the spread of virus. A hint of this decision was given last week by the Head of the Technical Secretariat on COVID-19, Dr …

The Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr Atedo Peterside has added his weight to the campaign to mobilise Nigerians of voting age to register with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and ensure the collection of their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC). Peterside, who is also President and Founder of Anap Foundation, made the patriotic call ahead of the last phase …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has announced an acting Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Research and Planning, Force Headquarters. He is Assistant Inspector General John Ogbonaya Amadi, who now represents the southeast geo-political zone in the top hierarchy of the Police. Until his death last month, DIG Joseph Egbunike, the Head of the Federal Criminal Investigation …

Telephone lines that are yet to be linked with the subscribers to the National Identity Numbers (NIN) have been deactivated. About 72.2 million such lines will be affected by the new measure. This follows the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, a decision that was anchored on improving the worrisome security situation in the country. Terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal …

Nigeria has a ratio of one doctor to 5,000 patients as against one to 600, which the World Health Organisation recommends. According the Nigerian Medical Association, who announced these figures during its annual lecture on Monday, there is a deficit of 315,426 medical doctors to cater to the health needs of 215,266,984 people. The latest United Nations population data peg …

Notable telecommunications personality, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe has lost his mother. Dame Keziah Adaora Ndukwe was 97 years old. A statement from the Ndukwe family and signed by their patriarch Dr. A. C. Ndukwe disclosed that a Commendation Service for the deceased will hold on May 6th, 2022 at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos from 1 pm. This …

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III on his 38th birthday In a message signed by his Media Adviser, Yomi Odunuga at the weekend, the Senator representing Delta Central extolled the virtues of the paramount ruler of Warri Kingdom. Senator Omo-Agege commended the wisdom of the royal father in administering his domain, consistently ensuring …

Rite Foods, the market leader in Nigeria’s food and beverage sector, has thrown its weight behind the environmental conservation initiative of PoPbeachclub’s “riteonthebeach”, which promotes the collection of ocean plastics on beaches for recycling with the proceeds funding scholarships of children in the communities. The social enterprise initiative by PoPbeachclub sets up recycling ecosystems in coastal communities that lack disposal …

The use of face masks in public places is no longer mandatory, discretionary. And by 19th April or thereabouts, measured against COVID-19 may be further relaxed, if all goes well. In an interview with The Punch, Head of the Technical Secretariat on COVID-19, Dr Muktar Muhammed also said that Nigeria would stop demanding proof of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests from …

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has sympathised with Nigerians over what it described as the ‘callous attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train’ on Monday night. ‘The NIPR expresses its heartfelt condolences to families of the deceased, Federal and Kaduna State governments’, a statement signed by its President and Chairman of the Governing Council, Malam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo, read. It …