As part of the programme to mark the World Cancer Day 2025, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has called for the inclusion of skin cancer in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In a statement to mark the 2025 World Cancer Day, which is commemorated on February 4 globally, the President of AAN, Dr….
The Federal Government has reiterated her commitment to private sector-driven growth and sustainable development. To crystallize this desire, it harps on forging strategic partnership with global institutions such as the World Bank to bolster its economic resilience and reduce reliance on external debt. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun…
No fewer than four persons have been feared dead, with many people reportedly shot by suspected hoodlums who appeared in police uniform after a crisis erupted from the appointment of Prince Timileyin Oluyemi Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido-Ajegunle, a town within Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State by the state government….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Chioma Irene Awuzie as the substantive Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. Dr. Awuzie’s appointment, which takes effect immediately for a five-year term, follows the recommendation of the Polytechnic’s Governing Council, chaired by Sen. Dr. Barnabas Gemade, after a transparent and competitive selection process…
The management of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the agency-based unions, have reached an agreement to postpone the planned strike action by the unions scheduled to begin on Tuesday, 4th of February 2025 till further notice. According to a statement from the NiMet Media Office on Monday, some of the agency-based unions include: National Union…
Fire gutted two petrol-laden tankers at an MRS filling station along the Numan Road, opposite the Jezco filling station near the Yola International Airport on Tuesday. The road leading into Yola, the state capital, was blocked as curious residents of the area rushed out to catch a glimpse of the inferno, ignoring the inherent danger….
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Bola Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries. Twenty-one members of the RMAFC,…
In a bid to ensuring dignity of persons and for the protection of sanctity of our revered traditional institution, the Ogun State Government led by Prince Dapo Abiodun, has placed Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo on six months suspension for his uncivil conduct not befitting the status of an Oba. The decision…
According to Olu Verheijen, the anticipated increase in oil production will be partially attributed to oil condensate—a lighter and more volatile hydrocarbon—rather than solely relying on crude oil. This approach will enable Nigeria to largely adhere to its OPEC+ quota of 1.5 million barrels of crude. She also noted that improvements in security around oil…
The unimaginable hardship the people of Zuru emirate are subjected to resulting from the deplorable condition of the 87 killmetres Koko-Zuru federal road, will soon be over as Comrade Governor Nasir has taken over the abandoned road and flagged off it’s reconstruction. The road being referred to as a death trap,links Zuru, Danko/Wasagu, Fakai, and…
