The opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, is leading in the early results of Senegal’s presidential election, which has spurred his followers to troop out in celebration on the streets of the capital, Dakar. While Faye’s main rival, Amadou Ba, from the ruling coalition said a run-off might happen to determine the winner, at least five…
President Bola Tinubu, who will turn 72 on Friday, March 29, 2024, has cautioned his well-wishers not to bother celebrating him. The president enjoins them not to place goodwill messages in newspapers and on radio and television. The president further explained that he won’t be celebrating his birthday this year due to the difficult circumstances…
Disruption is an understatement. To describe the situation lucidly, extinct is the correct word. Indeed, without equivocation, the snap of internet services last week left a tale of woes. Ogbodo Ozioma Favour reports the socio-economic challenges faced by users. Internet service disruption almost all of last week in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, reportedly caused…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed appreciation for the release of the Kuriga school children and emphasized the importance of ensuring that schools are safe and secure environments for learning. This was disclosed in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Sunday. Tinubu highlights the significance of…
The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has called for enhanced security measures in schools and communities to prevent more incidents of school children being kidnapped. The association’s statement issued by its president, Ambassador Emmanuel Okafor on Sunday urged the government and security agencies to implement the Safe School Initiative and robust measures aimed…
The Minister of State for Health has called for a ban on the importation of medical syringes into the country in a bid to promote local production of medical grade syringe, boost the economy, and control the infiltration of substandard and Falsified medical equipment entering the country. This decision was reached on Thursday when Alausa…
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has intensified efforts to control zoonotic tuberculosis in the human population, marking this year’s Tuberculosis Day. Dr. Tolu Omotugba, the Kogi State Chairman of NVMA, led a medical team to the Lokoja abattoir in Felele to raise awareness and sensitize butchers and abattoir workers about the global epidemic of…
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has grey-listed Nigeria Grey Listed Countries are jurisdictions that are actively working with the Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) to address strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU),…
Nineteen injured students from Nasarawa State University in Keffi have been discharged from the hospital following injuries they sustained during rice palliative stampede that occurred last Friday. Margaret Elayo, the state Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, expressed her condolences to the families of the two students who died in the recent stampede before the distribution of…
The Public Complaints Commission has been plunged into disarray as three labour unions demand the full implementation of the approved Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS), arguing that the Commission should receive the same salary structure as the National Assembly Service Commission. This demand has led to a series of conciliation meetings and protests, ultimately culminating…
