As part of activities to mark the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has emphasised that hand hygiene is not just a clinical procedure. It is a moral obligation and a public health imperative that must be embedded in the culture of healthcare delivery nationwide. Dr Tochi…
The Mining Marshals have shut down an illegal tin mining site in Damau community, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, confirmed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Monday in Abuja. Alake said non-kinetic measures were employed in the…
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, it contended that the suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. It further argued that the court lacked…
Armed men suspected to be bandits launched a deadly attack on Saturday night, killing several vigilante members and civilians in a coordinated assault on three villages in Gwana District, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Nation gathered that the affected communities—Mansur, Digare, Sabuwar Sara, and Yalo—were ambushed while residents were asleep. Most of…
Israel’s security cabinet on Monday approved a plan to escalate the offensive in Gaza, including the occupation of the Gaza Strip and continued control over captured areas. According to an official close to the matter, the ministers unanimously approved the operational plan in a vote. The vote came hours after Military Chief, Eyal Zamir announced…
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to prioritise strengthening the regional judicial system to promote economic integration. Sanwo-Olu, made the call in his welcome address at the opening ceremony of the Sensitisation Outreach and External Court Sessions of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice held…
A fire incident in the early hours of Monday razed a four-bedroom flat located at No. 1 Happiness Close, Akufo Estate, Elebu area of Ibadan. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday. Akinyinka said the agency promptly deployed a team to the scene…
The Commandant, National Defence College (NDC), Rear Adm. Olumuyiwa Olotu, has stressed the need to enhance capacity of stakeholders in the countering of terrorism financing efforts to address national security challenges. Olotu stated this at the inauguration of Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Regional Security Course 1/2025, organised by the NDC’s Centre for Strategic…
Airtel Africa, on Monday announced that it has entered an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in Africa. Airtel Africa said this in a statement. It said that currently, SpaceX had acquired requisite licenses in nine out of 14 countries within Airtel Africa’s footprint, noting that operating licenses for…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno says he has resettled 6,000 families displaced by insurgency in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas of the state. Zulum disclosed this on Monday during a visit to Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, one of the largest in the state, with over 11,000 families. He said the…
