The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, has appointed Dr Timothy Samaila, a neurosurgeon, as the new Head of its Accident and Emergency Unit. The appointment follows the outcome of an investigation into a viral video that alleged the neglect of accident victims at the facility. The Medical Director of the centre, Prof. Saad Ahmed, announced…
Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has announced that it is taking actionable steps to address electricity and clean energy shortages in Nigeria and across Africa. Mr Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance, made the remark in a statement issued by the company’s spokesperson, Mr Michael Adande, in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. According to the statement,…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to ban importation of foreign textiles as a way of rejuvenating the production of local textile materials in the country. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Garba Muhammad (NNPP-Kano) at the plenary on Tuesday. Moving the motion, Muhammad said that the…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), says it is deeply saddened by reports of fresh violence in parts of Plateau, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. This is contained in a statement signed by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday in Ilorin. The NGF commiserates with the government and people of Plateau and families…
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday broke into tears as he apologised for the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Oloyede, during a news conference in Bwari on Wednesday, took responsibility of the errors in the just concluded examinations. He assured that the 379,997 affected candidates…
The new Commissioner of Police for the Police Command in Borno, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, has assumed office. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday. According to the statement, Abdulmajid takes…
President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration will ensure that every stolen asset from the country is recovered . The president made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open a Summit on Asset Recovery. The president was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs in the Office of the Secretary…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until 21 April the alleged ₦4.3 billion foreign exchange fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four others. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned the matter on Monday after the defendants failed to appear in court and were…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday announced that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N509.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 out of the N658.40 billion billed to customers. This was disclosed in NERC’s 2024 Fourth Quarter Report, published on its website in Abuja. According to the report, this translates to a collection…
The Forum of Small Farmers Association in Nigeria has commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani, for championing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agricultural vision. In a statement signed on Tuesday by its Secretary, Mr Taopheek Babajide, the Forum said Nigerians have long…
