WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a move hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “triumph for public…
NUJ set to stop incessant owing of salaries, harassment of journalists
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it is planning, in collaboration with newspaper owners, to sponsor a bill to penalise media establishments that owe journalists. Mr Christopher Isiguzo, National…
Nigeria’s Consul General in New York says over 1,000 e-Passports unclaimed
Amb. Benaoyagha Okoyen, Nigeria’s Consul General in New York has said that more than 1,000 e-Passports have been produced and are awaiting applicants’ collection. Okoyen, who made this known in…
Buhari receives Presidential advisory Committee report on Drug Abuse
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The advisory committee, which was constituted…
Minimum Wage: Reps commend FG, Labour for averting strike
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Compliance, Mr Dennis Idahosa, has commended the Federal Government and organised labour over the peaceful resolution on the full implementation of the…
Ebola survivors battle grief, stigma in eastern Congo
Arlette Kavugho was discharged from an Ebola ward in eastern Congo in March, but her troubles did not end there. When the mother of six tried to return to work…
FG to produce a more comprehensive debt database – Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday said there were debts owed by states and government enterprises that had not been captured. Ahmed made…
Osinbajo visits ex-militant’s Nasarawa farm, says this is a true Nigerian story of hope, honesty, unity
The coming together of communities in Hadari Emirate district in Kokona LGA of Nasarawa State to form a farming settlement for the production of livestock and crop products, under…
FAAC: FG, States, LGAs share N693.529bn for September
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Thursday in Abuja, shared a total of N693.529 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of September, 2019. The N693.529…
Desperate African refugees pay to get into Libyan jails – UNHCR
African refugees in Libya are so desperate that some are bribing their way into detention centers in the hope of eventually being resettled out of the war-torn, lawless country, the…