Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city's government said Saturday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital's hazardous pollution levels. New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world and is blanketed in acrid smog each year.…

The Federal Government has earmarked N5.7 billion for capital projects at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Funtua, Katsina State. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Tartiary Institutions and TETFund, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, made the disclosure to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina. “We are grateful to Allah that N5.7 billion was appropriated for capital projects in…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged Muslim faithful in the State and the world over to rededicate themselves to God as Ramadan commenced. Makinde stated this in a felicitation message issued by Dr Suleimon Olanrewaju, his Special Adviser on Media,on Saturday in Ibadan. The governor, while felicitating with the Muslims on witnessing another…

Dr Maryam Ismaila-Keshinro, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, has pledged her support for the National Child Rights Implementation Committee (NCRIC) in advocating for children’s rights. She made this commitment when the NCRIC members, led by Co-chairman Mr MacJohn Nwobiala, paid her a courtesy visit in Abuja. Ismaila-Keshinro emphasised the importance of…

The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is drawing to a close on Saturday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive. The ceasefire took effect on January 19 after more than 15 months of war sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the…