Residents of Kubwa Satellite town in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday called for the implementation of laws to end child labour in the area. In an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Chikakore, Kubwa, some of the residents called for appropriate measures to discourage it and to punish perpetrators. Mrs Rebecca Briggs,…

Officials of the 19 northern states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have cautioned its members against internal wrangling that may also pitch them against the national leadership and destroy the association. Besides, CAN northern states chapter urged all Christian clerics and members to join hands to fight insecurity in the…

Before and during political campaigns in the just concluded general elections, most major cities wore new looks, as they were decorated with colourful posters of political candidates. The pictures came in various shapes and sizes, as the politicians tried to outdo one another in their bid to impress the electorate and educate them on their…

The Federal Government has rebuilt over 4000 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across the federation in line with the10,000 rehabilitation target of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who spoke while opening the six-day medical/dental surgical mission of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in America (ANPA) for 3000 residents of…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday ,while given an update about the disease and effort by the centre. He said that the 16…

Happily married mother of one, Zahra Indimi, nee Buhari, who is the most popular daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, glowed with pride at a recent event. Zahra looks beautiful during an All Progressives Congress (APC) woman and youth appreciation and victory dinner organised for young people and women to celebrate the re-election of her father.…

President Muhammadu Buhari says his decision to observe the Jumaat prayers at the Presidential Villa and not the National Mosque in Abuja, is to prevent the constraints and inconveniences presidential movements may cause to the people. A presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the President disclosed this when he…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is holding the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State tomorrow, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Kassim Geidam, has confirmed...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the Presidential Implementation Committee on Autonomy of the State Legislature and State Judiciary. Speaking at the inauguration which held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari and urged members of the Committee to be meticulous and diligent in the discharge of their duties. He explained…

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the FCT has received three petitions from aggrieved candidates who were not satisfied with the conduct of the Feb. 23 National Assembly election in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitioners, are candidates from National Conscience party (NCP), Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM)…

Sharp decline in global oil prices in recent years, depletion of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings and consequent economic hardship in the country have compelled the Federal Government to make a move for diversification of the economy with a focus on agriculture and solid minerals development. The move was targeted at achieving a sustainable economy,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 23 new cases of Lassa fever that were recorded between Feb. 18 and Feb. 24. NCDC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ihekweazu said that 1,279 suspected cases had been reported from 32 states and…