By Favour Ozioma Ogbodo Following the sack of Chief Executive Officers and directors of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development last week, the supervising Minister, Festus Keyamo, has announced their replacements. In a statement on Thursday, the spokesman for the ministry, Odutayo Oluseyi, said the fresh appointments were in line with the…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the prequalification of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, marking a significant step in the global fight against malaria, particularly in regions where children bear a disproportionate burden of the disease. In a statement released on Thursday, the WHO revealed that the recommendation to add the R21 vaccine…
Gom Mirian The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has raised concerns over the financial implications of the transportation fare waivers declared by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, saying it was yet to recover from previous interventions. Tinubu had announced a 50% waiver on road transport fares and free services for rail transportation, in a bid to…
Gom Mirian The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has asked the management of Zenith Bank to appear before it to explain issues surrounding non-remittence of N4.2 billion naira generated from sales of forms for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The dispute between JAMB and Zenith Bank centres on past transactions, including…
Gom Mirian The Nigerian Military High Command has urged Nigerians to remain calm until investigation committees looking into the bombing of a community in Kaduna State release their findings. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said this on Thursday while addressing public outcry following a drone attack that left civilian casualties in…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo Vice President Kashim Shettima has advised Nigerian youths not to leave Nigeria in search of better opportunities, saying they can achieve their dreams and spirations within Nigeria. The country has been experiencing ‘Japa Syndrome,’ where young people and professionals have been migrating en masse to other countries with better opportunities. A statement…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The lamentations of Nigerians over the high cost of transportation as they travel home for the yuletide has continued despite an intervention by President Bola Tinubu to reduce cost for travellers. On Wednesday, Tinubu announced that the government will pay half of transportation fares of interstate travellers by bus, while train rides will be…
Ogbodo Ozioma Favour discusses how rising cost of diabetes treatment is pushing poor Nigerians to alternatives that worsen their conditions. Diabetes is one of the non-communicable diseases that leads to deaths in Nigeria annually. At least 11.2 million persons are living with the condition, public health experts who conducted a local study on its prevalence…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi A group, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), has called on Tinubu’s government to declare a state of emergency over unemployment in the country. The Executive Director, Ibrahim Zikrullahi, also urged the government to set aside N1 billion for job creation in all 774 local governments across the country during…
Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced the release of a new psychological intervention called Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) aimed at supporting adolescents and their caregivers who are grappling with mental distress. They made the revelation in a joint statement on Wednesday. According to…
