
Sanwo-Olu swears in special advisers on PPP, agriculture
- Tomi Akinsanya
- February 7, 2022
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, sworn in Mr Ope George and Dr Oluwarotimi Fashola as Special Advisers on Public-Private Partnerships and Agriculture (Rice Mill Initiative) respectively. Sanwo-Olu also signed three bills into law during the weekly State Executive Council meeting at the Executive Chamber in Lagos House, Ikeja. The three bills were […]
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Colleges take COVID testing way too far and spread hysteria
- Global TimesNG
- January 5, 2022
are randomly tested for COVID weekly. A positive PCR test, which can detect tiny amounts of dead virus, sends asymptomatic students to a room in a designated building where they spend 10 days in confinement. Food is dropped off once a day at the door. I spoke to several holed-up students. One told me she […]
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Ozekhome: NASS can override Buhari if he vetoes electoral bill
- Tomi Akinsanya
- December 20, 2021
Popular lawyer and activist, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has disclosed that the constitution empowers the National Assembly to override the President Muhammadu Buhari, if he fails to assent to the Electoral Bill. Ozekhome while expressing doubts that President Buhari might not assent to the Bill, wondered why he would miss the opportunity to put his signature on […]
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Gov. Mohammed appoints 15 advisers, 5 heads of agencies in Bauchi
- Omolara Adesegun
- October 26, 2021
The Bauchi state government has approved the appointment of 15 Special Advisers and five heads of government agencies. Mukhtar Gidado, the adviser on media to Governor Bala Mohammed, said the appointees have since been deployed to their respective positions as indicated in their appointment letters. He said the appointees were carefully selected based on consideration […]
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U.S. coronavirus vaccination drive heads to nursing homes
- Ayoola Olumide
- December 21, 2020
The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains on Monday began a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the country went to healthcare workers. The program led by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and CVS Health Corp is the latest effort to […]
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U.S. FDA advisory panel sets stage for Moderna vaccine authorization
- Ayoola Olumide
- December 18, 2020
A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed emergency use of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine, virtually assuring a second option for protecting against COVID-19 for a pandemic ravaged nation. The committee voted 20-0 with one abstention that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks in people […]
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Joe Biden introduces top economic advisers Tuesday, as pandemic threat worsens
- Ayoola Olumide
- December 1, 2020
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take power amid a slowing economic recovery hampered by the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Biden will appear at an event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, alongside his selections for senior roles, including his nominee for U.S. […]
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U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving coronavirus surge
- Ayoola Olumide
- December 1, 2020
After a Thanksgiving weekend when the number of people traveling through U.S. airports reached its highest since mid-March, a top government official said on Monday some Americans could begin receiving coronavirus vaccinations before Christmas. U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine could be authorized and shipped within days of a Dec. 10 […]
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Baltimore state’s attorney asserts innocence after perjury indictment
read more Prosecutors said Mosby used the money she received – $36,000 in May 2020 and $45,000 on Dec. 31 of that year – toward down payments on vacation homes in Kissimmee and Long Boat Key. Marilyn Mosby (left) said she was the victim of a “ploy” by political adversaries seeking to unseat her and […]
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