Marriage By Ibrahim Bello The Kebbi Government has sponsored the marriage of 300 couples in a mass wedding at the Emir of Gwandu Palace. The marriages were arranged by the state government in collaboration with Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation (NANAS), to reduce the number of women, widowed or divorced,Continue Reading
Oral suspension NAFDAC By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discontinued the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension. The announcement was made in a public alert No. 01/2025, released on the agency’s website Thursday. According to the alert,Continue Reading
Tinubu By Emmanuel Mogbede President Bola Tinubu and some All Progressives Congress (APC) critical stakeholders have arrived at the party’s national secretariat for its National Executive Committee (NEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of the committee started arriving at the party’s national secretariat at Blantyre StreetContinue Reading
Insecurity By Sumaila Ogbaje Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from ECOWAS has placed more burden on the Nigerian military. Abubakar said this at the opening of the First Quarter Meeting with Branch Chiefs, Air OfficersContinue Reading
Empowerment By Sarafina Christopher The Kuwaiti government has reiterated its commitment to empowering 200,000 out-of-school children in Kaduna State, through the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project. Mr Salim Almuzayen, the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Nigeria, made this announcement during the 64th National Day and 34th Liberation DayContinue Reading
Businesses By Oluwatope Lawanson The Federal Government says it will continue to support indigenous companies to survive and excel, as a strategy to transform the economy. Vice-President Kashim Shettima gave the assurance during a visit to mark the 20th anniversary of SecureID Manufacturing Facility at Iyana-Isolo, in Lagos. The NewsContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium would strengthen economic ties to enhance food security. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, disclosed this in a statementContinue Reading
UK By Abbas Bamalli The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has expressed readiness to leverage 204 million pounds in private sector finance and investment into agriculture in Nigeria. Mrs Adiya Ode, Country Representative for Propcom+, a programme funded by the UK FCDO, disclosed this in KatsinaContinue Reading
Cancer By Cecilia Ologunagba World Health Organisation (WHO) says in a new report that breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 per cent globally by 2050. The findings from a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of WHO, also projected annualContinue Reading
Swearing-in By Segun Giwa Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has said that he was not under any illusions that the task ahead of his administration was going to be easy. Aiyedatiwa said this on Monday in Akure at his inauguration as the governor, but expressed confidence that with theContinue Reading
