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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved joint venture agreement between the Federal Government and May &Baker plc to produce vaccines from 2017 to 2021. The Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Adewole Confirmed this development when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting which was presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Adewole revealed that the federal government would own 49 per cent of the joint venture while May and Becker would own 51 per cent. “Between 1940 and 1991, Nigeria was not only producing vaccines such as smallpox, yellow fever, and anti-rabies vaccines but we also exported to Cameroon, Central African Republic and a few other countries. “In 1991 the Vaccine Production laboratory stopped production ostensibly because government wanted to reactivate and upgrade the facility which did not take place till today. “What Council did today was to put life into this joint venture agreement that p...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Government on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among all stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to ensure the development of the region. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Uguru Usani, made the call at a peace meeting with stakeholders organised by the ministry in Abuja. Usani explained that many organisations and Development Partners are working in the region without involving the state governors. According to him, it is the dream of the ministry to get every relevant agencies and stakeholders involved in the affairs of the region. He explained that the collaboration was imperative in the development of the region to prevent duplication of projects and duties. “In doing this, the ministry has the mission to formulate and execute plans, programmes and other initiatives as well as coordinate the activities of the agencies,” he said The minister said that the region has been bedevilled by security challenges arising from gap in job...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, witnessed a massive turnout as thousands of Biafra supporters hit the streets in Germany, marching to a spot were Biafran heroes allegedly sought asylum during the civil war days and decided the fate of the defunct country. Read also: Photos: Niger bridge, towns, roads, markets deserted as Biafrans mark Day Back here in Nigeria, the Biafra agitators, especially in Anambra, complied massively with the order by staying indoors as declared by their leader Nnamdi Kanu. Read: Ojukwu’s 1967 speech that called for secession of Biafra The post Video: Thousands of Biafra supporters hit streets in Germany to mark day appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2r7Z55h

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi on Tuesday discharged 23 army officers for not returning back from abroad, the Burundian army spokesman said. “On May 26, the Burundian president signed a decree whereby he revoked 23 officers of the army who had gone to do their master’s or doctorate studies in France, Belgium or Canada. “They went there and did not come back,’’ spokesperson Gaspard Baratuza said. According to him, those army officers had went to pursue their graduate studies between 2005 and 2008 and had to come back by 2013. “Some of those officers requested an extension of two years and their request was accepted. “But in 2015, all of them should have come back to Burundi. Unfortunately some of them preferred to breach military rules,’’ Baratuza said. Those army officers include two lieutenant-colonels, 16 majors and five captains. “This is a loss for the Burundian army and also a loss for the country because those officers had gone to be trained i...

http://ift.tt/2qxPYvD Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday in Abuja, said the 2017 budget approved by the National Assembly on Thursday would usher in better development in the country. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, gave the assurance in an interview on Friday. He said that rather than criticise the budget, Nigerians should commend the lawmakers and APC leadership for making it open for public scrutiny before it was passed. Abdullahi dismissed insinuations that the budget may have been padded by the lawmakers and said that the National Assembly deserved commendation. He said that Nigerians were able to know how much was allocated to each sector of the economy, “because for the first time in Nigeria’s democratic history, its budget was open to public for scrutiny’’. This, he said, was not possible before now, adding that the APC was proud of the development. “By making the budget available to the public for scrutiny, they are ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Minna – Two former governors of Bauchi, Isa Yuguda and that of Ogun, Gbenga Daniel have advised the newly wedded daughter of IBB and her husband to embrace patience in their marital journey. Yuguda, in an interview in Minna on Friday, said that the couple should be advisers to each other and avoid friends. ‘’I advise him to be very patient with her. I also advise him not to listen to what his friends will tell him. ‘’He should always be with his wife, listen to her, let them be together and be advisers to one another,’’ Yuguda told NAN. Daniel advised the new couple to exercise patience in their dealings with one another. He also called on politicians in Nigeria to be loyal to their leaders. ‘’We just thank God for their lives and pray for them to be patient with each other and take life as it comes and cooperate with each other and be happy. ‘’And for the politicians, they should be just be patient and support their leaders,’’ he said. The wedding of Hali...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Chief Ogbonaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, on Friday, assured the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria of the Federal Government’s support for its mini refinery project. Onu made this pledge during a visit to the site of the mini refinery at ABU’s main campus, Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State. He said that Nigeria had relied on the three refineries built between the 1960s and 1980s by foreigners “but I am so happy to be here for a number of reasons; the most important is that we must develop our own technology.” He also said that, “Nigeria must develop its technology to enable us build an economy that is based on knowledge as well as innovation driven.” The minister, however, expressed happiness that from what was on ground in ABU, though, a small scale refinery, Nigeria had come of age. “But you have to start small and increase to a greater level, I am highly impressed. “I have just spoken with the Director General and Chief Executive, Raw Mater...