Vanguard Latest News Saturday 23rd January 2021
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 23/01/21
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PDP senator defends Akeredolu on quit notice to herdsmen
By Dayo Johnson – Akure The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in Ondo state, Nicholas Tofowomo, has declared total support for governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s decision directing all the herdsmen to vacate Ondo State forest reserves. Tofowomo who is a Peoples Democratic Party Senator said the decision was to separate genuine businessmen from criminals inRead More
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Ganduje redeploys 4 permanent secretaries
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the redeployment of four permanent secretaries in the interest of efficiency and better service delivery. Ganduje said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar in Kano on Saturday that effective governance and service delivery remained crucial to his administration. The governor also approved theRead More
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E2%80%95-osinbajo/ We are making significant progress in public health sector ― Osinbajo
Due to the diligent work of Nigeria’s health workers and experts across the nation, the country has expanded its public health response capabilities and is making a progress in the public health sector since after the nation’s first COVID-19 case last year. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this on Friday at the Nigeria CentreRead More
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Africans stand to gain from Biden presidency – Official
The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) on Saturday expressed optimism that Africa could benefit significantly from the new administration in the U.S. led by President Joe Biden. Chairman of NDM, Prof. Apollos Nwauwa expressed the optimism in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The NDM has nearly 20 million NigeriansRead More
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COVID-19: Uzodinma threatens another lockdown in Imo
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has threatened a second total lockdown, if residents of the state continue to disregard COVID-19 safety protocols. The governor issued the threat in a statewide broadcast in Owerri late on Friday night. Uzodinma, who frowned at nonchalance of Imo residents towards established safety protocols, said that four mobile courts haveRead More
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Zimbabwe loses 2 more gov’t ministers to COVID-19
Two ministers serving in the Zimbabwean government died of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) within a matter of days, prompting the country to announce on Saturday plans to further tighten lockdown measures. Late on Friday, the government announced that Transport Minister Joel Matiza had died after falling ill with COVID-19, less than two days after the countryRead More
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E2%80%95-acf/ Attack on Fulani a social upheaval that may destabilise Nigeria ― ACF
***accuses security agents of complicity By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned the attack on a Fulani community in the southwest, insisting that such an act was a social upheaval that may destabilize the country. ACF also alleged that security agents did nothing when the attack was carried out. Emmanuel Yawe, NationalRead More
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Rice millers express fear, raise alarm over massive smuggling of foreign rice
By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja As Federal Government reopens some land borders and take-off of Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, agreement, rice millers under the auspices of Rice Millers Association of Nigeria, RIMAN, Saturday, expressed fear and raised the alarm over massive smuggling of foreign rice into the country. The alarm was raised by theRead More
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PHEDC begins distribution of 77,000 meters to customers
By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc, PHEDC, has begun the distribution of 77,000 Prepaid Metres to its Customers within its area of operation. The Head, Administration, Ngozi Koroye, in a statement in Port Harcourt, noted that the metres were installed under the National Mass Metering Programme, NMMP. Koroye explained that theRead More
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Uzodimma reads riot act to COVID-19 defaulters, workers in Imo
By Chidi Nkwopara, Owerri Imo State Government has, in its renewed bid to enforce strict observance of the COVID-19 pandemic protocols, threatened to arrest and prosecute any person that refuses adhere to wear a face mask and observe social distance. Similarly, the government warned workers against being instruments in the hands of those he calledRead More
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