. Says 205 million people at risk of acute food insecurity in 45 countries By Gom Mirian In a bid to address issues around food insecurity, the World Bank has disbursed at least $12bn, half of which was to Africa, to help beneficiary countries cope with food shortages. This development was disclosed…
By Gom Mirian A 49-year-old India-bound businessman named Kingsley Celestino was arrested with over 9.40 kilograms of heroin concealed in false bottoms of his two travelling bags, says National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Director, of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosing this on Sunday, in Abuja, said…
Mary Beth Leonard Quickly address challenges ahead March 11 polls By Kazeem Akolawole The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said that “it is clear that the electoral process as a whole on February 25 failed to meet Nigerians’ expectations.” Leonard who spoke in an OP-ED on the Nigerian general elections,…
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe Gynecologists have warned women against using soaps to clean their vaginas, noting that using soap to wash it can elevate the pH level and encourage the growth of infectious diseases. A pH level is a measure of how acidic or basic a substance or solution is. The gynaecologists stressed that the vagina…
Yakubu By Hassan John The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed determination to resolve and address the challenges it identified during the presidential election. Speaking at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Friday, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said that they have learnt a lot of lessons from the…
[ad_1] Lagos State Government said it would oppose the exhumation of the corpse of Miss Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos, who died during the school’s inter-house sports, in February. The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the state’s Ministry of Justice,…
[ad_1] The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abia State has expressed consternation at the failure of the state government to pay salary arrears owed to doctors who had been on strike in the last 87 days. Members of the Abia chapter of the NMA embarked on strike on Dec. 8, 2022, to demand payment of…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials, including ad-hoc or collation personnel, who may have been engaged in misconduct during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly Elections would be punished. This position was expressed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday in Abuja, at a meeting with…
By Hassan John As part of efforts to ensure that the 2023 Census is hitch-free, the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Federal Government through Federal Ministry of Finance and the National Population Commission (NPC), have concluded plans to host what they christened a donor conference. The conference is targeted at bringing…
President Buhari By Kazeem Akolawole President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to Qatr for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani extended invitation to Nigeria’s president. The once-in-a-decade conference under the theme, “From Potential to Prosperity”, will be held from…
