By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara following a terrorist attack on Worro community. Tinubu said the battalion would spearhead Operation Savannah Shield to check the terrorists and protect vulnerable communities. This is contained in aContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Nigeria and China on Wednesday in Abuja reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations between them. Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman, said this in a statement following a courtesy visit to his office on Wednesday in Abuja by the Chinese Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, MrContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated the distribution of farm inputs worth hundreds of millions of Naira to more than 10,000 farmers in Kogi. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), who inaugurated the distribution at the FMAFS office in Lokoja, described it asContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT administration will celebrate FCT at 50 during the third anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, during a meeting with members of staff of the FCT Administration as part ofContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “should be very worried” as negotiations planned for this week grow increasingly uncertain. “He should be very worried. Yeah, he should be. As you know, they’re negotiating with us,” Trump said in excerpts from an interview withContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has passed the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill to regulate the conduct of the federal, state and Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This followed the clause by clause consideration of the bill by the lawmakers in the Committee of the WholeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended Mr Richard Dauda, the acting Executive Secretary (ES), Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) for providing exceptional leadership that drives infrastructural development across the FCT. Wike gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday, during a meeting withContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje German tourism expert, Julia Kleber, has called for strategic investment to explore tourism opportunities for effective storytelling and capacity building in order to position Nigeria as a competitive global destination. Kleber, who is the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Kleber Group, made the call at aContinue Reading
Cancer By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has operationalised oncology-preventive clinics in eight tertiary hospitals, strengthening Nigeria’s cancer prevention, screening and early-detection capacity nationwide. Minister of State for Health, Dr Iziaq Salako, confirmed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2026 World Cancer Day commemoration. The event, with the themeContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Consultants at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) are taking steps to enhance teamwork and communication among specialists, aiming to improve patient care. They said this on Tuesday during the Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN),Continue Reading
