Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the… (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the city clean. The Minister stated this in Abuja after a…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has commended President Bola Tinubu for his courage to end fuel subsidy. Soludo, who spoke on Tuesday during the 9th (7th Quadrennial) Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Anambra State wing, described the removal of subsidy as necessary. Soludo stated that the removal had the potential…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned land grabbers, popularly known as Omo onile to desist from their nefarious activities or face the full consequences of their illegal actions. This warning was disclosed in a release signed by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed,on Tuesday. The statement reads: “Responding to a series of…
The federal government will introduce a vaccine that prevents cervical cancer called the Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine into Nigeria on September 25. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib stated this yesterday in Abuja during the bi-annual religious leaders review meeting on primary healthcare. He said, “On the 25th of September…
The Osun State Government through its palliative committee in partnership with the Ministry of Special Duties and Regional Integration, will begin the distribution of the subsidised rice palliative to residents of the state on Tuesday. This was disclosed in a release by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, who stated that…
Two hundred and ninety-eight stranded Nigerians in Libya have been repatriated back to the country in separate chartered flights early this week. The National Emergency Management Agency disclosed this on Monday in a statement. NEMA’s Lagos State Territorial Coordinator, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, explained that the returnees were sent back to the country directly from Libyan…
A group under the auspices Yoruba Council Worldwide has called for urgent intervention over the political wrangling in Lagos. The group gave the advice in an open letter written to President Bola Tinubu and made available to newsmen on Monday. The letter signed by the group’s President, Aare Oba Hassan Oladotun, Esq, urged Tinubu to…
The human rights lawyer recalled how the Federal Government and China entered into a currency exchange agreement five years ago. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Nigerian business community to insist on transacting business in naira, including using the same to pay for goods imported from China. In a statement…
During a major foreign policy speech to ambassadors gathered in Paris, Macron confirmed that French envoy Sylvain Itte was listening in from Niger’s capital Niamey despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday. France’s ambassador to Niger Republic is still in the coup-hit Sahel country despite an ultimatum from the new…
President Bola Tinubu says the country cannot continue servicing debt with about 90 percent of its revenue. Tinubu lamented that if the development persists, the nation would be headed for destruction. “It’s a shame not to have electricity for the majority of homes in Nigeria. Poverty is not a shameful thing but it is not…
