The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has refuted a report and clarified the air concerning a report claiming that the draft Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for military officers is causing tension in the Services as many are planning to leave the service due to unfavourable terms contained in the draft document. Denying the report…
Some residents of Osun State, whose mobile lines were barred by a network provider, MTN, on Monday said they paid as much as N2,000 to unbar their lines. The affected subscribers told some journalists, who moved around Osogbo, the Osun State capital, monitoring the situation. The journalists also observed that many telecommunications retailers partnering with…
The International Police Organisation, INTERPOL, has launched a new module codenamed Silver Notices. This was contained in a statement shared with the media by the Commission on Monday, adding it was in its bid to frontally tackle the scourge of money laundering and illicit financial flows across the world, especially Africa, The Interpol Vice President…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has expressed his frustration, stating, “The so-called Abuja politicians are the ones sponsoring and supporting these bandits.” Governor Alia who disclosed this in a statement while reviewing the activities of bandits in Ukum, Katsina-Ala, and Logo LGAs, which constitute the Sankera axis, highlighted his efforts to bring peace to the…
With about 72 hours to the planned hunger protest in Nigeria, a heavy presence of Nigerian soldiers has been observed around the nation’s seat of power, Abuja on Monday. The soldiers mounted a roadblock at Sani Abacha barracks before the popular AYA roundabout. Commuters plying the Keffi-Abuja expressway were on Monday left stranded after military…
The Nigerian Federal Government has issued a statement urging Vice-Chancellors of all Nigerian universities to take urgent action to ensure the safety and security of staff, students, and university property in light of proposed nationwide protests. In a statement signed by the Acting Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki on Monday, stated that…
The Oyo State Government has taken a step to launch investigations to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient at a popular private hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The state’s Commissioner for health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi made the incident known during the weekend in a statement. The statement reads: “It has…
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday announced a new project aimed at accelerating the development of H5N1 mRNA vaccine candidates for manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries. According to WHO’s statement, Sinergium Biotech of Argentina will spearhead this initiative, utilizing the WHO and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) mRNA Technology Transfer Programme. This program, started…
The clock is ticking, and the voices of discontent are growing louder as Nigerians prepare to take to the streets in a mass protest against the crippling economic hardship that has ravaged the nation since the Tinubu government came to power in May 2023. With just three days to go, the atmosphere is electric, and…
Some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria, with just less than 48 hours to August 1, date for the nationwide #EndBadGovernance Protests. “They wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is…
