By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders in Nigeria’s automotive sector have called for affordable vehicle financing tailored to Nigerians’ cash-flow patterns to support domestic production, ease mobility costs and make vehicles more accessible as productive assets. They made the call at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Automobile and AlliedContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The Director-General (D-G), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has said that Benue remained highly vulnerable to flooding. Umar stated this on Thursday in Makurdi at the NEMA/Benue State Emergency Management Agency (Benue-SEMA) Full-Scale Simulation Exercise on riverine and urban flooding in Makurdi. TheContinue Reading
By Salamat Abu The Chief Medical Director, Kogi Hospitals Management Board, Dr Ayo Olayemi, says renovation of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state is improving healthcare delivery and patient safety. Olayemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja, to commemorateContinue Reading
By Folasasde Akpan The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says unsafe diagnosis, medication errors, poor communication and fragmented care can cause significant harm to patients living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Pate said this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the 2026Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For generations of Nigerians, King’s College, Lagos, has been more than a secondary school; it has been a symbol of academic excellence and a training ground for future leaders. Founded during the colonial era, this institution shaped generations of NigeriansContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman A medical doctor at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Dr Nankwat Jeplah, has expressed concern over the continued burden of diphtheria in Nigeria, urging stronger prevention efforts and public awareness. Jeplah said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman Dr Ruqqaya Ahmed, the newly appointed President of Guardian Girls Nigeria (GGN), says her priority is to establish a functional structure that will extend the organisation’s programmes and impact across Nigeria. Ahmed said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government says the National Youth Confab scheduled for October will bring together youth delegates from Nigeria’s 360 federal constituencies to discuss solutions to national challenges. The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference on preparationsContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Population Association of Nigeria (PAN) has pledged to sustain its partnership with the National Population Commission (NPC) to advance population policies and national development in spite of the death of its Chairman. PAN President, Prof. Enang Ebingha, made the pledge on Thursday during a condolence visitContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Government has called for stronger sanctions against wildlife crimes, saying inadequate punishment has contributed to the depletion of Nigeria’s wildlife population. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, said this during the eighth Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society of Nigeria (WISON) in Abuja onContinue Reading
