The Federal Government has withdrawn its criminal complaint against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, a passenger accused of unruly behaviour aboard an Ibom Air flight, and reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1. Minister of…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving the economic fortunes of Ekiti State and its business owners by facilitating the export of locally made products to the global market. He stressed that the initiative is part of…
The Federal Government has restated its dedication to sustaining a steady flow of gas from Nigeria to Togo, Benin Republic, and Ghana as part of efforts to combat energy poverty and boost economic growth in the West African sub-region.
Minister of State for…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Ukraine and its allies to intensify pressure on Russia to end its invasion, ahead of his meeting in Berlin with European leaders and US President Donald Trump. He stressed that such pressure was necessary to achieve…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has called on state governments to intensify year-round community engagement to help curb the spread of Lassa fever across the country.
In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine…
The media office of former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has dismissed claims circulating on social media that he and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, founded a new African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition. In a statement signed by Mallam Ahmad Sajoh,…
The suspension of Godfrey Chikwere, Acting General Manager of Legacy FM 95.1 in Ebonyi State, has raised fresh concerns about press freedom and the ability of journalists to hold public officials accountable without fear of retaliation. Chikwere was suspended over the weekend after…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Services and Environment Secretariat, in partnership with Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP), and MobiHealth, has launched a telehealth initiative at the Dutsen Makaranta Primary Health Care Centre (PHC).…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. All affected Commissioners and Special Advisers have been directed to hand over to the Permanent Secretary or the most senior civil servant in their respective Ministries, Departments, and…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to move homeless people far from Washington, D.C., following days of hinting at possible federal control over the U.S. capital. Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that crime in the city is on the rise,…