The New England Journal of Medicine says in China, 35 people in two provinces have fallen ill with a newly detected virus that is transmitted from animals to humans. A team of scientists from China, Singapore and Australia reported in the journal that infections with the pathogen named Langya henipavirus (LayV) occurred in the provinces of Shangdong and Henan, mainly among farmers who had previously been in close contact with animals. The infections were discovered between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2021. No evidence of direct human-to-human transmission was found. The researchers did not report any deaths.…
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Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday boasted that he has the capacity to influence voters in Rivers State. The governor, whose supporters accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of showing apathy to genuine reconciliation, said his performance as a governor was enough to sway the electorate in favour of any candidate of his choice. He described some politicians, who misconstrued his earlier statement that he was in charge of the state, as “misguided elements.” The governor spoke at the inauguration of the dualised Ogbunuabali -Eastern Bypass Road in Port Harcourt. The tape cutting was performed by former Sokoto State…
The Federal Government has said no fewer than 1.9 million passports have been issued to Nigerians between January 2021 and June 2022. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Enhanced Passport Production Centre in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. A statement by his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, also quoted Aregbesola as saying that enough booklets had been distributed across various centres nationwide. The statement partly read, “We have left no stone unturned in our quest to make passports available to Nigerians. Last year alone, we provided 1.3 million passports to Nigerians. As of today, there…
The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy regime from 2013 to 2022 has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to appear before it on Tuesday next week for questioning. Ahmed is to appear before the committee with all the documents demanded by the lawmakers relating to subsidy claims and payments in the period under review. Chairman of the committee, Ibrahim Aliyu, issued the summons at the continued investigative hearing of the panel in Abuja on Tuesday. Members of the committee had faulted the appearance of the ministry’s Director of…
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to legal filings published Tuesday, amid a high-stakes legal battle with Twitter over a $44 billion buyout deal. The Tesla boss sold some 7.9 million shares between August 5 and 9, according to filings published on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. “In the (hopefully unlikely) event that Twitter forces this deal to close and some equity partners don’t come through, it is important to avoid an emergency sale of Tesla stock,” Musk, the world’s richest man wrote on Twitter late Tuesday. Twitter is locked in a legal…
The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) has paid over N43 billion as Accrued Pension Rights to 11,644 retirees in the Mainstream, Local Government, State Universal Basic Board (SUBEB), Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and other parastatals of the government from May 2019 till date, the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle has said. She made this known at the 96th Retirement Bond Certificate Presentation to retirees of the Lagos State Public Service at Neca House Auditorium, Cbd, Alausa, Ikeja over the weekend. She said the state had honoured its obligations as stated in the amended Lagos State Contributory…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday said that Nigeria cannot afford another civil war that tore every fabric of the country. El-Rufai spoke at the closing ceremony of the orientation course organized for members of the 2022 Batch B (Stream 2) National Youth Service Corps members posted to Kaduna. The governor urged the youths not to fan the embers of violence and war in Nigeria. Represented by the State’s Acting Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, El-Rufai said: “The youth must remember that the NYSC came into being after the civil war that tore every fabric of the Nigerian state.…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has reduced the number of trips on the Lagos-Ibadan train service due to the hike in the price of automotive gas oil, better known as diesel. Reports states that the development would affect the revenue drive of the sector as rail transport contributed N6 billion last year. Speaking with The Punch on Tuesday, Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s managing director, said the corporation has cut down the number of return trips on the route from six to two every day. “The Lagos-Ibadan train service is running, but we have reduced the number of trips on that route…
No fewer than seven Boko Haram logistics suppliers have been reportedly arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno State It was gathered that the troops of 195 Battalion of Operation Hadin Kai were on a routine search on the outskirts of Maiduguri when they came in contact with the terrorists. The development was confirmed in a statement made available to newsmen by counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama. The sources revealed that suspects were discovered with large quantities of logistics meant for the Boko Haram terrorists causing unrest in the region,…
Ondo Speaker Bamidele Oloyelegun has declared seats of two lawmakers vacant over alleged anti-party activities. Affected lawmakers are the only female lawmaker, Favour Towomewo representing Ilaje constituency II and the lawmaker representing Ese Odo constituency, Success Torhukerhijo. The action of the Speaker was sequel to letters from the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the wards of the two lawmakers. Oleyelogun, who read the letter through the clerk of the House, Mr Taye Benjamin, declared their seats vacant and ordered that a letter be forwarded to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). Both lawmakers could not be reached…