NIGERIA'S federal government has revealed that over 14m people have so far received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine with over 5m getting two doses and less than half a million getting the third booster dose.
According to statistics just revealed by Dr Faisal Shuaib, the executive director of the National Primary...
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The capacity to manufacture our own military hardware. There is simply no way you can provide security within your borders if you have to buy equipment on the international market. It is totally impossible to get the equipment you want at the price you want, in the specifications you want, at the time you want and in the...
NIGERIAN care assistants and nursing home staff may be coming to Britain in large numbers this year after the UK Department of Health and Social Care announced plans to expand its Health and Care Visa Scheme to recruit more care workers.
Due to the growing effect of Covid-19 and a shortage of care workers, the UK government...
VISITORS to Nigeria's presidential villa in Aso Rock will have to take lateral flow tests upon arrival under the terms of a new health regime being introduced this year as part of measures to contain the spread of the virus.
Over the last two years, access to Aso Rock has been restricted as part of a government plan to...
OVER 15,000 Nigerian nurses have obtained licences to practise in the UK within the five year period spanning from March 2017 to March 2021 making Nigeria the largest source of foreign nurses in the country after the Philippines and India.
According to a recent report just published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)...
HUNDREDS of Muslims joined their Christian brethren in Kaduna for Christmas church services as part of a communal programme aimed at promoting peace and religious tolerance across northern Nigeria.
More than any other state in Nigeria, Kaduna is split 50:50 between Muslims and Christians but of late, has been the scene of...
NIGERIA'S Super Eagles may not be participating in the African Nations Cup come January after all as signs emerged yesterday that the Confederation of African Football (Caf) may call off the tournament in response to the renewed threat from Covid-19.
Already postponed twice, the 33rd Nations Cup was slated for next month in...
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Every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas must have at least one industrial estate. Failure to establish one within one year of assuming office will make a local government chairman liable to face criminal, treason and economic sabotage charges
No licences will be issued to any faith house to open a...
NIGERIANS resident in the UK are now free to return to the country and isolate for 10 days in their homes after the British government scrapped its controversial red list scheme which singled out 11 African countries for travel restrictions.
This month, Canada, the UK and Saudi Arabia all introduced severe travel...
STRINGENT travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians visiting the UK as a result of the coronavirus pandemic could be lifted this week as the British government is planning to scrap its controversial red list with a less Draconian measure involving resting.
Last weekend, the British government placed Nigeria on its red list of...
