Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Federal Government has ordered the closure of access roads to the National Arcade and the Federal Secretariat in Abuja Phases I and II on, January 14, and January 15, in preparation for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. This announcement was made on Friday through a circular by the Permanent…
Nigeria is ill-prepared to handle another pandemic on the scale of COVID-19, according to Professor Oyewale Tomori, a renowned virologist and former World Health Organisation (WHO) Advisor. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Africa Health Report (AHR) on Saturday, Tomori sharply criticised the country’s current health infrastructure, particularly its laboratory system, warning that Nigeria’s ability…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has announced a major redeployment affecting senior officers of the Nigerian Army. COAS in a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency, approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to various command, staff and instructional positions….
Nigeria’s national power grid faced its first significant failure of 2025, leaving the entire country in darkness merely ten days into the new year. This latest incident adds to a worrying trend, being the 13th grid failure in 13 months. Power generation reportedly plummeted from 2,111.01 megawatts at 2 pm to a mere 390.20 MW…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has praised the repatriation of $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by the United States government. CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani in a statement on Saturday, commended the collaboration between the Nigerian and US governments,…
Sierra Leone has confirmed its first case of mpox, a viral disease, since the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its highest alert level in 2024. The National Public Health Agency (NPHA), on Saturday announced that a 27-year-old man from the Western Zone, near the capital Freetown, tested positive on January 10. “The patient is in…
Indication emerged Saturday that the United Nations, UN is considering global recognition for quantum mechanics as countries push for declaration of International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025. There are a lot of conversations around the global recognition of quantum mechanics, said a report. The hope is that complex problems will be solved…
… Calls for Support on Herbal Medicine Trials Director-General of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has called for increased support to fund clinical trials on herbal medicines, stressing the importance of scientific validation to ensure their safety and efficacy. In an interview with the News Agency of…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have joined forces to combat drug trafficking through Nigeria’s waterways. During a courtesy visit to NIMASA Towers in Lagos, NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), highlighted the rising threat of illicit drug transportation via maritime routes. “The…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has expressed profound satisfaction with the recent Court of Appeal judgment, which upheld its reforms in traditional institutions and reversed earlier Federal High Court rulings concerning the Kano Emirate Council. In a press conference held at the NUJ Press Centre in Kano on Saturday, January 11,…
