Day: January 25, 2021

Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, said Nigeria recorded four cases of COVID-19, B117 variant strain, first reported in the United Kingdom. Speaking at the national briefing on Monday in Abuja, Mustapha said; “over the last few weeks, the PTF had been closely following the rising number of infections reported daily in Nigeria and in other jurisdictions. “Similarly, our scientists have been sequencing the variants of the virus. “There have been reports of cases with the B117 variant…

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness conditions from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy conditions over northern region with chances of dust haze condition over Yobe, northern Borno and Jigawa throughout forecast period on Tuesday. According to it, the North Central region is expected to be in sunny and hazy atmosphere during the forecast period. The agency predicted patches of cloud in hazy condition over the inland within the forecast period moving down the…

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The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested an alleged supplier of arms and ammunition to bandits in the state. The police alleged that one Haruna Yusuf, 47, and other suspects found with two machine guns and 179 anti-aircraft ammunition, were arrested. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Sanusi Buba, announced this during a news conference on Monday in Katsina. Buba said that the suspects were arrested in their hideouts at Sawarya village, Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina state. “Based on credible intelligence, the command has been following…

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The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde  Fashola, has stated that his ministry was currently executing 43 road projects within tertiary institutions across the country with a view to enhancing the learning environment. The Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs Boade Akinola, in a statement to newsmen, on Sunday, quoted the minister as saying this while handing over a 2km internal road project, rehabilitated and reconstructed by his ministry at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State. The Minister, who was represented  at the…

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The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested one Korede Anifowose, male, of 24, Omisakin St., Agbelekale, Abule Egba suburb of Lagos for attacking one Sola Musa, a Point Of Sale (POS) operator, at Fatolu Bus Stop, Ipaja. In a statement signed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Command said that Anifowose had attacked the POS operator and was later chased by the anti- crime police operatives before he was eventually arrested. “One locally made pistol and some expended cartridges…

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