Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday restated the firm resolve of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to address humanitarian situations across the country. Shettima said this when he received a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Nigeria led by Ms Doris El Doueihy, to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He assured that…
The Senate has condemned the wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa and Ghana. It warned that continued violence, intimidation and reprisals could strain diplomatic ties and undermine regional stability if urgent action was not taken. This followed a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Sen. Aniekan Akpan and co-sponsored by Sen….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has announced the commencement of the third phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),in Rivers, Mr Johnson Sinikiem, disclosed this in a statement, he issued to Journalists, in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. Sinikiem said that the exercise…
The ongoing industrial strike by non-teaching university staff has caused a shutdown of electricity, water supply, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC). The nationwide strike, organized by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU),…
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a gas explosion on Adeleye Street in the Doyin area of Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, leaving one person injured and two shops damaged. The Deputy Controller General of the Service, Mr Olajide Ogabi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him, the agency receives…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness, Nicholas Ojehomon, told an Abuja High Court that former Kogi governor. Yahaya Bello did not sign the prepaid school fees agreement. Ojehomon, is an internal auditor with the American International School, Abuja, The EFCC charged Bello, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu with criminal breach of trust. Bello and his…
The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) has appealed to the Federal Government and the international community over persistent attacks and displacement in Kautikari town and surrounding communities in Chibok, Borno. This is contained in a statement signed by the association’s National President Nkeki Mutah, and National General Secretary Ayuba Chiroma, in Abuja on Tuesday. The…
A Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Chinasa Gerald, has called for a cultural shift in nation’s hygiene consciousness to avert the contraction and spread of killer diseases among the populace. Gerald, also a General Physician, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the World Hand…
Beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) at the University of Calabar (UniCal) have expressed frustration over the organisation’s undue delays in the refund of paid tuition fees. The students raised the concern in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on campus in Calabar on Tuesday. The affected students, who spoke…
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced training of health workers to accelerate the uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), including Lenacapavir, for HIV prevention. Organised by the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STI Control Programme (NASCP) and WHO, the three-day National Training of Trainers began on Tuesday in Abuja,…
