The Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, has officially prohibited its staff from engaging in cryptocurrency mining and trading during work hours. This directive was issued through a circular dated September 18, 2024, and signed by the Deputy Director of Administration, Adamu Tela. A copy of the circular, which went viral, was seen by DAILY POST on Friday. It stated the need for employees to focus on their duties and pointed out growing concerns over the distraction caused by cryptocurrency-related activities. “I am directed to caution all members of staff to desist from mining and all forms of related crypto trading activities…
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Arsenal goalkeeper, David Raya has reacted to his double save against Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League. Raya was the hero for Arsenal, as he produced a stunning double save to deny Mateo Retegui from the penalty. The match ended in a 0-0 draw in Bergamo on Thursday night. Reacting, Raya said his double save that secured a point against Atalanta was one of the best three he has made in his career. “I saved it and then I was lucky enough to get up again and get the rebound, and then luckily enough, Declan I think it was, managed…
Rwanda has launched the first mpox vaccination campaign in Africa, marking a significant step in the continent’s fight against the disease. As of Tuesday, the country administered 300 doses of the vaccine to high-risk individuals in a border region with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC), confirmed the commencement of the campaign, stating the urgency of curbing the outbreak. “This outbreak must be stopped very quickly,” Kaseya said. He also pointed out the need for local vaccine production, stating, “We are working closely with our manufacturers and partners…
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has said that three landmark crashes were recorded by the agency, claiming the lives of 91 people in the last one month. Speaking on Thursday during a press briefing and meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, the Corps Marshal explained that the crashes included one that occurred in Niger State on the 8th of September this year that claimed 48 lives, another in Sabon Wuse on 12 September that claimed 18 lives and another in Kaduna State on 15 September, claiming 25 lives. He noted that the record called…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has accused the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, of deliberately frustrating opposition parties’ efforts in the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for February 22, 2025. This allegation is coming following revelations by the Commission, led by Hashim Abioye, which the APC claimed undermined their candidates’ chances in the election. DAILY POST recalled that OSSIEC had raised concerns over the improper nomination of candidates by three political parties. The OSSIEC chairman, Hashim Abioye revealed that the political parties affected included the All Progressives Congress, APC, Allied Peoples Movement, APM, and Action Peoples…
Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick has suggested that Eric Garcia’s 10th minute red card completely affected his team’s display as they lost 2-1 to Monaco in the Champions League on Thursday. Monaco marked their return to the Champions League with a shock 2-1 win over Barcelona at home. The Ligue 1 club have not played in the competition in five years, but they took the lead through Maghnes Akilouche after Barcelona were reduced to 10 men via Garcia’s red card. Lamine Yamal then equalized for the LaLiga giants, before George Ilenikhena found the winner for Monaco. Speaking at his post-match interview,…
The people of the South East have been warned against shunning intervention programs introduced by the Federal government to cushion economic hardship. The traditional ruler of Umutowe autonomous community, Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA, Eze Godfrey Onwuka stated this in Umuahia at a sensitization program organized by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. He identified student loan, Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, micro and small business loans, among others as programs that should not be abandoned for other zones to enjoy alone. Eze Onwuka warned that Abia State indigenes and the South East in general should not fail in taking…
Victor Boniface has expressed his excitement after playing his first UEFA Champions League game for Bayer Leverkusen. Boniface made his debut in the competition in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-0 rout of Feyenoord at the Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam on Thursday night. The 23-year-old was in action for 62 minutes in the encounter. The Nigerian was replaced by Patrick Schick. The forward recounted his early days in Akure, where he paid just 30 naira to watch Champions League matches at the 323 Army Barracks. “From paying 30 Naira to watch champions league football for night back then for 323 army barrack Akure to…
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed some potential benefits of the Electronic Central Motor Registry, E-CMR innovation. The E-CMR innovation is expected to revolutionize how vehicle information is verified and tracked, especially when stolen. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while highlighting some of the benefits of the E-CMR via his X handle on Thursday, said with the technology, there would be “No more stopping to check papers- our officers are equipped with cutting-edge tech to verify documents in real-time”. According to Adejobi, when a vehicle registered with the NPF E-CMR gets stolen, “you can instantly flag it as…
Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, has refused to pick a single player when asked to name his choice for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. All the Belgian hopes for is just that a Real Madrid player is handed the award. DAILY POST reports that seven Real Madrid players have made it to the list of 30 nominees this year. Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Kylian Mbappé and Toni Kroos are all listed. Kylian Mbappé, who joined the club in June on a five-year contract from Paris Saint-Germain, scored 44 goals and made 10 assists while…