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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported three deaths and 281 new COVID-19 infections in the country. Of the new infections, Lagos State recorded the highest toll of 123 new cases while Kaduna and Imo trailed with 38 and 15 respectively. NCDC tweeted on Tuesday “On the 1st of December 2020, 281 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 281 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (123), FCT (64), Kaduna (38), Imo (15), Rivers (11), Plateau (8), Ogun (5), Bayelsa (4), Kwara (4), Bauchi (3), Edo (3), Kano (2) and Osun (1).” According to…

World Health Organisation says 38 million people in the world lived with HIV infection last year. According to WHO, an estimated 26 million people globally were on antiretroviral treatment in mid-2020, against 2.4 per cent from an estimated 25.4 million at the end of 2019. In marking World AIDS Day on December 1, WHO noted, “This increase is too slow by comparison to last year where treatment coverage increased by an estimated 4.8% between January and June of 2019. “In 2019, there were still 38 million people living with HIV infection. One in five people living with HIV were not…

As the months-old strike lingers, the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is ambivalent over the Federal Government’s offers. Consequently, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU National President, said the union is still consulting on what its reply will be to the offers the Federal Government made for it to end its months-old strike. Announcing this on Tuesday in the union’s Twitter handle, he said the consultation is with members across the country and other critical stakeholders. “We have what the government is offering and have transmitted same to our members nationwide and we are consulting on…

Worried by the heightened level of insecurity in Nigeria, the House of Representatives December 1, passed a resolution to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief the house on the true state of the security situation in the country. Though no date was fixed for the summon, the decision was taken during Tuesday’s plenary when the House considered a motion moved by members from Borno State on the recent massacre of 43 rice farmers in the state by Boko Haram insurgents. The debate had earlier turned rowdy after the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila appealed that it would be inappropriate to invite the…

As part of rehabilitation process, 206 repentant militants from Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State have undergone biometrics capturing. The essence is to generate alternative livelihoods for militants who surrendered arms to having improved livelihoods and peace building in Akwa Ibom. Initiated by Leadership for Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE Africa), the programme is supported by EU/ECOWAS Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW) Control Intervention For Nigeria. The repentant militants were seen queuing up in batches, collecting forms with the title “Skills Mapping”, while others were sitting, and filling them while a resource person…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 145 new COVID-19 infections in the country. Of the number, Lagos has the highest number of 49 followed by Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State with 34 each respectively. NCDC tweeted on Monday “On the 30th of November 2020, 145 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “The 145 new cases are reported from 8 states- Lagos (49), FCT (34), Kaduna (34), Plateau (11), Oyo (7), Bayelsa (5), Taraba (4) and Sokoto (1).” On the caseloads of the pandemic, it stated “Till date, 67,557 cases have been confirmed, 63,282 cases have been discharged…

By: Israel Umoh South South geo-political region is seen as Nigeria’s major treasure trove. Such thriving natural resources as crude and gas deposits are abundantly harvested in the area. So, aggravated or otherwise conflict in the region could have adverse consequences on the country’s economic and political configuration. Like a beautiful bride, the region is courted by many. After the ENDSARS protests that rocked the country and snowballed into near-economic and political conflagration, the Federal Government saw the need to meaningfully engage some critical stakeholders to forestall re-occurrence of the unfortunate incident. As welcome as the initiative was, the Presidency…

President Donald Trump told Joe Biden on Sunday night to ‘get well soon’ after the president-elect fractured his ankle while playing with his German Shepherd Major. Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopaedist at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists in Newark, Delaware, for an examination Sunday afternoon, his office said. As Biden, who will likely be wearing a walking boot for several weeks, was getting ready to leave the doctor’s office, he was photographed by NBC News getting into a vehicle. Initially, Dr Kevin O’Connor said Biden ‘sustained a sprain of his right foot’ and that there was ‘no…

Wolves recovered from losing top scorer Raul Jimenez to a sickening head injury to inflict Arsenal’s third consecutive home league defeat with a 2-1 win at the Emirates on Sunday. The Mexican received treatment from medics for 10 minutes on the floor after colliding with David Luiz before being stretchered from the field. Luiz continued with blood seeping into a white bandage wrapped around his head until half-time, when he was replaced by Rob Holding, leading to fresh calls for the introduction of concussion substitutes in football. The rest of the Wolves team had combined for just five goals in…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 82 new COVID-19 infections in the country. In the latest report, Lagos is leading the pandemic chart with 48 new cases closely followed by Rivers and Kwara with 8 and 6 cases respectively. In its tweet on Sunday, NCDC said “On the 29th of November 2020, 82 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “The 82 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (48), Rivers (8), Kwara (6), Yobe (6), Katsina (5), FCT (3), Nasarawa (2), Plateau (1), Ogun (1), Kano (1) and Osun(1). According to the health agency, “Till date, 67,412…