March 23, 2021

A Committee on Public Accounts in the House of Representatives yesterday alleged that the Presidential Amnesty scheme has been grossly mismanaged by those saddled with its affairs.

The committee made this allegation following the inability of the new interim administration led by Col. M. Dixon Dikio (rtd) to properly account for monies paid to ex-agitators and contractors over the last couple of years.

Speaking during a session with the officials of the programme yesterday arising from the audit query from the auditor general of the federation, the chairman of the committee, Hon. Wole Oke expressed displeasure that the office could …

The Nigerian government received a brief from AstraZeneca group on fears over COVID-19 vaccines.

At the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Abdullazzi Abdullahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, said the company provided satisfactory clarification.

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Abdullahi disclosed that the government got reassurance of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine already distributed to states.

‘We have not yet recorded unusual side effects among those who have received the vaccine which include myself. NAFDAC is monitoring the process as part of a global tracking of adverse effects of the vaccine.’

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Nigerian government has directed airlines to resume in-flight refreshment on domestic flight with immediate effect.

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, gave the directive during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday.

In-flight refreshments were suspended owing to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision was taken in consideration of the businesses involved in the provision of in-flight refreshments that had been paused as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The minister disclosed that modalities and protocols for the resumption of …

In partnership with the UK Border Force, the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the National Crime Agency (NCA) has donated a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The RHIB is aimed at improving NDLEA’s already effective capability to patrol and intercept vessels of interest and detect criminality that operates in and around the waterways surrounding Lagos.

The deployment of the NDLEA patrol RHIB will also be instrumental in deterring criminals and reducing maritime crime such as drug smuggling, piracy, robbery, and kidnapping.

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