Marburg virus outbreak kills six in Rwanda
Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda The country’s health minister, Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit in the capital, Kigali. Marburg, with a fatality rate of up to 88%, is from the same virus family as Ebola, and is […]
NNPCL: 8000 Illegal Refineries Destroyed In Six Months
The Deputy Manager of the NNPC Ltd Command and Control Centre, Murtala Muhammad, says over 8,000 illegal refineries and 5,800 illegal oil pipeline connections were detected and destroyed within six months. Muhammad who disclosed this in Abuja at a Stakeholders Engagement Session with National Assembly journalists, highlighted that oil theft remains a serious concern, especially […]
US President Biden Warns Against Full-scale War In Lebanon
As the United Nations General Assembly gets underway in New York, US President, Joe Biden, has warned against a full-scale war in Lebanon and said it is time to end the conflict in Gaza. In his final address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly, Biden said a diplomatic solution is still possible, noting […]
UEFA Reopens Bidding For 2027 Champions League Final
European football’s governing body UEFA has reopened the bidding for stadiums to host the 2027 Champions League final, after the match was stripped from Milan. The San Siro was to be the venue for the showcase final but, after Milan officials failed to assure UEFA that planned redevelopment work would not hamper the event, they […]
FG revises Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure
The Federal Government has approved the revision of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, backdating it to July 2024. Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, who announced this at a press briefing yesterday in Abuja, said his Commission would issue further directives on how pensioners, NYSC members and interns would benefit from […]
EU Gives 5.4m Euro Support To Nigeria And Other Sahel Countries
The European Union has supported Nigeria and five other Sahel countries affected by flood with 5.4 million Euros. The bloc, in a statement by its Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, noted that the 5.4 million Euros is to assist the more than 4.4 million people estimated to be affected by flood in the countries. A […]
Israeli Air Strikes Kill 492 People In Lebanon
At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, in the deadliest day of conflict there in almost 20 years. Thousands of families have also fled their homes as the Israeli military said it hit 1,300 Hezbollah targets in an operation to destroy infrastructure that the […]
Lagos State Marks A Day For Persons With Usher Syndrome
The Lagos State Government has declared the third Saturday in September of every year as a day for persons with usher syndrome – a genetic disorder that causes blindness and deafness. Speaking during a meeting with some persons with Usher Syndrome at the agency’s office in Ikeja, the General Manager of the Lagos State Office […]
Nigeria To Have A Representative At CAF Inter-club Competitions
Nigerian will have only one representative in the group stage of CAF inter-club competitions this season. Enyimba Football Club of Aba qualified for the group stage of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Etoile de Filante of Burkina Faso in Uyo on Sunday, but the reigning Nigeria Premier Football […]
NECO Releases June/July 2024 SSCE Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. NECO’s Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, who announced this known yesterday in Minna Niger state, said of the 1,376,423 candidates, 828,284 of them […]
