Fast and accurate testing labs at international terminals offer a new solution, as airports continue to be a focal point in the global spread of COVID-19 SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — From April to August, 2021, BGI’s COVID-19 testing lab has helped 5,500 Chinese travelers safely fly out of the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. In April, BGI set […]
Day: September 3, 2021
EFCC Arrests Five Suppliers of Suspected Adulterated Oil to a Multinational Company in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suppliers of suspected illegally- refined petroleum products to a multinational construction company in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested on Wednesday September 1, 2021 at the premises of the company, around Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, […]
COVID-19: Edo receives additional 40,012 doses of Moderna vaccines
Edo State has received additional 40, 012 doses of Moderna vaccines from the Federal Government, as the state intensifies the second phase COVID-19 vaccination exercise to protect more Edo citizens from the deadly virus. Executive Secretary of Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (EDSPHCDA), Dr. Julie Erhabor, received the vaccines at the Benin Airport on Thursday. […]
Nigerian police rescue 5 abducted students in NW state
LAGOS, Nigerian police said that they have rescued five of the 73 abducted students of a school in the country’s northwestern state of Zamfara. The students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in Kaya village in the Maradun local government area of the state on Wednesday. Mohammed Shehu, a spokesman for […]
Nigeria shuts down all school in two states over rising abductions; more restrictions imposed
ABUJA, Four state governments in northern and central Nigeria have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in a bid to stop mass kidnappings and other violent crimes plaguing the region. Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits have terrorized local communities for years, but security forces have recently struggled to contain worsening violence. […]
New law will make Nigeria’s petroleum industry attractive to investors
Nigeria’s journey to the Petroleum Industry Act started in 2000 under President Olusegun Obasanjo, who inaugurated an oil and gas sector reform implementation committee. The committee’s report formed the basis of the first Petroleum Industry Bill eight years later. It was submitted to the National Assembly but not passed. Nor was it passed under the next president, Goodluck Jonathan. […]
NEDC Hands Over Housing Units, Distributes Essential Items To IDPs
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has formally handed over 1000 housing unit at Ngwom community in Maiduguri and distribute food and essential Items to Internal displaced Persons (IDPs ) The commission also handed over a constructed and well equipped burning center to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and a ground breaking ceremony for […]
Kano To Generate 150 MegaWatts Electricity From Waste
Capegate Investment Company has disclosed plans to generate 150 MegaWatts of electricity from waste products in Kano state northwestern Nigeria in the next 5 years. The Group Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Bello Abba Yakasai disclosed this while briefing newsmen in the state. Yakasai said they planned to generate 10 MegaWatts by 2022 and […]
NITDA Trains 178 Children On Artificial Intelligence,Coding
The National Information Technology Development Agency ,NITDA, has trained 178 young kids on robotics, drones artificial intelligence, coding and other in a period of two weeks. The Director General NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program The programme was organized by the National Centre […]
Taraba State University Hosts 12th Matriculation Ceremony
Taraba State University has been rated 63rd in the country.The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe, disclosed this during the 12th Matriculation ceremony in Jalingo. “The University is rated the 63rd from 94th in the previous years out of over 250 Universities in the Country. “In the light of the above, I […]