DEATHS from coronavirus in the country have risen sharply since the onset of the second wave late last month. Critical cases have also gone up as states continue to take stricter measures to halt the virus spread. According to Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 74 deaths have been recorded from the virus this month (as at Saturday). There are 22 critical cases of people receiving oxygen at one Federal Capital Territory (FCT) isolation centre. The NCDC report said after a progressive drop in the number of deaths recorded from September to November, the death toll regained momentum this month.…
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Shops and valuable goods were on Sunday damaged when fire gutted the Ketu Plank Market, Lagos State on Sunday. The Lagos State Emergency Management confirmed the incident, adding that no life was lost. The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the cause of the fire incident could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. He said, “Emergency responders comprising of LASEMA Response Team and the Lagos State Fire Service have curtailed the raging inferno at Ketu Plank Market on Demurin Street, Ketu, Lagos. “The cause of the fire incident which reportedly started from one part…
Anthony Joshua has hatched a three-point plan so he can dominate world heavyweight boxing. The big Brit is already plotting a future route back to the WBO title if Oleksandr Usyk makes him drop it to land the £500million two-fight Gypsy King deal. Usyk, the 33-year-old undisputed cruiserweight king, has been Joshua’s mandatory challenger for that belt since 2018. He wants a crack at the title or a massive step-aside fee to let the all-English clash take place. Eddie Hearn — who promotes AJ and the Ukrainian southpaw — is pushing the idea of the first fight being for all…
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, says the total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge would be lifted at midnight 24 hours ahead of schedule. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the total shutdown had to be lifted because the contractor was able to fasttrack the delicate task they needed to execute. He said that the initially scheduled 72 hours timeframe was achieved within 48 hours, hence the reopening to traffic 24 hours ahead of schedule. “We have completed the casting of the three number expansion joints on Third Mainland…
The mutant strain of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom has not been found in the country, director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said. Dr Ihekweazu said the NCDC did some sequencing in the past but did not find the variant which was said to be deadlier than the original strain of the virus. Speaking during the media briefing by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 in Abuja on Thursday, Ihekweazu said viruses by their nature mutate, noting that the important thing was for people to stay calm and safe. He said, “Over the last few…
The House of Representatives is proposing an extension of compulsory basic education to senior secondary school and compelling state and local governments to take responsibility for the education of children for 12 years. This is being proposed in a bill seeking to amend the Compulsory, Free, Universal Basic Education Act, Cap. C52, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. The UBE currently has three components, namely Early Childhood Care and Development Education, six years of primary education, and three years of Junior Secondary School education. The House is now proposing an additional three years of Senior Secondary School education. The…
Spain and Sweden have recorded the coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Four cases reported in Madrid all arrived from the UK recently. Regional government’s deputy health chief, Antonio Zapatero, made the disclosure to reporters on Saturday. “The patients are not seriously ill, we know that this strain is more transmissible but it does not cause more serious illness,” he said. Three others suspected cases have been tested, and results will be available on or before Wednesday. Similarly, Sweden said a traveler from Britain fell ill on arrival and tested positive. On Saturday, Sara Byfors, a health agency…
Popular Nigerian public speaker, Ubong King, has died of COVID-19 on Saturday in Lagos. The 48-year-old is survived by his wife, Unyime Ivy-King, and four children. May his soul rest in peace.
Senate has queried the Ministry of Power over the sum of N7 billion smuggled into its budget without an appropriation from the National Assembly. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts premised its query on the 2015 audit report of the Auditor-General of the Federal which was submitted to it for consideration. The Committee chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South) wondered how N7 billion could have appeared in the Ministry’s Accounts when the 2015 budget was yet to be passed and the account for 2014 was already closed. The lawmakers noted that there was no evidence that such money was…
The House of Representatives is no longer keen on inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to address it on the security challenge in the country, The Nation gathered authoritatively on Saturday. The House leadership, according to sources, found that the initial invitation had assumed ethnic and political dimension. It was also learnt that some of the lawmakers behind the motion to invite Buhari had apologised to the Presidency. They claimed that their motion was not intended to embarrass the President, contrary to insinuations in some quarters. Some members had sponsored a motion to seek the urgent intervention of the Presidency following the recent killing…