SignatureTV News Highlights: Senate passes bills establishing 3 universities
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed bills establishing three universities.
The university are Federal University of Science and Technology Lau, Taraba State, Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, Delta State and City University of Technology Auchi, Edo State.
The passage of the bills followed the consideration and adoption of three separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Sen. Sandy Onuh, in his presentation on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, in Delta State, would offer graduates knowledge in research to improve on agricultural extension and general agricultural practices.
Gunmen kill three policemen, two others in Anambra
Gunmen on Tuesday night killed two persons, three of them policemen in Abatete Idemili North local government area of Anambra state.
According to sources, the assailants also set three vehicles ablaze, and abducted one unidentified young man from Uke after several shots fired at him failed to kill him.
The source told newsmen that the hoodlums invaded Eke-Agu area in the community in two Highlander SUVs and one Sienna car.
A Senior Police Officer who confirmed the attack said official statement would be released soon
Nigerian Army chief promotes private soldier for accomplishing tasks above his rank
The Chief of Army Staff, Farouq Yahaya, has promoted a soldier from private to lance corporal for excellent performance while executing a task far above his rank.
The soldier, Jamilu Mohammed, was acting as the Quarter Guard Sergeant at Command Engineering Depot in Kaduna at the time Yahaya visited on Monday.
Mohammed, who was under three years old in the Nigerian Army, performed a task of leading the Quarter Guard parade to welcome the Army Chief, that requires a soldier with 16 years of experience to accomplish.
Mohammed without any flops, generated the curiosity and interest of the army chief who recommended him for a promotion to the next rank – which is lance corporal.
Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the action of the chief of army staff was “in line with one of the pillars of his command philosophy of professionalism.#
Covid 19 vaccination : Nigeria to receive 37.7 million Covid vaccine
The Director of National Primary Health Care Agency, PHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, says Nigeria would receive Thirty-Seven Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy doses of Covid 19 vaccine for the second phase of the vaccination campaign.
He stated this at a media conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
Dr Shuaib said that the 37.7 million to be received include 3.9 million astrazenacca vaccine from COVAX facility, 3.9 million of Pfizer-bio- ntech to be donated by the United States of America, 3.5 million Pfizer- boi-ntech in the 3rd quarter from COVAX facility and 29.8 million Johnson and Johnson vaccine through the African Union.
These vaccines, according to him, would be supplied before the end of September 2021.
He stated that the National Primary Health Care Agency has put in place logistics for storage, distribution, security and accountability including procuring of 60 U701 Ultra cold chain equipment in preparation for the arrival of the vaccines.
Shuaib disclosed that the federal government through the ministry of health was collaborating with Bio-Ntech to produce covid 19 vaccines in Nigeria .
UAE becomes first Gulf state to open embassy in Israel
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday inaugurated its embassy in Israel with the participation of newly sworn-in President Isaac Herzog and the UAE’s ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, as part of the normalization process ushered in by Washington last year.
The UAE has thus become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel.
During the official ceremony held at Tel Aviv’s new stock exchange building, envoys hailed trade and investment opportunities this would initiate between the two countries.
UEFA to investigate England fan violence at Euro 2020 final
Union of European Football Associations has told an investigator on Tuesday to study violence by England fans at the European Championship final including at least hundreds who got into Wembley Stadium without tickets. The English Football Association was separately charged with multiple offences by fans before and during their team’s loss to Italy in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.
The charges relate to booing Italy’s national anthem, a fan who stopped play by running on the pitch, throwing objects, and lighting fireworks.
While those offences typically result in fines, more serious punishment such as full or partial stadium closures can follow the kind of violence seen on Sunday. Fans without tickets broke through security barriers and turnstiles to get in to see England’s first major tournament final in 55 years.
The FA was fined 30,000 euros (USD 35,000) for fan incidents after the team’s semifinal at Wembley last week, including booing Denmark’s anthem.
