By Angel Atabo The Nigerian Youth Union (NYU), an umbrella body of young people across Nigeria, has cautioned public office holders against medical tourism. NYU National President, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said most unexplained foreign trips were for medical tourism. Obasi said there wasContinue Reading
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By David Adeoye Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has received the official report of the Jan. 16 explosion that occurred at Adeyi Avenue in Bodija, Ibadan, in which five persons died. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni, made this known on Wednesday while briefingContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Odatiwa Women Wing, a support group for Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, has declared support for the governor to emerge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the forthcoming governorship primary. Mrs Olamide Falana, the convener of the group, made this known at the group’sContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, on Tuesday commended the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) for acquiring a ‘Mobile Training Kitchen Truck’ to empower local cooks, food enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Ade-John said this while unveiling the ‘Mobile Kitchen Training Truck’ in Abuja. She saidContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) has urged the Nigerian Government to intensify the fight against corruption and ensure it does not end up only as mere proclamation of statistics. Mr Umar Yakubu, Executive Director, Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CeFTIW), made the callContinue Reading
By Vivian Eze Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on MondayContinue Reading
By Ali Baba-Inuwa Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has promised to prioritise the welfare of workers in the agency. Ali stated this when he received some members of the agency’s Staff Bus Welfare Committee in his office in Abuja. He said that theContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi The West African Consultative Forum (WACSOF), Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and others have called more integrated West Africa to defeat trans-border crimes. Auwal Ibrahim Musa, Executive Director, CISLAC, disclosed this in Lagos on Monday during a CSO and mediaContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Mr Righteous Christopher, a real estate consultant, says Nigeria must erect about 22 million houses to bridge its housing deficit. Christopher, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, decried the housing gap, which he described as huge. “Currently, compared toContinue Reading
