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October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021 IFMNEWS

NNPC Gets FG N621.23 Billion Contract To Construct 21 Roads

The Federal Executive Council has approved the construction of 21 roads on a total distance of 1,804.6 kilometres across the six geo-political zones in the country by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation NNPC. The contract is valued at N621.23bn.

Speaking after the FEC meeting, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said that out of the 21 roads, nine were allocated to the north-central particularly Niger State, where the major challenge of gridlock persists.

Fashola said in the South-West, the Lagos to Badagry Expressway, Agbara junction, Ibadan to Ilorin and Oyo to Ogbomosho sections will also be fixed by the NNPC.

Three other roads are located in the North-East, two in the North-West while the other two are in the South-East

These projects are to be undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) through the deployment of its own tax liabilities

Fashola spoke to state house correspondents after the FEC meeting.

October 28, 2021

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Holders Man City Knocked Out Of Carabao Cup

Holders Manchester City were knocked out of the Carabao Cup after West Ham United won 5-3 on penalties in front of an ecstatic sell-out crowd at London Stadium.

The fourth-round tie had ended goalless after 90 minutes before Said Benrahma scored the decisive spot-kick.

Phil Foden fired his penalty wide to give the Hammers the advantage in the shootout.

It is the first time since 2016 City, who have won the competition for the past four seasons, have been eliminated.

Pep Guardiola made nine changes to his side but City finished the 90 minutes with substitutes Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Jack Grealish on the pitch as they searched for a winner in normal time.

Despite peppering West Ham's goal with 25 attempts, they could not find a breakthrough as the hosts claimed a famous win to advance to Saturday's quarter-final draw.

Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp.

October 27, 2021

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 IFMNEWS

FG Plans To Borrow N82 Billion To Buy Mosquito Nets

The fund, if approved, would be used to medically fight malaria in 13 states.

The Ministry of Health has submitted a 2022 budget proposal to the Senate to borrow N82 billion ($200 million) to buy mosquito nets.

The proposal is captured in the ministry's Malaria Programme, according to its Permanent Secretary, Mahmuda Mamman, who defended it before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.

The official said the fund would be used to medically fight malaria in 13 states.

The coverage is expected to spread across 3,536 primary health care centres in 208 local government councils.

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, further clarified to the committee that the loan covers the importation and local production of mosquito nets.

The Senate Committee expressed strong reservations about the proposal, dismissing it as another money-making scheme that will only benefit creditors.

"Don't we have local manufacturers of mosquitoes nets and malaria drugs in Nigeria to patronise with the loan?" Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe queried the officials.

Nigeria recorded the highest number of malaria cases (27%), and highest number of malaria deaths (23%) in the world in 2019, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report.

The WHO recently recommended the widespread use of the RTS, S/AS01 (RTS.S) malaria vaccine to specifically fight high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

The P. falciparum is the most deadly malaria parasite globally, and most prevalent in Africa where it kills more than 260,000 children under the age of five annually, with Nigeria one of the worst affected.

WHO's recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi that has reached more than 800,000 children, with more than 2.3 million doses administered, since 2019.

RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is to be provided in a schedule of four doses in children from five months of age for the reduction of malaria disease and burden.

October 27, 2021

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BBNaija Star Sammie Laments Inability To Repeat Clothes After Reality Show

The reality TV star says he has been advised to embrace a wealthy mindset.

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Sammie has lamented his inability to keep up with being a celebrity.

According to the reality TV star, he hasn't been able to keep up with the idea of not repeating clothes as a celebrity.

He made this known via his Twitter page on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, while answering questions from fans.

A fan asked the Kogi state-born filmmaker what life has been since leaving the reality TV show.

"Very very overwhelming! A lot of DOS and DON’TS It’s just bittersweet out here’ The absolutely annoying part is I can’t repeat my clothes! Anyways I need to throw the poverty mentality away and embrace a new mindset! That’s what they said!" he responded.

Sammie was one of the housemates from the sixth season of the reality TV show.

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