The U.S. has approved a 500-million dollar potential sale of weapons to Taiwan to help boost the island’s airspace defence capability. The U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a Wednesday statement that the sale would include F-16 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems and related equipment.Continue Reading
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a loan tranche of $7.5 billion for Argentina, in a deal that took four months to negotiate. The IMF Executive Board announced the deal in Washington on Wednesday. “The IMF Executive Board completed today the fifth and six reviews ofContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 369.903kg of illicit drugs and arrested 73 suspects in Kaduna. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Kaduna thatContinue Reading
By Kevin Okunzuwa The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), has certified the use of GLUCOZIL for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GLUCOZIL, a herbal drug, is produced by Edo Government-owned Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma. NAFDAC’s approvalContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has advocated implementation of National Food and Nutrition Policy for healthy developmental growth of children. Mrs Oluyemi Kalesanwo, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry made the call on Wednesday in Lagos when the Civil SocietyContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is organising a three-day leadership retreat for state governors, scheduled to hold in Kigali, Rwanda. In a letter sent to one of the participants signed by Lealem Dinku of UNDP, and sited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Continue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Sokoto State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get 132, 000 children and adolescent girls back to school. Speaking to newsmen after signing the document on Wednesday, Hajia A’ishatu Dantsoho, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Nigeria Medical Association FCT Chapter, on Wednesday celebrated the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko-Yusuf Sununu, for excelling in the medical profession. The association at a dinner organised in his honour described the minister, who is also a former Chairman of House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) began the distribution of relief items to 18,644 households affected by the 2022 floods in Edo on Wednesday. Other beneficiaries were vulnerable persons in the state. The beneficiaries are part of the 660,884 households verified nationwide and targeted under the 2023Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A non-governmental organisation, Foundation for Resilient Empowerment and Development (FRED), has appealed for sustainability and expansion of resources to strengthen gender-based violence programmes across the country. Mrs Rosemary Echewe, Project Director, FRED, said this during the visit of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional ProgrammeContinue Reading
