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….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The serene village of Achalla in Enugwu-Agidi, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been thrown into restlessness, while tension also brews, following what the residents described as a forceful and unlawful invasion of their ancestral lands by an estate company allegedly backed by heavily armed men. The incident, which…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Police Service Commission has announced the removal of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Obong Nnache Itam. This is coming amidst the alarming security situation in the state as well as the public outcry over criminal activities in the state, including rampant kidnappings, cultism, menace of the unknown gunmen, among others….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was an unimaginable incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, as a pregnant woman and her unborn baby lost their lives after a botched Cesarean Section allegedly performed by a doctor who relied on a YouTube video. Narrating the ordeal at the Imo State Police Command, tpisband of the late…
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…
Minister probes alleged criminal activities at Delta correctional centreThe Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate and comprehensive investigation into allegations of criminal activities within the Okere Correctional Centre in Warri, Delta State. The directive follows recent media reports exposing alleged criminal activities going on in the facility. Condemning the alleged infractions, the…
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…
The Federal Government on Tuesday officially launched toll operations on the Abuja–Akwanga–Lafia–Makurdi Road corridor to repay the $460.8 million loan obtained from the China Exim Bank for the road’s rehabilitation and upgrade. It also announced that motorists using the highway would begin paying tolls ranging from N500 for saloon cars to N1,600 for multi-axle vehicles….
