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“The current COVID-19 lockdown in the country’s capital Ulan Bator imposed on Feb. 11, will expire next Tuesday.

“Our country is planning to start a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign from that day,” Enkhbold told a news conference.

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Mongolia is now working to acquire four types of COVID-19 vaccines, Enkhbold said.

The Asian country is planning to vaccinate at least 60 per cent of its population of 3.3 million against COVID-19, he said.

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Following the demolition of unapproved buildings in the llupeju area of Lagos, the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has emphasized that there will be zero-tolerance for unapproved and haphazard building construction within the state.
This information was disclosed in a statement by the General Manager of the Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, shared via the state’s Twitter handle on Monday.
Speaking during the demolition exercise Oki explained that the building in question had been identified by a team of its agency’s monitoring officers in August 2020.

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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced the confirmation of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General of the organisation.

This was made known in a tweet on Monday by the headquarters of the WTO.

According to WTO tweet, “WTO members made history today (15 February) when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General.

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A cross section of hawkers and beggars operating in the Federal Capital Territory have reacted to the arrest order made by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB).
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board had recently announced that it is collaborating with security agencies to commence arrest of hawkers, corporate beggars and other illegals in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Director of AEPB, Dr Hassan Abubakar, made this known on Thursday in Abuja.
Reacting to this development, a sugarcane hawker who was arrested under pedestrian bridge by Zankli Hospital, Utako on Friday, said that they are being marginalized by the officials who frequently request for a particular amount to be paid to them.
The hawker who pleaded anonymous, said that he was arrested without his sugarcane wheelbarrow.

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The electrification of transport is presently one of the significant patterns of the 21st century, and the business sectors are responding: the 700% year-to-date flood in China-based electric carmaker NIO’s stock worth and Tesla’s 415% growth since January 2020 show that investors energy about electric vehicles is building.

In spite of these mishaps presented by Coronavirus, EV request is again expected to ascend as indicated by Bloomberg New Energy Account (BNEF), which sees improved batteries, all the more promptly accessible charging framework, new business sectors, and value equality with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as significant drivers.

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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has advised the presidency to send herdsmen abroad to learn cattle rearing.

Oba Akanbi said this during a visit to the Fulani settlers residing at Gaa Fulani, Odo Oba, Iwo.

A video obtained on Friday, showed a speech made by the royal father, who spoke in Yoruba language.

He advised that open grazing is no longer in vogue and urged the herders to embrace the modern method of feeding their animals.

He said, “I was in Aso Rock and I met (President) Buhari one on one and I told him to send some of you herders abroad where you will learn modern ways to do your business.

“How will a cow trek over 20 miles to graze and you expect it to be fattened? Your cows should be kept in a place where they will be well fed.

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The governor of Kebbi state, Atiku Bagudu has flagged-off the construction of a Housing Estate of two-bedroom bungalows at Zauro for indigents and flood victims.
The governor performed the ground-breaking ceremony at Zauro, outskirts of Birnin Kebbi, on Thursday.
Bagudu, who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Government House, Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, said the houses would be allocated to low income earners.

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The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Umar Gambo Jibrin has inaugurated a Task Force to audit the Vandalized/Stolen Manhole and Gully Pot Covers in the Federal Capital City.
A statement by Richard A. Nduul, the acting Head, Public Relations/Secretary, Task Force on Wednesday, stated that the taskforce was borne out of the FCT minister, Muhammad Musa Bello’s concern on the high level of vandalism/theft of manhole and gully pot covers in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and the need to address the ugly situation.

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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi announced on Tuesday that his administration has put in place machinery that will attract $200 million investment in the Agriculture sector.
The governor said the ventures when fully operational will provide jobs for more than 500,000 people in the state, directly and indirectly, adding that this is part of efforts aimed at transforming the state from being a civil servant economy to an agric-based industrialized economy.
This was disclosed during the governor’s interactive session with Ekiti youths themed, “Ekiti Youth, Let’s talk: Engaging youth in agribusiness,” in Ado-Ekiti.

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Anambra Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA) has revealed that the state government spends about N1.5 billion yearly on solid waste disposal and management across the state.

The Managing Director of the agency, Mr Amechi Akora, stated that the state capital alone generates more than 400 tons of solid waste daily, out of which only 30 per cent is collected.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, Akora said that other major commercial centres in the state such as Nnewi and Onitsha also generated huge tons of waste daily.

He said that reckless and indiscriminate disposal of waste along the roads and streets has led to blockage of sewage and drainage networks, adding that less than 10 per cent of residents of the state pay the annual sanitation levy.

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The Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri has flagged-off the distribution of some farm inputs to smallholder farmers.

The farm inputs distributed include; certified rice seeds – faro 44(24MT), Maize foundation seed (15MT), Cashew nuts (1,5MT) Groundnut foundation (2.5MT), Cashew seeds (1.5MT), Castor foundation (1MT), 3HP irrigation water pumps and among others.

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Members of the taskforce on Environment in Delta State on Monday swooped on defaulters who had been dumping refuse indiscriminately.

The defaulters numbering over 21, were arrested in Uvwie and Asaba environs at the weekend and handed over to the police after they admitted their evil activities.

Investigation revealed that emptied pure water among others is indiscriminately dumped at every nook and cranny in the state, especially in Asaba and its environs.

But the task force in collaboration with Waste Management Board and Private Service Provider ( PSPS) said it has concluded plans for operation show PSP receipt by residents of Asaba and its environs including companies and organizations, adding that the state in recent times had been littered with tissue papers among others.

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed the release of N37billion for Nigerians in the Survival Fund.

The president’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, revealed on Monday, February 8 during a meeting presided by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the presidential villa.

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During the meeting, Ministers and heads of agencies reported further progress in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The N37billion Survival Fund released covers N50,000 Payroll Support for three months to over 300,000 beneficiaries, one-time grants of N30,000 to 100,000 artisans, and 100,000 business name registrations paid for by the federal government.

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The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has initiated processes to tackle malnutrition by reaching and properly feeding one million children across the country.

According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of forty-five per cent of all deaths of under-five children, and Nigeria has the second-highest burden of stunted children in the world, with a national prevalence rate of 37 per cent of children under five.

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A team of engineers has developed a system that adapts one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower, to store and release electricity from gentle slopes rather than requiring steep dam walls and mountains.

The engineers discovered that hundreds of hills across the UK could be transformed into renewable energy “batteries” through a pioneering hydropower system embedded underground.

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that the Portuguese Company in charge of the Kano-Maradi rail line, Mota Engil will build a Multi-disciplinary University in Rivers State.

Amaechi said this on Monday while giving a lecture at the University of Port Harcourt.

He said as captured in his tweet, that the company’s decision to build a university in Rivers State will serve as a major component of their corporate social responsibility.

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Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has said the state has the largest grazing reserve in Africa.

Yahaya made this assertion on Friday at the state capital while hosting the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mustapha Shehuri, who was in the state to inaugurate agricultural input to smallholder farmers of 14 crops to reduce the effects of COVID-19.

He said, “We are blessed with the Dadinkowa dam, blessed with the Balanga dam, and the Cham dam and the other water body coast of River Gongola, makes the state a very viable one for agricultural purposes.

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Tanzania’s health ministry is urging citizens to practice hygiene and use traditional medicine to treat Covid-19.
In addition, the country’s health minister, Dr Dorothy Gwajima, is reported to have said: “For now Tanzania has no intention of importing any of the vaccines being reported in other countries until we are satisfied they have been clinically proven to be safe.”

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The World Hea;th Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm over the rising cases of cancer in Africa on the occasion of world cancer day 2021.



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The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has expressed worry over the frequent fire outbreaks in major markets across the territory, just as she sympathized with victims of the recent Gwarinpa Tipper garage market fire incident that claimed one life.

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A mobile court sitting in Abuja yesterday ordered the reopening of the popular Wuse, UTC markets and Murg Shopping Plaza.
NatureNews recalls that the markets were shut down on Monday for violating Covid-19 safety protocols.

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The court had also slammed the fine of N50,000 ($126.88) each on the three facilities.
Ikharo Attah, Head, Media and Enlightenment of the FCT Ministerial Taskforce on Enforcement of COVID-19 Protocols said, “Almost two days after the closure of the Wuse, UTC markets and Murg Shopping Plaza, the presiding judge, Magistrate Idayat Akani, having observed what was reported back by the team that inspected the two affected market, and also the undertaking written by the leadership of the three business centres assuring that they will comply with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 guidelines on COVID-19, the judge in her wisdom ordered the unsealing of the markets and fined each of them N50,0000 which they hurriedly paid.”

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The Kwara State Government has stated that no fewer than two million people living in the state were at risk of contracting one or two of the over 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

The NTDs include dengue, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and leishmaniasis, which are called “neglected,” because they generally afflict the world poor and have not received as much attention as other diseases.

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The Kwara State Government has stated that no fewer than two million people living in the state were at risk of contracting one or two of the over 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

The NTDs include dengue, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and leishmaniasis, which are called “neglected,” because they generally afflict the world poor and have not received as much attention as other diseases.

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mobile Court on Monday ordered the immediate closure of Wuse Market and UTC Market over alleged flagrant disregard for the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations Act, 2021.

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A new report has shown that the tobacco industry uses agents to ensure that national tobacco acts are not effectively enforced as well as slowed down as against the expected outcome of smoking and areas associated with tobacco issues in Nigeria.
The report was carried out by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) with support from the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA).
The report throws light on how tobacco companies have been using allies, front groups and supposedly trusted individuals to interfere in the implementation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) agenda on tobacco control in Nigeria.
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A Nigerian transformed 14,800 wasted plastic bottles as bricks by sand-filling them to build a house in Kaduna.
The director of a non-governmental organisation, Developmental Association of Renewable Energies in Nigeria (DARE), Engr. Yahaya Ahmed expressed his satisfaction for successfully completing the house attributing it to the collective effort of his organisation.
He said that the work will encourage recycling of waste materials, create jobs and ensure a safer environment in Nigeria.
Mr Ahmed explained that workers filled the plastic bottles with sand and linked them at the neck by an intricate network of strings to build the house, which he said is the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa.
He said, the house can be built by anyone with little finance.

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Nigeria is endowed with abundant energy resources, both conventional and renewable, which can potentially provide the country with a sufficient capacity to meet the ambitions of both urban and rural Nigerians of a full, nationwide electrification level.

Yet, Nigeria has one of the lowest consumption rates of electricity per capita in Africa. With the demand superseding the generation, there is inequitable access of rural communities to the electricity service in the country. There are inherent obstacles militating against the effective implementation of an orderly energy policy in Nigeria.

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The Federal government has provided new plans for N-Power beneficiaries, who have concluded the two-year job programme.
The federal government stated that they will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects.

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Stakeholders of the Nigerian maritime industry have called for the resignation of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi over his comments on the rehabilitation of Baro port.
Amaechi, who appeared on a programme on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) had said that the rehabilitation of ports is a waste of public funds.

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday launched a 10-year Agricultural Transformation Plan, which is designed to ensure food security, generate employment opportunities, and reduce the poverty rate.

The plan is hinged in six pillars of crop production, finance, livestock, access to market, value chain, and cross-cutting programmes, the Governor said at the launch of the document in Ilorin, the state capital.

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that the Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna train services could be stopped as a result of COVID-19 cases.

Amaechi stated this on Monday, January 11, while featuring on NTA Good Morning Nigeria.

He said that the train services will be stopped should there be any case of Covid-19 detected among passengers.

The minister said, “If we see that we are conveying passengers who have Covid from Lagos to Ibadan and Ibadan to Lagos, we will stop it just like we are threatened to stop the one from Kaduna to Abuja if people don’t comply with the Covid protocols.

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Headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) are on fire, NatureNews reports.
NIS management in a statement on its official Twitter handle said the fire affected its offices.
NIS said, “A fire incident occurred in our service headquarters this morning. It affected some of our offices.
“The fire has been put out by our Federal Fire Station and support from other agencies around the airport.
“The cause of the fire is being investigated. We assure the public that the incident will not in any way affect the discharge of our services.”

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