The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed a N555.8 million fine on Fidelity Bank for breaching customer data protection regulations. Vincent Olatunji, the commission’s National Commissioner, announced the decision at a workshop in Abuja on Wednesday. Olatunji revealed that the fine, amounting to 0.1% of Fidelity Bank’s 2023 annual gross revenue, is the highest…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed deep concern over the Nigerian Police’s alleged attempts to incriminate and silence the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). This was contained in a press statement released on Wednesday, August 24, a copy of which was obtained by Africa Health Report (AHR). The human rights…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the conversion of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital, Nasarawa. This decision follows a request by the Nasarawa State Government. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, announced the approval via a press statement shared on…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the launch of the Climate Accountability and Transparency Portal, a key initiative aimed at enhancing efficiency and accountability in Nigeria’s participation at the upcoming 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, made the announcement during a media briefing…
The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has identified the male cross-dresser whose body was found on the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on August 8, 2024. Initially thought to be female, the deceased has been confirmed as 33-year-old Ifeanyi Chukwu-Agah Benedict, originally from Afikpo North Local Government Area in Ebonyi State, who resided in Dapé,…
Amnesty International Nigeria has denounced the recent harassment of Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). In a statement issued on Tuesday, the organization’s Director, Isa Sanusi, criticized the new terrorism financing allegations against Ajaero and other NLC leaders as a tactic to silence and intimidate them….
In a significant development for Nigeria’s public health sector, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills Jr. inaugurated a state-of-the-art tuberculosis (TB) modular laboratory at the Defence Reference Laboratory in Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja. The event, attended by key officials including Minister of State for Defence Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle and Chief of Defence Staff General…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned the public to remain vigilant and take preventive measures seriously amidst the ongoing Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak. Although the current strain circulating in Nigeria is the milder clade 2, the country is on high alert for the potential risk of the more contagious and deadly…
The Central Bank of Nigeria,(CBN) announced a record-breaking $553 million in remittance inflows for July 2024, marking a 130% increase from the same period in 2023. This figure represents the highest monthly total ever recorded, according to Hakama Sidi Ali, Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN. Sidi Ali attributed this substantial growth to…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has agreed to comply with a police invitation for its president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, but requested an extension due to the nature of the summons. This decision came from an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. Africa Health Report AHR, had informed earlier that the…
