The making of a confidence vote in President Tinubu
By Bayo Onanuga The National Council of State, a diverse body comprising former presidents, heads of government, chief justices of the federation, state governors, the secretary of the federal…
NYSC demobilises 54 UNICAL ‘graduates’
Aug. 17, 2024 The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilised 54 “graduates” that were illegally mobilised for youth service by the University of Calabar. The Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u…
Missing for over 8 months, resident doctors demand rescue of female colleague
The Association of Resident Doctors of Ahmadu Bello University, ABUTH, Zaria chapter, has protested the abduction of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola since December last year. The medical practitioners also…
NCDMB, NLNG Commission Galvanising Plant for Train 7 Project
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe (FNSE), on Friday, commissioned the 10,000 Tons per annum galvanising plant constructed by Daewoo…
FG to establish 10 cancer facilities, retrain 120,000 health workers
President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative — the Healthcare Expansion Programme —…
Gunmen abduct Anambra commissioner, wife; kill aide
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife. An aide of the commissioner identified as Kpajie ABK Offiah, …
NPA MD Dantsoho appoints 7 new port managers (Full List)
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has appointed seven new Port Managers. The new appointments were announced through an internal memorandum signed by the Managing…
8 in police net over alleged ritual killing Ritual, 15 others
Aug. 16, 2024 The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The Commissioner of Police in…
Shelve Planned Strike we’ll give your demands due consideration – FG urges Aviation Unions
August 16, 2024 The Federal Government has appealed to aviation unions to shelve their planned strike over the deduction of 50 per cent of the internal revenue of aviation agencies….
IFRC says shortage of testing, vaccines hampers mpox response in Africa
August 16, 2024 Far more diagnostic kits, treatments and vaccines need to be shipped to Africa to respond adequately to the outbreak of a new strain of the mpox virus…