Skip to content
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit News
  • Sitemap
Nigeria News Digest
  • General
  • Athletic
  • Trading
  • Study
  • Medicine
  • Key Issues
  • Human Rights
  • Lifestyle
  • Press Releases

Day: January 16, 2022

General

Nigeria: Farmers, herders clash leave five dead, houses burnt in Ogun

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

At least five persons were killed when farmers and herders clashed in Nigeria’s Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.   Houses, maize barns, motorcycles, and other valuables were reportedly set ablaze in the clash.   The clash occurred barely a year after a similar incident claimed scores of lives in the Yewa axis of […]

General

US: A week after Bronx fire, families to bury their loved ones

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

A Bronx community gathers on Sunday to pay its final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled an apartment building with thick, suffocating smoke that killed 17 people, including eight children.   The mass funeral, to begin at the Islamic Cultural Center at 10 am, will culminate a week of prayers […]

Medicine

Covid-19: Covax delivers one billionth vaccine dose

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines hit a “key milestone” Saturday when it delivered its one billionth dose, one of its key backers said.   The Covax facility was set up in 2020 by the World Health Organization, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to […]

General

UN Grants $150 Million in Aid for 13 Underfunded Crises

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

GENEVA — The United Nations is allocating $150 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support seriously underfunded humanitarian operations in 13 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.   Topping the list of underfunded crises are Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan. These countries will receive between […]

Athletic

UN releases “Sport for Peace” stamps to celebrate 2022 Winter Olympic Games

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

The UN Postal Administration (UNPA) released the new “Sport for Peace” stamps to celebrate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.   The UNPA said in a press release that it is the first time that it has issued stamps for the Olympic Winter Games.   The stamps feature hockey players, snowboarders, figure skaters, bobsledders, curlers; and […]

Trading

Enhancing SMEs’ growth through financial products to boost employment

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector is considered the backbone of any economy as it contributes massively to employment and export growth.   A recent survey conducted by PriceWaterCoopers said SMEs accounted for 91 per cent of businesses, 60 per cent of employment and contributed 52 per cent of the total Gross Domestic Product […]

General

Shonekan legacies of patriotism, patience will live on – NGF

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

The Northern Governors’ Forum has eulogised the former Head of the Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, saying his legacies of patriotism, patience and tolerance will continue to live on.   They lauded the late elder statesman critical role of ensuring the stability of Nigeria during one of its difficult moments.   The forum, […]

General

UN Agency Calls for International Action to End Sahel Conflict

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

GENEVA — UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency is calling for international action to end the armed conflict in Africa’s Central Sahel region, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 2.5 million over the last decade.   Data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project finds violence […]

Trading

NNPC Weekly: Company rallies workforce for higher efficiency, profitability

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

The weekly activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) started with staff been urged to brace for higher levels of efficiency in 2022 as it now operates under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).   Addressing the workforce at the maiden corporate wide town-hall meeting for the year 2022, the GMD/CEO of the […]

General

Osun Governor Congratulates Bisi Akande On His Birthday

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022Web DeskComment(0)

Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has congratulated former governor of the State, Chief Abdukareem Adebisi Akande on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.   Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described Baba Akande as a compendium of wisdom, father and an exemplary elder statesman.   He commended the octogenarian for […]

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Next

Search

Advertisement

Pages

  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit News
  • Sitemap

Categories

  • General
  • Athletic
  • Trading
  • Study
  • Medicine
  • Key Issues
  • Human Rights
  • Lifestyle
  • Press Releases

Archives

Calendar

January 2022
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Dec   Feb »

Search

Monthly Arhcive

Pages

  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit News
  • Sitemap

Recent Posts

  • Operation Plan Edo: Gov. Obaseki’s Concern for the Future May 24, 2022
  • Menstrual Hygiene: MDAs unveil Pad Banks for emergency in offices May 24, 2022
  • Zazzau emirate, UNICEF collaborate to tame malnutrition in Kaduna May 24, 2022
© Copyright 2021. All Rights Reserved. | Editorial by MysteryThemes.