Africa in The Post-Idea World, by Vice President Kashim Shettima. GCON

Being the speech of His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the Dr. Kayode Fayemi Commemorative Symposium and Launch of the Amandla Policy and Leadership Institute, with the theme “Renewing the Pan-African Ideal for the Changing Times: The Policy and Leadership Challenges and Opportunities,” at the Congress…

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NCDC records 24,846 confirmed diphtheria cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the country continues to grapple with a diphtheria outbreak. NCDC, via its official website on Saturday, reported that a total of 41,336 suspected diphtheria cases had been recorded across 36 states and the FCT. The cases were reported from 350 local government areas between…

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Tinubu orders database clean-up as FG uncovers 6,000 Nigeriens with NIN

The National Identity Management Commission has identified over 6,000 Nigeriens registered on its database with the National Identification Number. This was as President Bola Tinubu directed an inter-ministerial committee to ensure comprehensive data for the National Social Register for the Federal Government’s social investment programmes. Impeccable sources in the Presidency told Saturday PUNCH that the…

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