By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government has pledged that no certified Community Health Officer (CHO) will remain unemployed, reaffirming its commitment to addressing the health disparities between urban and rural Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, made the announcement on Tuesday duringContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja said it could generate over 200 billion dollars annually from space regulation and licensing. Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, said this at a one-day sensitisation and stakeholders’ engagement on the commencement of space regulation, spectrum managementContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has again handed over 60 kidnapped victims rescued by security agencies to their families and warned against ransom payment to kidnappers. Ribadu said that paying ransom to kidnappers would only encourage them to continue in the crime, adding thatContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Katsina State to harness its unique cultural monuments, including the iconic Gobarau Minaret and Kusugu Well to promote domestic tourism. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Katsina on Tuesday, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, HannatuContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government has urged stronger healthcare regulation and increased collaboration to address key challenges faced by health systems across Africa. This call was made on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) workshop in Abuja. Dr Iziq Adekunle Salako,Continue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The GSM Association (GSMA) has indicated that globally, mobile money reached two significant milestones in 2024, one of which was surpassing two billion registered accounts. The GSMA, which made this known in its recently released State of Industry Report for Mobile Money 2025 on Tuesday, added theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education has officially unveiled the Counselling Practitioners of Nigeria (CPCN) Council with the goal of regulating counselling practice nationwide. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abel Enitan, emphasised the need for the council to improve the quality of counselling services in Nigeria duringContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Tuesday inaugurated some newly constructed and renovated projects at the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new projects were blocks of offices and residential accommodationContinue Reading
By Hussaina Yakubu President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that Kaduna State is leading the way as the first to launch the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Nigeria. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Tuesday, AdesinaContinue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of controlled drugs valued at over N18 million at the Mfum Border in Cross River. The Customs Area Controller for Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, Comptroller Chukwudi Ogbonna, made this known during a news conferenceContinue Reading
