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The Executive Director, National Primarily Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaibu, has said that the Federal Government was targeting vaccinating 70 per cent of Nigerians against Covid-19. Shuaibu, who disclosed this during a webinar hosted by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, on the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine, on Thursday, in Kaduna, added that 30 per cent of those eligible will be vaccinated under the first phase, while the remaining 40 per cent would receive their own vaccine under the second phase. He also disclosed that the first phase of the vaccination would prioritize Health…

By Olusegun Adeniyi The session started with a powerful prayer offered by President Olusegun Obasanjo on the benevolence of God for sparing our lives. This was 8th February 2001 when the THISDAY Board of Editors and top management were at the Villa to thank the president for his intervention following our survival in a plane crash in Maiduguri two weeks earlier. It was particularly gratifying that Obasanjo had sent a Presidential Jet to convey us back to Lagos at a time when THISDAY columnists had been labelled ‘enemies’ of the administration. But Obasanjo would also never let such an occasion…

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called for the correction of the 1999 Constitution for peace to reign in Nigeria, describing the document as wicked and satanic. Speaking yesterday on a live TV programme, Adams insisted that the constitution is a wrong structure which Nigeria is running on. “The major problem now is that Nigeria is being run on the basis of a wrong structure and on the basis of a wrong constitution,” he said. “The constitution of 1999 is wicked, it is satanic. If we don’t correct it, I can’t guarantee that peace will be…

Activities at the Oyo State Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Inclusion, Local Government Service Commission, Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA), and Water Corporation of Oyo State, Secretariat, Ibadan, were on Monday paralyzed, as workers of the Water Corporation, who embarked on an indefinite strike locked up the Water Building to press home their demands. Workers of the Water Corporation under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), embarked on the strike following the failure of the government to pay the six months deductions owed them by the Governor…

Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption campaigns since winning his first term election about five years ago, Nigeria is still been perceived as one of Africa’s most corrupt countries. Not only did the country slipped two places below from 146th position in 2019 to 149th in 2020, the country also scored 26 out of 100 points, falling by one point compared to 2019, according to 2020 Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. The 149th position means Nigeria is just above 31 countries out of 180 countries surveyed worldwide, while Nigeria is ranked 25 out of 49 countries in the sub-region. Of the…

The Igangan community in Oyo State has expressed gratitude to Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho for his his efforts towards liberating the community and the Ibarapa people from the insecurity created by criminal herdsmen. The community also lauded Governor Seyi Makinde; Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu; and the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko. The Chairman of Igangan Community Council, Mr. Segun Okedeji and President, Igangan Development Advocates, Mr. Wale Oladokun, said in a statement yesterday that the heroic struggle led by Igboho had brought respite to the people. The statement read,…

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has reminded mothers of the sacred duty to bring up children that will reform the society. The former president stated this yesterday at Anyama-Ogbia, Bayelsa State, where he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Madam Molly Ogoun. He said he was appreciative of the crucial role of women in child upbringing, and would like mothers to pay adequate attention to their parenting roles. The former Nigerian leader said the foundation of a good society is laid from the home. The late Ogoun, a community leader, died in November 2020. Two of…

Rock-bottom Sheffield United put a huge dent in Manchester United’s Premier League title hopes on Wednesday, beating Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s off-key side 2-1 at Old Trafford. United knew they had to respond after Manchester City leapfrogged them at the summit with a 5-0 hammering of West Brom on Tuesday but they were well short of their best on a frustrating night. Kean Bryan gave the visitors a shock first-half lead that former Blades defender Harry Maguire cancelled out, only for Oliver Burke’s heavily deflected strike to seal a first away win against Manchester United since 1973. The result leaves United…

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has commended efforts by public health workers and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) towards the containment of COVID-19 in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr. Emmanuel Ehanire, Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora, and the Director General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, received Osinbajo during a visit to NCDC’s National Reference Laboratory, the apex laboratory, in Abuja. Directors as well as other members of NCDC staff and partners were also present at the visit. The visit of the Vice President was an opportunity for him to appreciate the efforts of…

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged the National Assembly to listen to calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, while lamenting the state of corruption in the country. Soyinka, while speaking in an interview on AIT’s Kakaaki programme, yesterday, urged the National Assembly to take responsibility towards that effect. He said the lawmakers had the powers and moral authority to respond to the calls if the Presidency is not doing so. He said: “The Presidency is saying it is not my responsibility. On the other hand, the National Assembly keeps saying it wants the President to take action. When that…