Rotary International Gives Nigeria $7M  For Disease Eradication, Prevention

The Rotary International will present $7 million to the Nigerian Government for disease eradication and prevention. The presentation will be done by the President of Rotary International, Gordon Mclnally, during a three-day working visit to Nigeria from Friday, 15th March 2024 According to a statement by the Coordinator of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), Prof Emmanuel Dolapo Lufadeju, and the Co-coordinator, Dr Goddy Nnadi, the visit will enhance the ties between the Federal Government and...

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu call for death penalty against Terrorists, kidnappers

Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu is deeply saddened by the spate of kidnappings in the country that she has called for the death of any apprehended bandit. A wave of kidnapping swept through Nigeria last week with the abduction of more than 270 school children by Fulani radical Islamic terrorists in Kuriga village, Chikun LGA of Kaduna State on Thursday, 7 March. The next day, Mrs Tinubu, during a meeting with the national women leaders...

Nigerian Borders Will Soon Reopen-CGC Adeniyi

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday assured that engagements and consultations were being made regarding the reopening of the country’s borders. He disclosed this during an interaction session with members of the Kongolam border community in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State, however said only President Bola Tinubu has the prerogative to reopen borders in the country. “Once consultations are concluded, a decision will be taken on the...

Denmark’s Ambassador To Nigeria Meets With IDPs In Adamawa State

Denmark’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Sune Krogstrup, has met with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria to know their challenges. Ambassador Krogstrup disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in his office at the Government House Yola. He explained that the interface with the IDPs had allowed him to hear their concerns in the area of access to education and healthcare among others. He revealed that...

Insecurity Displaces Over 6.1 Million Nigerians- NCFRMI

Over 6.1 million Nigerians were said to have been displaced by insecurity and natural disasters. Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu, Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) disclosed this during a visit to Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State in Katsina. “As of 2022, the commission had about 3 million displaced persons, but with floods and other natural disasters, we now have an additional 100 percent of such displaced people.” “Today, I...

Tinubu orders reduction of oil and gas contract timelines

Special Adviser says contract period has been trimmed from 36 to six months. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, has stated that the administration of President Bola Tinubu opted for fiscal incentives in the Oil and Gas sector to attract investments. Verheijen, who stated this yesterday, also noted that President Bola Tinubu has ordered the reduction of oil/gas contract timelines from 36 to six months. She stressed that the government was seeking...

High Court Prevents Kano State House Of Assembly From Amending Laws

The Kano State High Court has ordered the speaker and members of the Kano State House Assembly to halt their efforts to amend the Kano State Judiciary Funds Management Law 2022, the Kano State Pension and Gratuity Amendment Law, 2023, and the Kano State House of Assembly Service Commission Amendment Law 2021, while the motion is being heard and decided upon. Judge Usman Mallam Na’Abba of the Kano State High Court granted the ex parte...

President Tinubu Condemns the latest Abduction Incidents In Borno and  Kaduna

The recent abductions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Borno State and Students and teachers in Kaduna State have been condemned by President Bola Tinubu. Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement in Abuja on Friday, described the abductions as heinous and asked security operatives to rescue those taken away immediately. The President said after receiving reports from security chiefs on the two incidents, “I am confident that the victims will be rescued. Nothing...

IWD: Alake emphasize commitment of Africa to empowering women in mining

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr. Dele Alake has emphasized the commitment of the African continent to equipping women with requisite skills to participate actively in the mining sector value chain. Alake, while giving a goodwill message at the International Women’s Day (IWD) Forum 2024 organised by the Women Miners Association, on Friday, lauded the organisers for putting the progress and plight of women in...

Ngalale: Tinubu means well, Nigerians should support him

Ajuri Ngalale, President Bola Tinubu’s official spokesperson and his special adviser  on media and publicity, has assured Nigerians that Tinubu is working round the clock to improve their lots. Tinubu extended the reign of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, with his election victory in February 2023 after promising to improve the livelihoods of the country’s more than 200 million people. He has implemented a series of wide-ranging reforms aimed at revitalising growth in Nigeria...

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