By Juliet Jacob   A Superintendent with the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Mr Eyimoga Moses, has been arraigned before Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi for job racketeering. Mr. Moses was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on one count of corruption….

        By Juliet Jacob   Troops of Operation Forest Sanity yesterday killed five terrorists while others fled with gunshot injuries in Kaduna State. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, said the troops carried out an ambush operation at suspected bandits’ routes along Kanti-Tantatu in Kubusu forest…

    By Juliet Jacob   Channels Television has been fined N5 million by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over an interview with Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate. In a March 27 letter addressed to Channels TV Chief Executive Officer titled “Broadcast of an Inciting Interview, A Sanction”and obtained by Africa Health Report,…

  By Gom Mirian     The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has called for the immediate appointment of a substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) for the National Hospital Abuja. Dr. Charles Ugwulanyi, the chairman, of NMA-FCT, made the call at a conference in Abuja on Friday. He noted…

    By Gom Mirian   The Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd.) has challenged the new management of the Defence Space Administration (DSA) to raise the bar of technological advancement to tackle national insecurity. He also stressed the need for DSA to deploy new technology to unlock space resources and satellites…

    By Kazeem Akolawole      The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) FCT Chapter has demanded unreserved public apology from the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) over alleged bullying of one of its members. The NMA-FCT chairman, Dr. Charles Ugwuanyi made the demand during a press briefing to express NMA displeasure over…

    By Kazeem Akolawole    Osun State, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), launched its HIV Treatment Surge initiative. Speaking at the launch event, U.S. CDC Country Director Mary Boyd emphasized that Surge efforts in health facilities…

    By Kazeem Akolawole    Humility can achieve better results in diplomacy when applied to the implementation of Nigeria’s foreign abroad, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said this in his welcome remarks at the launch of the book, ‘Humility in Diplomacy’ authored by the Chief of Protocol, Ministry…