By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday, took its early warning, disaster prevention and reduction campaign to students and staff of the University of Abuja. The Director-General, FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, said during the sensitisation symposium that the goal was to find lasting solutionsContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence (MoD) says the ministry has approved the setting up of Defence Outbreak Response Unit (DORU). This is contained in a statement in Abuja by Mrs Victoria Agba-Attah, Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry on Monday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Sen. Abdula’ziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) says the Senate is doing its best to ensure thorough screening of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees. Yari stated this when he answered questions from newsmen shortly after he paid a private visit to Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and Helpline Foundation for the Needy, Abuja, an NGO, are partnering on areas to improve the lives of women and children in the country. The National President of POWA, Mrs Elizabeth Egbatokun, made this known when she led a delegation ofContinue Reading
France will begin evacuating its citizens from Niger, which was taken over by the military in a coup, on Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry said. It said it would also evacuate other Europeans who wanted to leave the country, a former French colony. About 500 to 600 French citizens areContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye A former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has called on the Federal Government to invest more in sports going by the key role the industry plays in uniting the nation. Okiro made the call at a football match organised to mark his 74th birthday celebration inContinue Reading
An Analysis by Salif Atojoko, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) There now seems to be a shift from going cap-in-hand begging for aids to forging partnerships where hitherto African countries are known to kowtow to the U.S., China and Western countries for aids. This was demonstrated atContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Combined troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, sister Services, Nigeria Police and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts and training camps belonging to the IPOB/ESN in Orsumoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo States. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations,Continue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government, on Monday, reiterated its commitment to collaborating with state governments to ensure elimination of illegal mining activities across the country. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Mary Ogbe, stated this when the Governor of Taraba, Dr Agbu Kefas, visited the ministryContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Nutrition experts at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and Nutrition International, an NGO, say that breastfeeding does not affect the firmness of a mother’s breast. The experts made this known during an orientation for the media on optimal breastfeeding in commemoration of the 2023 World BreastfeedingContinue Reading
