EU allocates €1m for fight against diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Tuesday allocated the sum of one million euros (N847 million) for the fight against diphtheria outbreak in the Northeast and Northwest region of Nigeria. The bloc, in a bid to respond to the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria, donated the funds to help […]
Petrol price jumped to N630.63 in October – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N195.29 in October 2022 to N630.63 in October 2023. It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for October 2023 released in Abuja on Wednesday. It stated that the October 2023 price of N630.63 represented […]
Covenant University increases workers’ salary by 20%
The Board of Regents, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has approved a 20 percent salary increase for all the staff of the institution. Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Ota. He said the decision by the Board to implement the salary increase was to […]
Nigeria won’t tamper with press freedom, minister pledges
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has reassured the United States of Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to the fundamental principles of press freedom. He said this when he received the United States’ Charge d’Affaires to Nigeria, Mr David Greene, who paid him a courtesy visit. A statement by Idris’ Special Assistant on […]
Agric Ministry targets 2,000 tractors yearly to boost food production
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen Abubakar Kyari, has said the production of 2,000 tractors yearly would enhance food production, create jobs for farmers, especially women and youth. He stated this while receiving in audience a delegation from John Deere led by its Vice President, Jason Braintley, in his office in […]
CAPPA decries Tobacco industry’s interference in public health policy
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has frowned at what it called “the insidious interference of the tobacco industry in Nigeria’s pro-public health efforts.” Speaking at the presentation of the ‘Nigeria Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023’, on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in Lagos, the non-governmental organization accused government officials of undermining […]
Over 30,000 Nigerians have benefited from the Commonwealth scholarship scheme, says FG
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 30,000 Nigerians have benefited from the Commonwealth scholarship scheme since its inception in 1959. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo said this at the 2024/2025 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) nomination interview in Abuja on Monday. He said the number […]
Trial of former Lagos speaker Ikuforiji, stalled
The trial of a former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, over money laundering was on Monday, stalled because Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court did not sit. The case which was first fixed for continuation of trial on Nov. 15, could not proceed at the last […]
How troops foiled attack on Yobe gov’s convoy in Borno, by DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered the two vehicles affected in the incident. He […]
Fractured economy: Don’t complain, Obi tells Tinubu, fix it
By Olayinka Oyegbile The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election has faulted the claim by President Bola Tinubu that the country was bankrupt. Speaking to journalists at the departure hall of the Akwa Ibom International Airport at the weekend, Obi said the president should not complain about the […]
