Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has imposed an immediate ban on the importation of scrap materials from northeastern states following a deadly explosion that claimed five lives. Announcing the measure on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, AVM Ibrahim Umaru (retd.), said, “We have traced the origin of recent explosives…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Federal Government has on Wednesday officially commissioned the Digital Industrial Park (DIP) in Kano, marking a major leap in Nigeria’s grassroots digital transformation efforts. Led by the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, the commissioning comes after the facility was vandalized during the August 1, 2024,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a renewed funding commitment of up to $450 million (N720 billion) over the next three years to help wipe out polio worldwide. The pledge, made on Wednesday, at the Rotary International Convention, will see Rotary raise $50 million annually, with…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday inaugurated the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), describing the step as “a significant milestone” in the Tinubu administration’s push to reposition the maritime sector. This was…
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has commended Nigeria’s authorities for bold and politically difficult policies that have “improved macroeconomic stability and enhanced resilience.” IMF noted on Wednesday, “Reversing years of economic volatility”, in its latest Article IV Consultation, in which it affirms a new reality for Nigeria. IMF declared Nigeria is making meaningful progress following…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Ministerial Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC) to bridge the longstanding disconnect between Nigeria’s research institutions and the industrial sector. The inauguration ceremony, held on Wednesday at the Minister of Education in Abuja, was presided over by the Minister of Education, Dr Morufu Olatunji Alausa. The Minister described the…
The Nigeria National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning of counterfeit supplies of Herceptin® (trastuzumab) circulating in Ghana and possibly Nigeria, raising fresh concerns for breast cancer patients who rely on the drug for life-saving treatment. In its Public Alert No. 22/2025, NAFDAC revealed that a…
Due to vicious attacks and killings by terrorist groups and sometimes gunmen not linked to bandit or kidnap groups communities across the length and breadth of Nigeria are rising in self-defence in their determination to protect their lives. But their zeal to help themselves where the government seemed not forthcoming in its constitutional responsibility has…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged youths in the country to join hands with the EFCC in combating corruption, economic and financial crimes. He gave this charge while addressing the students of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Abuja center, who came on an excursion…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has called for urgent and strategic action to tackle the mass exodus of Nigerian health professionals, warning that the nation’s healthcare system faces collapse if nothing is done. Speaking at a lecture titled “Conqueror, Conquered and Consequences: A Discourse on Brain Drain” during the…
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