Sen Ned Nwoko, Chairman, Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation for Malaria Eradication and the Community, has alleged that Western Pharmaceutical Companies are not interested in helping Nigeria eradicate malaria from the country. Nwoko said this on Monday in Abuja, at a malaria vaccine workshop organised by the Foundation. He said that they were interested in their…
The Federal Government says President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is firmly focused on closing Nigeria’s housing deficit and accelerating broad-based economic growth. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, stated this on Tuesday at the 8th Affordable Housing Finance and Investment Summit 2025 in Abuja. The summit’s theme was “Innovative Financing of Affordable…
Gov Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has reassured that his administration would drastically reduce banditry in the state if not totally eliminating it. Aliyu gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, when he received the Integrity Transformative Leadership Award, by The Nigeria First Integrity Group in collaboration with All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Forum. Aliyu…
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the National Assembly is set to give necessary legislative backing for the review of outdated laws. Akpabio stated this during the Police Service Commission (PSC) Board/Strategic session and four-day induction programme in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area on Tuesday. The Senate President, who represented by the…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Dr Olajide Idris, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on his 70th birthday. The President commended Idris for his contributions to strengthening Nigeria’s public healthcare system and improving the country’s pandemic response efforts. As a former commissioner for health in Lagos State, Idris was pivotal…
Armed bandits have killed five soldiers and 10 villagers in an ambush along the Lilo–Gulubba Road, under Mada District of Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State. The incident, which occurred on Monday, targeted a convoy of traders being escorted to Gusau market by troops. At a press briefing on Wednesday at the Nigeria Union of…
President Bola Tinubu says Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth and development with its vibrant population, productive economy and natural resources. The President made the remark at a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, on Wednesday in Beijing. Tinubu noted that the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) had played a key role in…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. “Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Zelensky wrote on X after what he called a “warm and truly substantive” discussion…
United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) being attacked by Israeli armed forces was “unacceptable,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her Israeli counterpart in a phone call, Meloni’s office said. The call took place after Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UNIFIL positions several times in the last four days. Since Sept. 23, Israel has escalated…
A dramatic scene unfolded on Tuesday in an Ilorin Area Court as an ex-convict, Segun Samuel, attempted to escape from the court premises , the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Samuel Mayowa, who witnessed the incident, told NAN that the ex-convict cunningly removed the chains from his leg with a…
