The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a stern warning to travellers, advising against accepting luggage from individuals without prior knowledge of its contents. The warning was issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, using his X handle. This caution follows an incident where two students, one…
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, and made available to Africa Health Report AHR, on Sunday. Expected to attend the summit are Heads of state and high-level government officials across…
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the Federal Government would receive around $2.2 billion single-digit interest loan from the World Bank and another budget support facility from the African Development Bank, soon. Edun said this during a press briefing at the end of Nigeria’s activities at the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring…
The Kwara State Government has issued an appeal to the public to remain calm over reports of 33 cows allegedly dying from poisoning and their meat being put up for sale at Mandate Market in Ilorin, the state capita. The appeal comes after the Kwara Monitoring Group (KMG) raised concerns in a statement, calling on…
The Nigerian Navy has recently taken delivery of a cutting-edge Offshore Survey Vessel (OSV) in Apapa, Lagos. The vessel, known as OSV 115, was designed and manufactured by a French company and is specifically built for scientific hydrographic and oceanographic missions. Equipped with advanced technology, including medium/shallow water multi-beam echo-sounders and other essential survey equipment,…
The Plateau State University, Bokkos, has suspended all academic activities in the institution for 10 days. The decision to close down the institution followed the attack and killing of a 200-level Computer Science student of the institution on Friday during a night attack around the university’s environment. The Registrar of the institution, Yakubu Ayuba, in…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has collaborated with the Ministry of Communication Innovation and Digital Economy (MoCIDE) to fight corruption through Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). This is contained in a statement was by Mr Demola Bakare, the ICPC spokesman and confirmed by the ICPC chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu on …
Anselm Okolo Drama over Arrest The drama of the arrest and trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello is not over, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is reported to be considering, abandoning the non – kinetic approach it has so far adopted so far, for the kinetic in arresting him for…
The Sascon International School in Maitama, Abuja, encountered delays during the JAMB Computer-Based Test (CBT) as candidates and the exam supervisor lamented technical hitches that led to a delayed start-up time. Africa Health Report, (AHR’s) correspondent who was at the centre to monitor the exercise reported that the examination, scheduled for 7 am, did not…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of a new board for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), comprising prominent Nigerian professionals. The appointments include Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka as Chairman, Mr. Emomotimi Agama as Director-General, Frana Chukwuogor as Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement), Mr. Bola Ajomale as Executive Commissioner (Operations), Mrs. Samiya Hassan Usman…
