Nigeria

Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr. Nonye Soludo, has distributed 326 fully equipped First Aid boxes to promote the study of life-saving skills, health and safety in primary schools in the state. Soludo distributed the boxes at the launch of Healthy Living Clubs in primary schools as well as the inauguration of Teacher Ambassadors,…

The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) in Yobe, has trained stakeholders to enhance awareness creation on the symptoms and preventive tips to control Diphtheria.

The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it will begin a two-day medical test for 2024 intending Muslim pilgrims between March 5 and 7. This is contained in a statement signed by the Board’s Executive Secretary, Alhaji Salau Dauda, and issued to Newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday. Dauda said that the exercise would take…

The African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of "the mass killing of Palestinians" and urged an international probe after dozens died following a rush on an aid convoy.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, has tasked Nigeria to move from a resource-based economy to knowledge-based economic system.

The women’s wing of the United Nations (UN Women), says it is planning to establish a mobile counselling hub to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Katsina State.

Special Adviser to Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue on Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Dennis Akura, has promised to strengthen the existing bond between the government and the media in the state.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA )has flagged off the enrollment of all vulnerable pregnant women in the Federal capital into the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS).

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent remarks during the commissioning of the Red-Line Railway Project. Tinubu on Thursday said labour unions' threat to go on strike in the first nine months of his tenure was unacceptable and warned the unions that they are not the…

Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe, presiding over the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has revoked the bail previously granted to Ericbona Ushie, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ushie, who is a businessman and politician, is facing trial for an alleged N35 million fraud on 13–count charges bordering on stealing, obtaining under false…

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has faulted the approach adopted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the issues of high cost of governance, subsidies and foreign exchange crisis, saying they are not suitable to Nigerians.

Nigerian Army Troops in conjunction with hybrid force and element of Civilian Joint Task Force in an offensive operation conducted successfully overran Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists' stronghold...