By Aderogba George Dr Kefas Zawaya, a presidential aspirant of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has vowed to lead an inclusive government if elected in the association’s upcoming election on May 5. Zawaya made this commitment during an interactive session with NMA-FCT members in Abuja. He urged members nationwide toContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Between April 22 and April 23, the Nigerian government hosted a High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja with the theme “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism”. The summit brought together several presidents across Africa andContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev on Monday urged the World Bank to increase funding and support to address pressing water and sanitation challenges facing the country. Utsev made the call during a meeting with the outgoing and incoming World Bank Country Directors,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) presented the certificate of return for the Nov. 16 Ondo State governorship election to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the winner of the April 20 primaries. The APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, handed over the certificate during a ceremony at the party’s NationalContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Monday said it would soon picket offices of airlines across the country that had disallowed their staff from joining trade unions. Mr Ben Nnabue, the National President of NUATE made the disclosure during the National Campaign for theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to nurture young talents by fostering technological advancements. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this commitment at the Award Ceremony of the 2024 Rwanda International Competition and the USA World Robotics Festival held in Abuja. Mamman emphasisedContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Centre For Initiative and Development (CFID), a Taraba-based NGO, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Health to provide free Hepatitis screening for pregnant women in 10 states. Dr Danjuma Adda, a former President of World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) who is also the Executive Director ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Foreign affairs analysts have postulated that West Africa, and indeed the entire Africa, is facing an existential threat triggered by a surge in terrorism on the continent. Terrorism, violent extremism, unconstitutional changes of government, and banditry, have spiked, assuming an alarming rate,Continue Reading
By Deborah Akpede The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted four years jail term. The agency made this known in a post it shared on its official X handle (Formerly Twitter) @naptipnigeria on Sunday. A memberContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Dr Ogugua Osi-Ogbu, a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, National Hospital, Abuja, has cautioned against discrimination of the elderly in the society. The medical practitioner said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at an event organised for the elderly in Abuja. NAN reports thatContinue Reading
