Nigeria would soon become a trillion-dollar economy notwithstanding the initial difficulties, the Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said. Tijani said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would increase substantially within the next two years, with 21 per cent of the increment coming from the information and communications technology sector (ICT). He…
The World Health Organisation has expressed regret over the announcement that the United States intends to withdraw from the organisation. The global health body urged the US to reconsider the decision. WHO made this known in a statement on its X account on Tuesday, emphasising its crucial role in protecting global health, including that of…
Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) of University Teaching Hospitals and Federal Medical Centres (FMCs) have raised the alarm that tertiary health hospitals are facing threats of becoming empty as doctors, nurses and other skilled health workers leave in droves due to poor remuneration. They lamented that despite the federal government investment in health infrastructure, the trend…
Federal Government has said all visa applications will be made online at the latest by March 1. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Monday when he was hosted on ‘X Spaces’ by an influencer, Dr Segun Awosanya. Tunji-Ojo said there is also now a centralised visa approval centre that has merged the…
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, one of the largest residential estates in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The approval was conveyed in a letter dated January 16, 2025, addressed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and signed by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa….
Former Speaker of the United States House, Nancy Pelosi, has slammed Donald Trump over the pardons issued to “those who violently attacked the capitol and law enforcement officers” on January 6, 2021. She shared her position in a statement posted on her X handle via @Speakerpelosi. “Tonight, the President announced pardons and commutations of sentences…
A seeming uncontrollable sexual urge which led to the destruction of the chastity of a sickle cell carrier teenager, Ngozi (surname withheld), has not only landed Peter Ugan in police cell at the Mabushi Division of FCT Police Command, but has also led to the discovery of his positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status. Ugan,…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday called for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to recover its Edo State secretariat from the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. The PDP also vowed to persist in its efforts to reclaim the controversial property located at 59 Airport Road, Benin City, Edo State. In an exclusive with with newsmen,…
The Abia State Government (ABSG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WIOCC, an ICT and Broadband Technology Company for the deployment of Fiber Optic and Internet Connectivity across the 17 LGAs of the State. Speaking while signing the MOU, Governor Otti said that the agreement would see the deployment of metropolitan optic fibre…
Embattled Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has not abandoned all hope of playing for the club again. Rashford has not featured for United since being substituted in the Europa League victory over Viktoria Plzen on 12 December, after which his training performances were called into question by head coach Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old has been…
