The Federal Government says the ongoing establishment of Coordinated Wholesale Centres (CWCs) across Nigeria will significantly curb the circulation of fake, substandard, and expired medicines in the country. Mr. Bulama Yakubu, Head of Drug and Vaccine Development and Drug Distribution System at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this on Tuesday in…
Microsoft 2024 Digital Defense Report has revealed an alarming rise in cyber attacks, with incidents targeting customers globally, doubling to 600 million per day. The Commercial Solution Area Director, Microsoft, South Africa Mr Colin Baumgart made this known on Wednesday during his presentation at the virtual Microsoft Africa AI Journalist Academy. The News Agency of…
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has fixed March 9, 2026 for the physical and credential screening of all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration for the recruitment of 50,000 police constable. The exercise is set to hold between March 9, through April 18, 2026, across the federation. Spokesperson of the PSC, Torty Njoku…
The Federal Government is seeking recognition from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) for a “Go Pink Day” to raise breast cancer awareness. Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, National Coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme, made this announcement at the “National Go Pink Day 2024” event on Monday in Abuja. The Go…
A new book has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was overruled by powerful state governors within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), thwarting critical reform efforts aimed at ending the party’s reliance on wealthy sponsors. The book, “Wadata Wonders: Memoirs of a Partisan Journalist”, written by Ike Abonyi, a former media adviser to two PDP…
The Nigeria Police Force has trained 325 personnel on the handling of Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the participants were drawn from police commands across the 36 states of the federation. The four-week intensive course took place at the Police Mobile Force…
Nigeria is partnering with Australia to address the skills deficit in the mining sector. This announcement was made by Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, through a statement from his media assistant, Segun Tomori, on Sunday in Abuja. One of the notable outcomes of this partnership is the recent launch of a two-week…
The Presiding Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) Pastor Tunde Bakare has urged Nigerian leaders to immortalise former president Muhammadu Buhari with good governance. Bakare, an associate of the late Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Adetona and the late former president, Buhari, made the appeal at a news conference on Sunday to…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation, in line with Section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in…
Nigerians have been urged to strengthen their commitment to climate action as part of efforts to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr Bala Inusa, Senior Technical Adviser to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, made the appeal on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2025 Nigeria SDG Awards and Symposium, organised…
