President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Prof. Charles Uwakwe as the Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, (NECO) The President also dismissed four members of the management…
The Senate is asking the Federal Government to extend the import duty and value-added tax waivers granted on medical supplies to essential pharmaceutical drugs such as antimalarials. This was one…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has upgraded its banking channels to deepen financial inclusion and encourage contactless banking. This comes after health experts warned that banknotes could increase the…
Many voters have turned out as Burundi holds a presidential election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it has 42 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the country resolved to go on…
The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Senior Prophet Temitope B. Joshua, is reaching out to the needy to alleviate COVID-19 sufferings. Tagged ‘Coronavirus Charity,’ the philanthropic…
The Kaduna state government has directed its ministry of finance to pay May salaries to workers ahead of the set date for payment. Workers in the state are said to…
A fire outbreak has occurred at the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja. TheCable could not immediately confirm the cause of the fire which began around 9am…
School feeding programme
Home Grown School Feeding Programme to commence in Lagos on Thursday, May 21, 2020
•Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development will commence the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme on Thursday May 21, 2020 in Lagos.…
American billionaire, and co-founder of Microsoft, Mr Bill Gates has described as spurious, media reports that he offered a $10 million incentive (bribe) to the leadership and members of the…
The management of four major hospitals in Imo and Abia states have hailed the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi,…
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Sunday, approved the payment of salaries of civil servants and allowances of pensioners in the state, ahead of this year’s Eid-El Fitri celebrations.…
Politics
Humanitarian Affairs Minister Implores Kano State Govt To Prioritize The Elderly And PWDs In Palliative Distribution
Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed satisfaction with the distribution pattern of the COVID-19 palliative to the poor and vulnerable Nigerians by the Federal Government.Ganduje spoke on Sunday in Kano,…
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation in a broadcast on today, following the end of the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown. Aliyu Sani, the…
General
Anambra PDP shares Palliatives for vulnerable group, set to establish COVID-19 testing centre
•Star donor Peter Obi By PAMELA EBOH, Awka The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Family in Anambra State has again made laudable commitment to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by…
Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, says the stipends of N-Power beneficiaries for the month of April will be paid early next week. She…