The Oyo State government has said that it is monitoring the two admitted suspected cases of cholera disease allegedly from Lagos state in a private hospital in Ibadan. Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this known in a statement on issued on Friday regarding the recent cholera outbreak in Lagos where five…
President Bola Tinubu has directed Mr. Mamman Ahmadu to resign from office as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said the move was part of a larger reorganization effort in the public procurement system to reposition…
The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero has announced the cancellation of the durbar ceremonies he initially planned to avoid breakdown of law and order in the state. He also extended warm greetings to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on the occasion of the Eid el Kabir celebration. This…
President Bola Tinubu has authorised the reconstitution of Governing Councils and Boards of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for effective management nationwide. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nnamdi Mbaeri and sighted by the African Health…
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has issued a public warning regarding a cholera outbreak that has claimed 30 lives and resulted in 1,141 suspected cases across Nigeria. This information was disclosed by the agency’s Director General, Dr. Agnes Asagbra, in a statement made available to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Friday. “As we approach…
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, announced this in a statement on Friday. He said the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, and…
An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man, Kabiru Lawal, to three months imprisonment for stealing goats and ram. The accused, who lives at Olomore area of Abeokuta, had pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of stealing and conversion preferred against him. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs V.B. William, convicted Lawal, following his…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr.Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget office of the federation following the expiration of Mr. Ben Akabueze. This was confirmed in a statement by the president’s special adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngeglale on Friday owing to Yakuba’s prowess from being an accomplished…
The World Bank has confirmed the approval of two significant financial operations aimed to stabilize the economy and support those at economical risk This was confirmed in the statement by the bank on Thursday, “The World Bank has today approved two operations; $1.5 billion for the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation (RESET)…
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has lamented what it calls massive food adulteration in Nigerian markets even as the Commission raised the alarm over the unhealthy practices. FCCPC pointed out that the practice is going on in the market places, where food items and some other basic products are adulterated by retailers for…
