By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced that all full-time Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates will now be mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The resolution of the long-standing issue regarding their mobilisation was announced by the Director of Press and Public RelationsContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to a falsified Oxycontin 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) which it says was detected in an unregulated market in Switzerland. The public alert with No. 07/2025 is uploaded on the agency’s website. The agencyContinue Reading
By Sunday Bassey The Federal Government has inaugurated the construction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mother Station project which has a capacity of 10 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCF/D) in Akwa Ibom. President Bola Tinubu conducted the groundbreaking of the project, owned by Nsik Oil and Gas Limited,Continue Reading
By Ijendu Iheaka The Abia government has deployed veterinary teams to all 17 local government areas to vaccinate farm animals against anthrax, a deadly bacterial zoonotic disease. Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Cliff Agbeze, confirmed this at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, during the official launch of the vaccination.Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Chief Judge of Katsina State, Justice Musa Danladi, has granted bail to 91 inmates and discharged four during a jail delivery exercise. Speaking at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Katsina Old, the Chief Judge said the move aimed to reduce overcrowding in correctional facilities across theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has assured that the payment of the newly increased monthly allowance of N77,000 to corps members will begin in March. Nafiu made the announcement while interacting with corps members at the NYSC Zonal Offices inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Relevant regulatory bodies say the move by the Federal Government to begin testing construction material will boost quality and curb infrastructure failure. The regulatory bodies are Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) and the Nigerian Society ofContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to introduce electronic visas (e-Visas) soon, aiming to reduce inefficiency and curb corruption across the country. NIS Comptroller General, Mrs Kemi Nandap, said this during the opening of the 3rd nationwide sensitisation campaign on ensuring efficient service delivery andContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani Kano State Government, under its World Bank-assisted programme, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), has awarded a ₦8.5bn contract for the Bulbula/Gayawa Gully Erosion Control Project in Kano. The project, a long-awaited intervention, seeks to address the severe erosion issues affecting communities in both Ungogo andContinue Reading
Report The World Happiness Report 2025, released on Thursday, ranks Finland as the happiest country for the eighth consecutive year. Other Nordic countries, including Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, also remain at the top in the same order. Aino Virolainen, a digital commerce director who has lived abroad, expressed her desireContinue Reading
