The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) distributed over 320 million insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and 450 million blisters of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five years since 2009. Nnenna Ogbulafor, NMEP’s national coordinator, made this known in Minna during the inauguration of the 2025 mass campaign for the distribution of the nets in…
President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The BNC, scheduled for Dec. 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Dec. 2, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town. Tinubu…
A Department of State Services (DSS) investigator on Wednesday testified that Mr. Tukur Mamu lived “above his means” during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train abduction by a terrorist group. The testimony was given behind a witness screen at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Mamu is facing terrorism charges. The 6th prosecution witness (PW-6) alleged…
The All Progressive Congress ( APC) Supporters group in Zamfara has claimed that former Governor Bello Matawalle was not defeated in the 2023 governorship election, but was deliberately denied victory through what it described as “calculated political sabotage”. The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Kamal Ibrahim Gusau, accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Lagos for Abuja after marking the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft took off from the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 6:44 p.m. The president was seen off by top government officials, including Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of…
Cape Town has become a hub for Street Fighter enthusiasts as the highly anticipated release of Street Fighter 6 sparks excitement among players, both new and seasoned. This surge of interest aligns perfectly with the upcoming Red Bull Kumite, an invitational showcase that brings together the world’s top fighting game talent. In 2023, South Africa…
(NAN) The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday warned local government chairmen in the state against using their office for personal gains. Aiyedatiwa, while speaking during the inauguration of the chairmen and vice chairmen in Akure, tasked them to listen to the voices of their people and to feel their pains. The swearing-in of…
A ban on ostentatious graduation parties in some Nigerian states has sparked a heated debate between education officials, parents, and school proprietors. Authorities in Ondo State said the prohibition was designed to protect families from “unnecessary financial exploitation” by schools and to shift the emphasis back to academic learning. Similar moves are being enforced in…
President Bola Tinubu says the leadership quality of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is taking governance closer to the residents of the territory. Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Monday while inaugurating the newly-constructed access roads in Giri district, executed by the Wike-led FCT Administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The 2024 Nigerian-German Investment and Cultural Expo (NGICE) Organising Committee has sought the support of Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) to ensure success of the upcoming expo scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany from Nov. 26 to 30. The committee made call in a statement jointly signed by the NGICE Organising Committee Chairman and…
