Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday, said the country “is safe for tourism and trade” in the face of an Ebola outbreak. Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng said this at a news conference on Wednesday in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale. She said the outbreak is confined to well-defined areas in Kampala, the…
Argentina will leave the World Health Organisation (WHO) due to the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesman for right-wing populist President Javier Milei said on Wednesday. The decision comes two weeks after President Donald Trump made the announced on the first day of his second term,that the U.S would leave the UN health body….
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has budgeted 2.5 billion dollars in the 2023 to-2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP) geared towards achieving zero hunger and improved nutrition across the country. Mr Seriene Loum, Head of Programme, WFP said this at the Co-creation workshop organised by the organisation in collaboration with National…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) is currently meeting as part of efforts to address the lingering leadership crisis rocking the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the closed door meeting currently holding at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja is chaired by the BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara. Wabara, in…
The European Commission announced on Wednesday an investigation into the Chinese e-commerce marketplace Shein for allegedly violating EU consumer protection rules. There is reasonable suspicion of widespread violation of the EU’s laws on unfair contract terms, price indication and unfair commercial practices, an EU official told reporters in Brussels. The probe would be carried out…
Proceedings at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, were stalled on Wednesday due to the absence of witnesses of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that INEC is listed as the 1st respondent in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and its…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian Armed Forces to adopt innovative and proactive measures in addressing the security challenges facing the nation. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, gave the charge at the opening of the 2025 Chief of Defence Staff’s Joint Task Force Commanders Conference in Abuja on Wednesday….
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of an increase in the proposed 2025 budgetary estimates from the N49.7 trillion he presented on Dec. 18, 2024 to N54.2 trillion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu announced the increase via a letter forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly, which was read…
U.S. military plane carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants on Wednesday landed at an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, officials said. This is the first batch of Indians deported from the U.S. as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants in his country. According to officials, the C-17 U.S. military aircraft…
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of the termination of the appointments of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The notification is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. The letter is titled: “Request to terminate…
