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Ondo Government confirmed a case of Lassa fever at the Owo/Ose in Owo and Ose Local Governments Areas of the state on Wednesday while two other suspected cases are under investigation. State Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo Adeyanju, who confirmed the case of the dreaded disease in Akure, Ondo State capital, said that the surveillance and containment machinery of government had been stepped up to prevent a spread of the disease. The disclosure of the health commissioner came during a briefing of journalists after a meeting with senior health officials and development partners which deliberated on the lassa fever case. The commissioner also supervised the distribution of more Information Education Communication (IEC) Materials on Lassa Fever to health centers across the state. .

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) sealed the office of Nokia-Alcatel located in Lekki, Lagos for operating without license on Wednesday The Head of Enforcement Unit,Mr Salisu Abdul, while speaking with newsmen shortly after the sealing in Lagos, said that the company had been operating without license for years. Abdul said that during one of the commission’s monitoring activities, the team discovered that the company had not obtained the requisite authorisation to render services. He said that Nokia-Alcatel was involved in equipment manufacturing, supply and installation therefore it could have obtained the “Sale and Installation’’ license. According to him, the license, which barely cost N2 million will give Nokia the authority to operate wireless transmission, manufacturing and sale of equipment, among others. He said that after notifying the company for the need to be licensed, it only applied for the license about three months ago, but did not complete the process...

Scathing criticism has continued to hit the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the current economic recession, as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) again described the government of being bereft of ideas and vision to right the trend. It recalled that the previous administration had envisioned the present recession and opted to deregulate the sale of hydrocarbons in 2012 as well as encourage more savings in the Excess Crude Account under the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), but those efforts were resisted and thwarted by the then opposition.  Spokesman of the PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, stated this Monday in a statement in Abuja. Adeyeye was reacting to a statement credited to Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa state, who blamed the current recession on the previous PDP-led government, accusing it of not preparing for the economic mess the nation presently finds itself in.  Quoting some authorities to back up his claim, Adeyeye told Badaru that ...

Edo State secondary school students have called for a postponement in the governorship election to another date because it collide with their GCE Mathematics examination. Apart from clashing with the examination, the students, who stormed the Government House, Benin City in protest. Added that holding the examination and the election on the same day would disenfranchise them. The students also said they would kick against any plan to be moved to other states for the Mathematics examination as planned by WAEC, adding that this would not only disorganise them but also put them at a disadvantage. Spokesman for the students, Iko Emmanuel Moses said: “Our position about the General Certificate Examination (GCE) in Edo State, the scheduled governorship election on the 10th of September.  

Champions Cote d’ Ivoire believe that they can defend their title at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations as they end 1-1 at home to Sierra Leone. The Ivoirians needed a point to qualify, an acrobatic goal from Jonathan Kodjia after 37 minutes calmed home nerves. But after Kei Kamara equalised midway through the second half, the tension was palpable. Another away goal would have knocked the 2015 Nations Cup winners out but they held on despite a nervy finish. Salomon Kalou has a fantastic starter for the Elephants as he had been expected to miss out following the recent deaths of his family (father and aunt).

The Federal Government has explained the letter from United states Congressman Tom Marino to Secretary of State John Kerry, asking the US to withhold security assistance to Nigeria, on the strength of some imaginary infraction by the Buhari Administration, as out of tune with current realities. In the statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Congressman Marino was poorly informed and urged him to get first hand information from the US Embassy in Nigeria or any other credible source before engaging in what is nothing but “a propaganda of his own imagination.”   The Minister said the Congressman has demonstrated a poor understanding of global security issues by asking the US to refrain from selling warplanes and other military equipment to Nigeria based on a faulty premise. ‘’Insecurity anywhere is insecurity everywhere. Had Congressman Marino understood this, he would not have made the kind of call he made concerning...

Nigerian foreign exchange market face challenges as the naira has lost close to 40 per cent in 18 months. The naira has lost so much of its value on the streets even as the gap between the official exchange rate and the parallel market has continued to widen beyond control. Between December 2014 and June 2016, the value of the naira depreciated by nearly 40 per cent at the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN window from N165 to the dollar which it was, at the end of December 2014. The depreciation at the parallel market has been more alarming. The pressure on the foreign exchange market is not being helped by the declining value of Nigeria’s major source of foreign exchange, oil, at the international market. The price of crude has been yo-yoing, thereby impacting heavily on Nigeria’s revenue and foreign exchange reserve, which has so far declined by 18.6 per cent to $28.06 billion from the $34.46 billion it was at the beginning of 2015. In trying to stem the problem posed by the foreign ex...