The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that HIV remained a major global public health concern in the last 40 years. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in a message to commemorate the 2021 World AIDS Day. The theme of the commemoration is: “End Inequalities, End...
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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has expressed shock over the Tuesday evening Bagwai boat mishap that led to the death of 20 persons. Ganduje spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano. “Bagwai boat mishap, which so far caused the...
At least no fewer than 20 people have been confirmed dead with seven others rescued after a boat carrying passengers capsized in Bagwai River in Bagwai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. According to an eyewitness, the accident happened on Tuesday evening. It was gathered that the canoe...
BY ABU RICHARD, Nasarawa – The Chairman of the Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria (ATWAP) Karu local Government Chapter, Mr.Usman Sani Diggi has called on members of the association to always ensure that clean and hygienic water is given to consumers at all times. Mr. Diggi gave...
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed has travelled to her home country, Nigeria on an official visit. Mohammed left New York for Nigeria on Tuesday evening, according to the spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. Dujarric told newsmen at UN headquarters on Tuesday, that Mohammed would meet with the senior...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says good agronomic practices by farmers will address the imminent rejection of Nigerian cocoa by the European Union beginning from 2022, due to continuous use of chemicals more than the original level. Recall that the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria recently alleged that the EU...
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has assured the Republic of Chad of Nigeria’s continuous interaction on power interconnection. Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Assistant Director, Press, Ministry of Power, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday quoted Aliyu as saying this while receiving the Chadian Ambassador, H.E Abakar Chahaimi,...
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has clarified its position in the case of the illegal recruitment raised in the establishment. The Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Charles Akpan, in the ministry, said this in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja. Akpan said while reacting, to the...
The Lagos State Government has released the White Paper on the #EndSARS Panel of Inquiry report. According to the government, 11 out of the 32 recommendations made by the panel, have been accepted, six others were accepted but with modifications, while one was rejected. The document also says 14...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has commiserated with the President of Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka over the death of his wife, Charity Maduka. In a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, Ayade said he received Mrs...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad their payroll and retain ghost workers. President Buhari stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open the 3rd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption...
A court of appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has upheld the withdrawal of the Bachelors’ degree certificate of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu, by the Abia State University. The presiding judge, Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, on Tuesday, thereby, nullified the judgement of a...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is claiming N2billion in a defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd, Leno Olaitan Adesanya over some alleged libelous publications made in two national dailies against him. In a suit before a High Court...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has again interrogated a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode. He was arrested on Tuesday after he attended a court proceeding at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos following investigations into alleged document falsification. Sources close to him, however, stated that he...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed solidarity with Nigerian women as they observe 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Against Women & Girls from November 25 to December 10, 2021. The President spoke when he received in audience the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that he would issue an Executive Order for ease on doing business in the state. Governor AbdulRazaq stated this on Tuesday when he formally declared open the 8th Kwara Trade Fair in Ilorin. The trade fair, which...
Mr Rotimi Albert, a prosecution witness in the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu charged with murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has said that Ataga’s family found his body in a mortuary on his birthday. Albert testified on Tuesday as the fourth prosecution witness. He gave evidence...
Kogi House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Okene Local Government Area, Abdulrazak Muhammed Yusuf, with immediate effect over alleged undue arrest, intimidation and torture of indigenes. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the suspension followed the adoption of a letter from the Executive read on...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says 257 projects amounting to N20.138 billion were duplicated in the 2021 budget. The Chairman of ICPC, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 3rd National Summit on Dimishining Corruption in the Public Service. The...
The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, has called for the development of strategies for sustainability of Nigerian content policies in the oil and gas sector. Mr Komolafe made the call on Tuesday at the ongoing 10th Practical Nigerian Content 2021 Conference in...