Nigeria and 15 other countries have been boosted with 36.5m dollars in new funding, to eliminate trachoma in their countries. Country Director for Sightsavers, an international development organisation, Dr Joy Shu’aibu, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease, which begins...
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje, has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedeviling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and presentation of party flags to the 11 local councils chairmanship candidates, on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme. Consumer credit serves as the lifeblood of modern economies, enabling citizens to enhance their quality of life by accessing goods and services upfront, paying responsibly over time....
Archbishop Emeritus of the Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has urged Christian faithful in Nigeria to remember death at all times. Onaiyekan said this when he spoke with newsmen at the “Requiem Mass” in honour of late James Okorie, the younger brother of Rev. Fr. Kenneth Agwu,...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday in Abeokuta said public relations plays a pivotal role in enhancing the image of Nigeria for economic prosperity. Idris stated this in his address at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Public Relations Week. The four-day...
The proposal to establish State Police in Nigeria has sparked a contentious debate due to the concerns surrounding the persisting abuse of power by state governors. While the concept of State Police aims at enhancing security and law enforcement at the state level may seem plausible, however, the...
An oil expert, Mr Joe Nwakwue, has commended the Federal Government for the significant achievement in growing the oil reserves to 37.50 billion barrels. Nwakwue, the Lead partner, Zera Advisory & Consulting, made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in...
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of this Netherlands on an official visit on invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Monday in Abuja....
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the State Police is the only solution to the security challenge facing the country. The former President said this at a Critical National Dialogue on the Establishment of State Police organised by the House of Representatives on Monday in Abuja, with the theme...
The 10th anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolchildren from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, has again brought an eerie feeling of despair and panic. The anniversary is a high point as it has again shown the entire security apparatus of Nigeria as gravely inept and...
National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has called for more integrated security strategies that combine military, economic and regional cooperation efforts to tackle the menace of terrorism in Africa. Ribadu said this at the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting with the theme ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said the U.S. Government has unveiled its new Global Food Security Strategy Country Plan for Nigeria. Mission Director, USAID, Melissa Jones, who disclosed this at the “1st Post-harvest Connect Conference and Exhibition” in Abuja, said the plan was unveiled...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Managing Director of Incel Tourism Group, Mr Ifeanyi Ezeokoli, said he was confident that “with the enormous sporting talent that abound in Nigeria, the nation could win up to 10 gold medals in the Olympics when the Sports Performance Fund (SPRF) is fully in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has commended the team representing Nigeria at the global robotics competition in Dallas, Texas, later this month. Alhaji Idris spoke when the team paid him a courtesy call on Friday, 19th April 2024. The...
Two days after I started taking the medication prescribed by Dr Heba, I could lift myself out of the wheelchair and walk about. By the fifth day, I walked into the hospital, gingerly, but surely, and came face to face with Dr Heba, who was not even surprised...
Cross River State Government on Saturday dismissed as untrue a survey report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that it had the highest incidence of child labour in the country. The NBS had stated in the report that of the 24.6 million children in child labour in...
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria’s investment climate has been boosted by critical new reforms, with an array of opportunities across sectors for investors. He said this during the presentation of a letter of credence by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Vice-Admiral Kim...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated 25 million dollars in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. ECOWAS Commissioner, Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof. Fatou Sarr, disclosed this during a news conference at the commission’s headquarters, on Friday...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has granted an application by a Nigerian, Mr Chianugo Peter, to amend his originating processes filed to seek $150 million in compensation from Google and GoDaddy.com. Justice Obiora Egwuatu granted the application after lawyer to Google LLC, Oluwaseyi Ogundiran of Aluko & Oyebode...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Centre for Earth Works (CFEW), a research-driven Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has strongly opposed the recycling of plastic waste as a solution to Nigeria’s plastic crisis. At a press conference in Jos, the Youth Co-chair and Research Associate of CFEW, Mr. Stanley Okwara,...