The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has vowed to eradicate corruption in correctional centres and ensure that the centres across the country focus on rehabilitation, rather than punishment. Tunji-Ojo made the vow on Wednesday in Abuja, during the second public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations against Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). The minister…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has denied any attempt to sexually harass Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi), as being alleged by the latter. Akpabio made the rebuttal at the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, after a week recess. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akpoti-Uduaghan had on a popular television programme, accused Akpabio…
Chief Alagoa Morris, a renowned environmentalist has said that the Feb. 16, oil leak from Shell’s pipeline in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa has raised the toxicity of Obololi River leading to death of fishes. Morris told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yenagoa that the pollution caused by the leak was…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 627 suspected measles cases across 30 states and 213 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as of January 31, 2025. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of NCDC, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that this marked a significant drop from the 2,157 cases recorded in January 2024. The…
Russia has said that Zelensky’s peace talk offer was a positive and welcomed idea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s stated willingness to negotiate for peace, calling it a “positive’’ step. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov questioned the practicality of such talks, noting that Zelensky had legally barred negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin through a decree…
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons were feared dead when a truck conveying a 40 feet container crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili junction, near Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra, on Tuesday evening. When contacted on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mrs…
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, arrived in Italy on Wednesday morning to seek partnership in agriculture, vocation education and strategic development. Mr Lere Olayinka, the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Milan. Olayinka stated that the minister, who arrived in…
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, a long-time confidant and Secretary of the late Pope John Paul II, says he believes that the seriously ill Pope Francis is unlikely to resign. Dziwisz served the Polish pope for several decades until his death. According to the 85-year-old Dziwisz on Wednesday, One does not come down from the cross of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies.in the Federal Civil Service Mrs Eno Olotu, Director Information and Public Relations, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The newly appointed officials are Mr…
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has clarified that the Federal Government has not discarded Remitta as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved payment gateway. Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, OAGF, gave the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Mokwa explained that Remitta would rather be…
