Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save the lives of patients. Bassey who made the call at a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its ongoing strike…
The family of popular Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has confirmed that he died after a brief battle with advanced metastatic kidney cancer. In a statement posted on the late actor’s Instagram page, @alexxekubo, on Wednesday, the family said Ekubo died at Evercare Hospital from complications linked to the illness. “It is with profound sadness that…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. This is contained…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of ongoing road projects across Abuja, saying residents can now “see governance in action.” Wike spoke on Wednesday after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in Karu, Apo-Karshi and Gbazango, popularly known as Arab Road in Kubwa. The minister commended…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara yesterday broke his silence over widespread speculations that he had defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ongoing realignment of political forces ahead of the 2027 general elections.. Fubara made the clarification during an inspection tour of the newly constructed…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta has cleared the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Dennis Guwor, and 45 others for the Assembly primaries. The party announced this after a two-day screening of aspirants at the APC Secretariat in Asaba. The screening committee released the result in a statement signed by its…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Plateau State University (PLASU) Branch, has threatened to go on strike over non-implementation of the new salary scheme for lecturers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that ASUU, PLASU Branch, had earlier submitted to the state government for immediate implementation the agreement signed in January 2026, between…
The management of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has reaffirmed its commitment to operational stability, staff welfare and strategic revenue growth. This is contained in a statement issued by the service in Abuja on Tuesday. The management said the statement was to clarify recent reports about planned disruptions by unauthorised external actors….
The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria has expressed concern over rising cases of violence against healthcare workers across the country. Chairman of the committee, Prof. Saad Ahmed, raised the concern in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja following reports of assaults, harassment and intimidation of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, weighing 4,173.5 kilograms with a street value of N10.4billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman on Wednesday in Abuja said that the successful interdiction of the illicit drug…
