President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency and Adeola Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mohammed, a seasoned…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). To this effect, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, DG, DSS has been removed from office. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement just a moment ago. Bichi…
Osun State Government on Monday confirmed the outbreak of monkey pox (Mpox) in Ilesa-West Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Barr. Jola Akintola who made the confirmation, in a statement in the Ministry of Information bulletin, also urged residents of Ilesa and the State not to panic, as the state is…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has launched a nationwide 7-day warning strike, effective from Monday, August 26, 2024, to protest the prolonged abduction of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola. The decision follows an emergency meeting by NARD’s National Executive Council (NEC), reflecting escalating frustration within the medical community. Dr. Dele Abdullahi, NARD President, stated, “The…
The Tukur-Tukur community in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State has sounded an urgent warning about a possible diphtheria outbreak, a dangerous illness that has already resulted in the deaths of five children in just 24 hours. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, an elder from the Tukur-Tukur community and the Director of Publicity and Advocacy for…
In an interview with a national TV station in Abuja on Sunday, Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman announced a new rule preventing candidates (underage) under the age of 18 from taking the National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations. Mamman stated, “Over 90% of graduating students from our secondary schools will…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.19% in real terms during the second quarter of 2024. This development was announced on the NBS’s official X handle on Monday and was shared with Africa Health Report (AHR). This growth represents an improvement…
The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has decried the persistent rise in food prices and services in the country, blaming it on corruption. In a communique issued at the end of its 39th annual national conference held in Akure, Ondo State, FOMWAN said it was concerned about the high cost of foods,…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has reported that 12 member states have had 3,101 confirmed and 15,636 suspected cases, resulting in 541 deaths, representing a fatality rate of 2.89%. The cases involve three strains of the virus, including the highly contagious and deadly Clade 1b, which led the World Health Organization…
Education Minister Tahir Mamman has said underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. “In any case, NECO and WAEC, henceforth will not be allowing underage children to write their examinations. In other words, if somebody has not spent the requisite number of years in that particular level of…
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