The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has announced that Nigerians will now require the National Identification Number (NIN) to access social services and benefit from government palliatives. In a statement released by Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, on Tuesday, Senator George Akume highlighted that building…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has sealed public toilets in Katangua Market for discharging effluents into public drains and exposing people to communicable diseases. An investigation by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSMWO) revealed that the operators of the public toilets were using pumping machines to pump untreated wastewater and sewage…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has bowed to pressure from the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) and suspended its controversial 4% Free-on-Board (FoB) levy, following intense opposition from key business stakeholders. The suspension is seen as a significant step towards addressing concerns and ensuring broader consultations before the levy’s implementation. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A recent outbreak of Lassa fever in Ondo State has resulted in the loss of 12 lives out of 112 confirmed cases. According to, the Statistician General of the state, Olusola Ajayi, there have been 353 suspected cases reported. Ajayi described the situation as alarming and urged workers of the state…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria has been plunged into darkness once again as the national grid experienced a collapse on Wednesday, marking the second time this year. According to data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal, the collapse occurred around 11:30 am on Wednesday. The cause of the grid disturbance has not been disclosed by…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Jigawa State has entered a strategic partnership with a leading Saudi Arabian agricultural firm and Nigeria’s Netay Agro-Tech to enhance date palm production in the state. The state Governor, Umar Namadi received a delegation led by Abdul’aziz Abdurrahman Al-Awf, a representative of one of Saudi Arabia’s largest palm plantation firms, at…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Executive Director of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS), Winnie Byanyima has sounded the alarm on the future of global HIV prevention efforts. Byanyima warned on Tuesday that if the United States withdraws its support for the world’s largest AIDS program, the number of new HIV infections could skyrocket by more…
The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA along with other stakeholders receives another batch of 148 Nigerian returnees from libya. According to a statement released by NEMA on their X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Wednesday. “The Returnees arrived at Murtala Muhamed International Airport Cargo at 17.35hours aboard a Boeing chartered flight with registration no….
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria has ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the 2024 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International. The country scored 26 out of 100, a slight increase from 25 in 2023. According to Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) in a statement on…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have kicked off the distribution of critical childhood cancer medicines, aiming to provide life-saving treatments to 5,000 children across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2025. The first phase of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines has begun with shipments to…
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