The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) says its support is helping Nigeria strengthen surveillance, laboratory services and public awareness in the fight against Lassa fever. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, Dr Banji Ipadeola, Team Lead for Surveillance and Epidemiology in…
President Bola Tinubu says the ongoing construction of road infrastructure across satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is to inject life into the local economy. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima made the remarks in Abuja on Monday, while inaugurating the newly rehabilitated and expanded Karu township roads. He said that the Karu…
The President of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN), Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to abandon development finance but channel such interventions through specialised development finance institutions. Uwaleke made the appeal on Monday in Abuja at a World Press Conference organised by CMAN ahead of its second…
Popular Nigerian socialite and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, has warmed hearts online after sharing a throwback photograph from his days as a junior seminarian. The celebrity barman took to his Instagram page @cubana_chiefpriest to post the old image, accompanied by a reflective caption revealing his early aspiration to join the…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has directed petroleum marketers to immediately reflect the recent decline in global oil prices by reducing the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other petroleum products. Lokpobiri, gave the directive at the 2026 Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) General Counsel and…
The Federal Ministry of Education says it will officially unveil the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) on July 1 to strengthen education planning, governance and service delivery through reliable data. Mr Adebayo Onigbanjo, National Project Coordinator, Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit (SPOIU), Office of the Minister of Education, made this known on…
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation through enhanced training, intelligence analysis and coordinated incident management to address evolving security threats. The commitment was reaffirmed on Monday at the opening of the combined Gold, Silver and Bronze Incident Commanders’ Courses and Advanced Intelligence Analysis Course at the National Counter…
The Head of Service of Edo, Dr Anthony Okungbowa on Monday described Edo as the leading state in e-governance among the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. Okungbowa made the remarks while addressing Permanent Secretaries, Directors, and members of staff of the Edo Civil Service in Benin. The News Agency of…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Mr Saheed Oladele, has said that the electorate need to wake up to the reality of supporting with their finances candidates for political office. Oladele stated this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. The governorship candidate said…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Monday, sentenced 27-year-old Mohammed Bello, to one year imprisonment for stealing items worth N4.7 million. Bello was arraigned on May 20 on a three -count charge of conspiracy, unlawful breaking and stealing. He pleaded guilty to the three -count charge. Delivery the judgment, Magistrate Oluwaferanmi Raji sentenced Bello to…
