The World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group has recommended that Ervebo vaccine be prioritised for a randomised clinical trial against Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The recommendation is contained in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the recommendation followed new preliminary animal-study …
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The Benue Police Command has arrested five Pakistani nationals with 35 mobile phones during separate intelligence-led operations in Otukpo and Ugbokolo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Aondongu Orchia, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Makurdi. Orchia said three of the suspects were arrested on Aug. 4 at Adoka …
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The Enugu State Government has commenced the construction of three new 33KV feeders to provide improved, affordable, and stable electricity supply to communities in four Local Government Areas of the state. The project, which is being developed from the Ugwuaji Transmission Station, will serve communities in Nkanu East, Nkanu West, …
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Adi Ibrahim-Idasho of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the councillorship by-election in Obi Electoral Ward of Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Ibrahim-Idasho polled 8,573 votes to defeat his opponent, Adi Yusuf-Ismaila of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 177 votes. The by-election, conducted on Saturday, …
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its linesmen, on Saturday, found a suspected vandal dead under a collapsed vandalised transmission tower in Delta. The management of the company, in a statement in Abuja, on Saturday, said that the incident occurred on the 330 Kilo Volt (kV) Ughelli-Benin transmission line …
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MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company, is celebrating 25 years of operations in Nigeria, reflecting on its journey of connecting millions of Nigerians. The company announced the milestone in a post on its verified X account, with a campaign tagged: “We’ve Come A Long Way.” MTN said the campaign celebrates …
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The United States on Saturday accused China of “destabilizing” activity near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, saying it is using “dubious” environmental explanations to advance its territorial claims. Scarborough Shoal is a fish-rich reef formation 240 kilometers (124 miles) from the main Philippine island of Luzon …
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Ukraine on Saturday denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border. Bulgaria’s defence ministry said the drone was of a type “widely used by the Ukrainian military”, and the foreign minister summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for …
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At least sixteen people were rescued alive following the collapse of a building at Dan Dishe, Kwanar Yashi in Fagge local government area of Kano state. Three of the victims were rescued unconscious. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a …
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The University of Ibadan (UI) has declared that limited admission quotas and inadequate physical space on campus should no longer prevent qualified candidates from obtaining admission into the institution, offering them an alternative route through its Open, Distance and eLearning (ODeL) programme. The university said the initiative was designed to …
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