Health
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government is planning to send some medical personnel abroad for training in certain specialties to check medical tourism and enhancing research. Alausa said the Federal Ministry of Health was working with the National Postgraduate Medical College, Ijanikin, Lagos State towards the […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered his remand on Monday following the arraignment of the former governor in court by the anti-graft agency. He also adjourned the case until Tuesday […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by twelve weeks, the president of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke said on Monday. In a statement he issued after an emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the association at the University of Abuja on Sunday, the ASUU president said the decision was […]
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 10 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders, as well as over 100 terrorists during land and air clearance operations along the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin. The operation codenamed Operation Lake Sanity is a joint and combined operation involving […]
The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has instituted a fresh suit against the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Department of the State Services (DSS) over alleged denial of his fundamental human rights. In the fresh suit filed at the Federal High […]
BENUE State Governor Samuel Ortom has solicited the support of Nigerians to cushion the effect of the humanitarian crisis in the state occasioned by the over five years’ stay of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in camps. The governor spoke yesterday at separate thanksgiving masses held at St Dominic Catholic Church Sachi and St Joseph’s […]
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has signed into law the Bill for the Prohibition of open rearing and grazing of livestock in the state. Mr Emmanuel gave his assent to the Bill in a brief ceremony at Government House, Uyo which was witnessed by the Speaker of the State House of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is appealing for state government support, following his approval to set up integrated farm estates in all 109 senatorial districts across the country. Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, Paul Ikonne, announced this after a meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. While explaining […]
National Assembly and the organised labour are scheduled to meet today over issues pertaining to the national minimum wage. The main agenda of the meeting will be over a bill in the House of Representatives seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution by removing matters relating to wages from the Exclusive Legislative List to the […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will come out of its myriad of current formidable challenges and bounce back to be a stronger, as well as a more united nation. Gbajabiamila who spoke yesterday, in Sokoto, when he paid a courtesy call on Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, said […]
