Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General (C-G) of the National Park Service (NPS), has commended Ahmed Abdullahi, a retiring Assistant Conservator-General (AC-G), for his contributions to conservation in Nigeria. The C-G gave the commendation during Abdullahi’s pull-out ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja. “Over the years, he has contributed immensely to the protection and preservation of Nigeria’s rich…
World leaders have pledged an additional 170 million dollars to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. In a statement issued by WHO on Wednesday, the contributions were made in support of WHO’s ongoing Investment Round (IR), aimed at addressing rising global health challenges….
Some enrollees of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have urged the scheme’s Health Management Organisations (HMOs) to comply with the new tariff payment model to the healthcare providers. The enrollees gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. NAN recalls that the National Health Insurance…
The President of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Giandomenico Massari, has hailed the Nigerian cycling team for an outstanding performance at the 2025 Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Para-Cycling Track Championships. Massari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the team won a total of 17 medals at the…
Senate has called on Federal Government to establish military base in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa to tackle resurgence of Boko Haram activities in the area and other North-East states. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Sen. Aminu Abbas (PDP-Adamawa) and co-sponsored by all the senators from the North-East geo-political zone during Wednesday’s plenary…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has inaugurated a statewide grassroots Gender-Based Violence (GBV) sensitisation and advocacy campaign in Katsina State. The campaign was unveiled on Wednesday at the Government Senior Secondary School Kofar Kaura, Tudun-Matawalle. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim, said the aim was to eliminate GBV and promote gender…
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Member States of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) are set for the 3rd AU-EU ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Mrs Wynne Musabayana, Head of Communication of the African Union Commission (AUC). She said the meeting…
A witness and an operative of Department of State Services (DSS), identified as BBB, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his office was not involved in the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. BBB, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) in the ongoing trial of Kanu, the leader of the…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Gombe State Office, has urged youths in the state to avoid examination malpractice and drug abuse. The appeal was made by Mrs Adaline Patari, the NOA State Director, during a sensitisation session with students of Bethany International College in Nasarawo community on Wednesday. Patari described exam malpractice and drug abuse…
The rivalry between Africa’s Quadri Aruna and South America’s Hugo Calderano is set to reignite at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha on Thursday. They will clash in the fourth round of the Men’s Singles at Lusail Arena, promising another high-stakes encounter between two continental table tennis icons. Aruna and Calderano have earned legendary…
