The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday in Abuja said 10,000 people die annually due to agony and lack of basic equipment for treatment of cancer. Adewole said this at the inauguration of the National Hospital’s Radiotherapy Centre with new Multilleave Lenear Accelerator for cancer treatment. He attributed the number of deaths to […]
Continue Reading
The Adamawa police command has confirmed the death of four of its men in a clash with gunmen in Numan local government area of the state. Othman Abubakar, the command spokesman, who confirmed the incident to NAN on Friday, said the four policemen from Numan divisional headquarters were on patrol when the incident occurred. Abubakar […]
Continue Reading
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, said 25 officials of the Corps have been relieved of their jobs in Abuja. Oyeyemi, who made the disclosure in Ibadan on Thursday, said a massive self-cleansing to rid the corps of corrupt officials was ongoing He said this was done after […]
Continue Reading
The Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Nsofor, has presented his letter of credence to President Donald Trump. Mr. Nsofor, at the presentation of his credentials at the White House, applauded the existing cordial bilateral relations between Nigeria and the U.S. The new envoy also expressed Nigeria’s desire to deepen its ties with the […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), made the declaration on behalf of the FG in a statement on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abubakar Magaji. He admonished all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to […]
Continue Reading
A report released today in Geneva says Nigeria, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo DRC have seen the largest increases in malaria cases, jeopardizing the gains recorded since 2000. The Roll Back Malaria Partnership, which released the report, said unprecedented global progress in fighting malaria since 18 years ago is at stake unless countries redouble […]
Continue Reading
The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said payment of high electricity tariffs is inevitable for Nigerian electricity users. Prof. Osinbajo said this while speaking at the Sixth Presidential Business Forum held at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The vice president’s media aide, Laolu Akande, quoted Mr. Osinbajo as […]
Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday set up the tripartite national minimum wage committee, to be headed by Ama Pepple. According to the president, the inauguration of the committee is part of the recommendations of the Technical Committee established in May 2016 to suggest ways of cushioning the effects of petrol hike. “The subject of a National […]
Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria’s external reserves has hit $35 billion. Buhari who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, stated this on Saturday in Jos, at the graduation of 66 participants in the 2017 Senior Executive Course 39 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru. He said the country […]
Continue Reading
The Nigerian Army has announced the promotion of 45 brigadier generals to major generals, while 92 colonels were promoted to brigadier generals, bringing the number of officers promoted to 136. A statement from the army spokesperson, Sani Usman, confirmed the promotions. Read the full statement from Mr. Usman, a brigadier general, below as edited for style. […]
Continue Reading