The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed plan to establish a molecular laboratory in Nasarawa State to enable medical experts carry out test for the dreaded COVID-19.
Director General of the centre, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this while on a courtesy call to Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi...
No fewer than 2,322 delegates from 36 states and the FCT have converged on the city to elect a flag bearer for the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2023 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the party’s special national convention has been scheduled for June 6...
Returnees get N40,000 each for trading
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum alongside humanitarian partners were in Banki, a border town on Thursday, where N84m was distributed to 2,200 families who returned after fleeing from insurgent attacks. The funds is to enable the families engage in trading for...
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has crossed the line of decency with his recent efforts to erase the legacies of his (Saraki’s) late father, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki.
Saraki, in a statement he personally signed and released in Lagos today,...
In the first year since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, Nigeria has embarked on a transformative journey towards stability, prosperity, and security, guided by the 8-Point Renewed Hope Agenda. This milestone is detailed in the Ministry of Information and National Orientation's report, titled “One...
The Kano Governor-elect Abba Yusuf has vowed to revive the Kwankwasiyya free education and healthcare schemes when he assumes office.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, the Governor-elect emphasized the urgent need to address the fundamental responsibilities of government such as the provision of potable water, basic...
to vaccinate 2m in 8 weeks
May ban unvaccinated residents from markets, schools, government offices from January 1, 2022
Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, flagged off COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign, with the plan to vaccinate two million people across the state, saying all unvaccinated residents risk being...
Nigeria’s security situation appears to be worsening as the country witnessed yet another attack on churches following the killing of worshippers in Owo, a town in Ondo State.
Just two weeks after the incident in Owo, gunmen struck again, this time in Kaduna State where they attacked two churches.
The worship...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, described the N37 billion claimed to be for the renovation of the National Assembly complex as an unpardonable rip-off plot and a last straw of alleged corruption that pervades the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration.
The party said it is indefensible for the...
A total of 60,391 primary school pupils in Ogun State will be fed at home this month, as the Federal Government-funded “Home-grown feeding programme for school children” kicks off nationwide.
This was disclosed to newsmen in Abeokuta yesterday by the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Femi Ogunbanwo, while taking...
