The Labour Party in Lagos State has reached out to its residents not to lose hope despite the current economic challenges the country is currently facing. In the Christmas message to Nigerians, the state’s LP Chairperson, Dayo Ekong, said that the season is a moment of joy, peace and reflection of God’s goodness and love…
Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said that with the ability of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, the country’s pharmaceutical gap should be bridged. He made this known on Friday in Abuja when he made a working visit to the institute, saying that with NIPRD, the nation should…
Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA, has condemned the killing of two elephant calves in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. The association also noted that it has received with deep pain, reports of killings of two booted eagles which migrated from Europe but met their sad ends in Kebbi and Sokoto states. The…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency command in Cross River, says a total of 2.05 tons of hard drugs were seized from drug peddlers between January and December in the state. The state commander, Rachel Umebuali made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Monday. Umebuali who…
Former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said the Naira redesign programme was approved by former President Mohammadu Buhari. Emefiele stated this in response to the publication of the report of the Private Investigator into the affairs of the CBN, Mr. Jim Obazee, which claimed that there was no presidential approval for…
The five South East governors, traditional rulers and captains of industry across party lines are expected to converge on Abia state this week for the unveiling of the Peace In South East Project initiative. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the Chairman of the Media and Communication Committee of the Project, Mary Ikoku said, all…
A mammoth crowd on Sunday welcomed Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State back to the North-West state. Governor Yusuf had been away from the state amid the legal tussle over his position. The Court of Appeal sacked him as the Kano leader and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Nasiru Gawuna as the winner of…
NOBEL Laureate and academic, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he would reserve all his observations about President Bola Tinubu’s administration until one year into his tenure, in May 2024. Soyinka described this as a personal policy of his, saying this one-year delay gives the President enough time to “make up” for lost grounds. Soyinka said this…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to remain steadfast and hopeful despite the hard times they are experiencing. Akpabio, in a Christmas message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, expressed optimism that the pains, which Nigerians are going through due to the removal of petroleum subsidy, was for the…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Christians in Nigeria on the Christmas Day celebration, assuring them of his administration’s commitment to alleviate their sufferings. Tinubu in his Christmas message to Nigerians on Sunday expressed optimism that the nation will witness a new dawn of prosperity. He appealed to them to remember the security agencies who put…
