The Federal Government has unveiled plans to introduce electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and several other airports across Nigeria by March 2024, aiming to streamline the travel experience for all airport patrons. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, highlighted the significance of this development, emphasising the seamless…
Fire has razed medical equipment, including Maternal and Child care equipment and two million doses of poliovirus vaccine at the Gombe State Medical Store located around Kasuwa-Katako of the state. The incident occurred around 2 am on Monday. Other items gutted by the inferno were consumables. The state governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, who visited the scene…
Cement manufacturers on Monday agreed to sell a 50kg bag of cement at a retail price between N7,000 and N8,000, depending on location nationwide. The Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed this after a meeting with leading manufacturers in Abuja. The meeting was scheduled to urgently address the spiraling price of the commodity which hit…
The prices of grains like maize, and sorghum have dropped significantly across the states as of Sunday, checks can reveal. Investigations by the media show that as of Sunday, the prices of grains have been dropping in the major producing states. In Taraba, maize prices dropped from N58,000 to N42,000, and other markets in Kano,…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has taken a firm stance against 86 government agencies and departments with outstanding electricity bills totaling N47.1 billion. In a notice issued on Monday, the AEDC has given these entities 10 days to settle their debts or face disconnection. Among the entities listed in the notice are the Presidential…
…We have gotten to a point of no return on CCMAS. …It is not possible to acquire a varsity certificate in Nigeria in six weeks. Nigeria’s educational system has long been plagued by challenges such as underfunding, lack of infrastructure, and low-quality delivery of learning. In an interview with African Health Report’s Gom Mirian, the…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Nigerians are set to witness another wave of petrol scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) announces the withdrawal of operations starting Monday, February 19th. In a letter addressed to the General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), NARTO’s National President, Yusuf Lawal Othman,…
NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos have seized a significant amount of Loud, a potent synthetic cannabis strain. The drug was hidden inside large speakers within a cargo shipment from New York, USA, as reported by NDLEA’s Media and Advocacy director, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja on Sunday. Officials from the NDLEA…
The implications of the search for greener pastures by health services providers in a country are grave. When a nation allows its workforce in the health sector to seek better remunerations and welfare generally, in foreign countries (Oyibo land), because it failed to do the needful for its people, the consequences could be telling. One…
Medicine dealers, manufacturers and importers have been directed to cease supplying drugs to Sabon Gari Market and Niger Street, both in Kano State. The directive was handed in to prevent the circulation of Substandard and falsified medicines in the market. Any organization found not complying with the directive risks losing the site license and product…
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