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COVID-19: Nigeria releases N10 bn for vaccine production

Nigeria has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks and increased mortality.

The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support COVID-19 vaccine production in the country, an official has said.

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja.

Mr Ehanire said: “The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccine production.

“While we are working to develop our own vaccines, Nigeria is exploring options for licensed production, in collaboration with recognised institutions. We are also exploring the option of local production of the vaccines in the country.”

He urged Nigerians to ignore claims by some people that they had COVID-19 vaccines for sale in the country.

“I advise all citizens to disregard these claims, as they are criminal. There are procedures for vaccine acquisition and use, which include appropriate regulations and certification by National Agency for Food and Drug and Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

“I advise against fake vaccines, as there is no one approved for use in the country. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) is the only authorised vaccine administrator in Nigeria,” he said.

Mr Ehanire stated that the number of new COVID-19 cases has continued to rise in the country, such that 10,300 confirmed cases were reported from just 50,750 samples tested in one week, translating into 20 percent positivity rate.

“It means one out of every five persons tested in the last one week turned out positive, compared with the previous week which recorded a positivity rate of 14 percent.

COVID-19: Imo Government postpones schools resumption until Jan. 25

The Imo Government has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 Schools due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha said Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, said the postponement was as a result of rising cases of COVID-19 in the urban areas of Owerri West, North and the Owerri Municipal Local Government Areas.

He further said that monitoring teams of the state Ministry of Health and that of Education would ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 protocol on the part of schools as a prerequisite for resumption.

He warned defaulters would be sanctioned accordingly and charged proprietors and principals of schools to be on red alert.

“Before we can reopen or resume, all the COVID-19 protocols must be compulsorily observed. Our monitoring teams will ensure strict compliance.

“Imo would have resumed its schools on Jan. 18, 2021 but for the rise in Covid-19 infections in three LGAs of Owerri municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West.

Reference: vanguardnews

UN Condemns Shooting Of Lekki Protesters, Calls For End To Police Brutality In Nigeria

ENDSARS PROTESTS HEADLINES

Photo taken on February 4, 2020, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for an end to police brutality in Nigeria, condemning violent clashes that claimed multiple lives and caused many injuries.

This position was contained in a communiqué by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.

According to the statement, the Secretary-General has been following recent developments in Nigeria and has called for an end to police brutality and abuses.

Mr Guterres condemned the shooting of protesters on Tuesday at Lekki in Lagos which resulted in multiple deaths and caused many injuries.

He expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.

The Secretary-General called on the Nigerian authorities to investigate the incidents and hold the perpetrators accountable.

The UN chief urged the security forces to act at all times with maximum restraint while calling on protestors to demonstrate peacefully and to refrain from violence.

The Secretary-General encouraged the authorities to swiftly explore avenues to de-escalate the situation.

He reiterated the readiness of the United Nations to support national efforts towards finding a solution.

#EndSARS: 23 key demands Nigerian youths wants from FG

The #EndSARS Protest Has Been On For A While Now And The Nigerian Youths Are Not Ready To Call It Off Until They Are Granted Their 23 Demands. 1. End SARS 2. Sack security chiefs 3. Improve security 4. Full degregulation of oil and gas sector 5. Immediate passage of PIB 6. Full deregulation of […]
#EndSARS: 23 key demands Nigerian youths wants from FG

END SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD (SARS)

End Special Anti-Robbery Squad (END SARS) is a social campaign in Nigeria opposing the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian Police Force.^[1] It is a call to end police oppression and brutality in Nigeria. The campaign started as a social media campaign using the hashtag #ENDSARS to demand for Nigeria’s government to scrap and end the deployment of Nigeria Police Force Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS.^[2]^[3]^[4] Nigerians have shared stories of how members of SARS engaged in kidnapping, murder, theft, rape, torture, unlawful arrests, high-handedness, humiliation, unlawful detention, and extortion.

SARS officers profile youths based on appearance. They conduct illegal road blocks, ‘stop and search’, they operate without search warrants. Basically, they would harass, oppress, and extort innocent Nigerian Youths if the person dresses nicely, uses/use expensive gadgets such as iPhones and drive expensive cars such as Mercedes Benz. If found wearing expensive kicks such as Nike or Adidas, you could potentially be arrested and termed a fraudster. They arrest people who have piercings, tattoos, dreadlocks, gold chains etc Meanwhile a lot of SARS operatives have also been seen on dreadlocks, piercings and tattoos. They feel intimidated by the success of the Youth and they try their possible best to attack, murder, extort, abuse, torture and annihilate the citizens of Nigeria, both male and female alike.

Results Show Laycon Defeated Erica All The Time They Were Up For Eviction Together

By benmaurice izuchukwu. OCTOBER 2020 | 2:21 PM

PHOTO: Africa Magic. Laycon and Dorathy.
Consolidated results of voting published by the organisers of Big Brother Naija reality TV show on Thursday showed that the race for the top prize between Laycon and Erica Nlewedim, who many said could have won, was not really close.

Erica was disqualified from the show after three strikes – her last strike came after raining a barrage of insults on Laycon and for the violation of other house rules.

DStv said more than 900 million votes were recorded during the 10 weeks the show lasted.

Laycon eventually won the show’s top prize, which included N30 million cash prize, a luxury two-bedroom flat, an Innoson SUV and others.

He beat other finalists – Dorathy, Nengi, Neo and Vee – in the last round of voting, amassing a total of 60% of the votes.

Results published on Africa Magic website showed that Laycon did not just win the final round. He was top every time he was up for eviction, including the weeks he was up for eviction with Erica. Both of them had a chummy relationship which later turned sour.

In the first round of voting, Laycon got 24.28% of the votes, beating Erica who got 15.60% by 8.68%.

The gap further widened to 10.35% in the second round of voting with Laycon topping the poll with 26.55% and Erica trailing in the second place with 16.20%

In the fourth round of voting when they were both nominated for eviction again, Erica cut slightly into Laycon’s dominance but nothing enough to give the eventual winner headache. In that round, Laycon got 25.06% of the votes while Erica 17.28%, a difference of 7.78%.

In the fifth round which was the last time they were both nominated for eviction, Laycon widened the gap with 8.88% by topping the vote with 24.97%, with Erica scoring 16.09% of the votes.

The published result will possibly end the debate on social media on whether Erica could have snatched the prizes away from Laycon.

Son of Tambuwal’s aide detained for circulating sex video.

The Police in Sokoto have detained Baffa Tafida, son of Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Social Investment, Alhaji Hayatu Tafida, for allegedly circulating a video in which he had carnal knowledge of a minor (name withheld) in 2017.

Spokesperson of Sokoto Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed Baffa was detained for further investigation.

Baffa had been accused of allegedly luring one girl (name withheld) to a hotel within the metropolis where he allegedly drugged and had carnal knowledge of her and eventually recorded the act.

He however kept the video until 2020 when the lady’s dowry had been paid and marriage fixed.

It was gathered aside sending the pornographic video to social media, it was also sent to the spouse.

Confirming the incident, Sokoto State Commandant of Hisbah Commission, Dr Adamu Kasarawa, said the perpetrator and his associates were arrested following complaint by mother of the victim.

The devastated mother, Safiyya Umar, alleged she was not safe as the Tambuwal’s aide had visited and asked her to stay action on the issue and be paid accordingly.

According to her: “Baffa Tafida sexually abused her daughter named withheld sometimes in 2017 when she was 16 years old then.

”Exactly on June 20, 2020, I received a call from Lagos on the viral circulated video of my nude daughter being sexually abused by Tafida.

” The suspects shared the clips to her daughter’s suitor along with other online groups.”