The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Faruk Abubakar on Tuesday, said 42,000 nurses have left the country in the last three years to practice abroad. Faruk’s comment came after the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) protest against the new certification verification guidelines issued by the Council. NMCN…
The Governor of Ebonyi State Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has charged institutions of Higher Learning to offer only courses that will provide job opportunities to their graduates. He gave the charge when he received Management of Evangel University, Akaeze, Ebonyi State.He said it will be a wasted effort on the part of graduates if they…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says his administration is determined to strengthen security agencies in the state in a bid to tackle criminals effectively. The governor also said his government would not spare the rod to rid the state of crimes and criminalities and would continue to empower security agencies with logistics regularly. He stated…
The Federal Government has asked the International Police to place three Nigerians on the watch list over alleged forgery. The three —a staff member of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Odoh Ocheme, and two other persons—were declared wanted for allegedly forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari to steal $6.2 million in cash…
A Nigerian soldier, identified as Adie Paul, has faulted the decision of President Bola Tinubu to gift Super Eagles players houses, plots of land, and national honours after they came second in the recently-concluded African Cup of Nations at a time when soldiers in the battle field are not receiving such recognition. The soldier who…
The Chairman of the Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Fatai Adams, is dead. The party boss reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday. Mr Kennedy Peretei, the Ondo PDP Publicity Secretary, confirmed the development on Wednesday morning. He said the party would soon make official communication to the media…
The Nigerian Police High Command has confirmed the arrest of a former officer of the Nigerian Air Force who was allegedly supplying military uniforms to popular notorious terrorist Bello Turji. According to Awojobi, Mohammed had been involved in supplying military camouflage and other equipment to bandits operating in Zamfara State. While parading the suspect and…
The immediate-past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said that $6.2m was released from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 using a forged document. The money, he said, was released for foreign observers ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mustapha stated this when he appeared as the fourth prosecution witness…
The All Progressives Congress has named Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as chairman of a seven-member committee that will conduct the February 17 primary election to elect the party’s governorship candidate in Edo State. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, on Wednesday. Argungu also…
Defending Champions Manchester City resumed their Champions League title defence with a comfortable victory at FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their last-16 tie. City went ahead in the tenth minute through Kevin de Bruyne but were pegged back after Ederson gifted the ball straight to Copenhagen with a poor clearance and Magnus Mattsson…
