Afreximbank approves US$20.8 million for Starlink Global’s cashew factory project in Lagos
Oct. 4, 2024 African Export-Import Bank has approved a US$20.8 million financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global & Ideal Limited to enable the company construct and operate a 30,000-metric tonne…
ASUU threatens indefinite strike, says FG fails to honour agreement
Oct. 4, 2024 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on indefinite strike over failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 aggrement reached with…
Stakeholders alarmed by 610,000 unsafe abortions in Nigeria annually, urge contraceptive access
Oct. 4, 2024 Health sector stakeholders have raised concerns over the alarming rate of unsafe abortions in Nigeria, which records approximately 610,000 cases annually. This was revealed during the Sexual…
Nigeria’s Borno state hit by cholera amid flood devastation
October 4, 2024 A cholera outbreak has hit Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, already reeling from floods that displaced nearly 2 million people, an official said on Friday. Cholera outbreaks are…
Lagos generates over 13,000 tonnes of waste daily, significant percentage single-use-plastics, Styrofoam
Oct. 4, 2024 …We’ll employ actionable strategies to sustain Styrofoam, plastics ban The Lagos State Government says statistics have shown that Lagos generates over 13,000 tonnes of waste daily with…
Bill to regulate surrogacy scales second reading in House of Reps
Oct. 3, 2024 A bill for an Act to establish Nigeria Surrogacy Regulatory Commission has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which sought monitoring and supervision…
Navy rescues 15 suspected victims of human trafficking
Oct. 3, 2024 The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Lagos has handed over 15 rescued victims of human trafficking to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Lt….
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for half global terrorism deaths – ECOWAS President
Oct. 3, 2024 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half the total deaths resulting from violent extremism and terrorism globally. President…
Constitutional roles for traditional leaders key to addressing insecurity – Danagundi
Oct. 3, 2024 A member of the Emirate Council, Alhaji Aminu Danagundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of Kano, says constitutional role for traditional leaders is the key to addressing security…
Present your educational certificate or forfeit October Salary- Gov. Fintiri tells civil servants
Oct. 3, 2024 Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has issued a directive requiring all civil servants to immediately present their educational certificates and other documents before payments of their October…