By Ikenna Osuoha An Abuja-based NGO, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), on Tuesday called for increased love and care for grandparents. SOHI Chief Executive Officer, Ms May Ikokwu, made the call in Abuja while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of 2023 World Grandparents Day. IkokwuContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate has commended the United States Government and other partners for investing $900 million dollars in Nigeria’s malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis programmes. He made the commendation on Monday in Abuja when he received Dr John Nkengasong, theContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured Nigerians of a seamless registration process for the National Identification Number (NIN) across the nation and in the Diaspora. The Acting Director-General of the commission, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote gave the assurance in a statement on Monday in Abuja. SheContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports, Sen. John Owan-Enoh has pledged more support for the development of para-sports in Nigeria. Enoh made the pledge on Monday in Abuja following Nigeria’s encouraging participation at the maiden 2023 African Para Games in Accra. The minister, in a statement issued by MohammedContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze The Niger Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Monday said the death toll from Sunday’s boat mishap in Mokwa Local Government Area had risen from 24 to 30. The Acting Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Garba Salihu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo and Niger Republic have inaugurated “Operation Safe Domain II” as a collaborative effort toward eradicating piracy and maritime crimes within their maritime domain especially the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Director of Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) ZoneContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz Nigeria and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have finalised agreement on the lifting of visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers and the immediate resumption of flights by Etihad and Emirates Airlines. This followed the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the emirate on Monday after his visitContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal, on Monday, sacked the son of Prof. Jerry Gana, Rep Joshua Audu-Gana, from the House of Representatives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rep Joshua Audu-Gana was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) forContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday unveiled the Zero Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) to successfully identify and reach the millions of children who have not yet received a single routine immunisation. At the launch in Abuja, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr FaisalContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has inaugurated the Power Outage Reporting System (PORS) application app, to make complaints resolution process easier and faster by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Inaugurating the app in Abuja on Monday, Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman of NERC, described it as an onlineContinue Reading
