The National Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed the first case of the new COVID-19 “Eris” variant from a sample taken in Gauteng.The department has since used this opportunity to remind citizens that they can still access life-saving vaccines …
Continue ReadingWater and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has lifted the Section 63 intervention in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBM).Mchunu, together with the Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Zolile W…
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mr Mondli Gungubele, will be attending the 2023 G20 Digital Economy Ministerial meeting to be held in Bengaluru, India from 18 to 19 August 2023.The Digital Economy Working Group which is tasked …
Continue ReadingEmployment and Labour in the process to finalise the OHS Act and harsher penalties to follow the non-compliant employers – Deputy Minister MoloiThe International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that 2.3 million people die annually due to work relat…
Continue ReadingThe Nasarawa State Government has announced plans to administer vaccine on girls between ages 9-14 years to protect them against cervical and breast cancers.Dr. Mohammed Addis, Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (…
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Government will leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that was necessary to transform the society.He said this during a meeting with a delegation from Google, Wes…
Continue ReadingAbia Commissioner for Environment and Urban Renewal, Mr Phillimon Ogbonna, has said that the state will domesticate climate change programmes during its first summit in Umuahia.Ogbonna disclosed this during an event to mark the 2023 Diocesan Tree Plant…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), an NGO, have mobilised journalists on effective nutrition reporting to address malnutrition and improve the health and wellbeing of citizens.Dr Ngozi Onwudiwe, Permanent Secretar…
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and Afreximbank have jointly signed a commitment letter and term sheet for an emergency three billion dollars crude oil repayment loan.The signing took place on Wednesday in the bank’s headquar…
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