archiveFebruary 2020

Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) is set to improve the quality of nursing and midwifery in the country for effective healthcare to the people, Mrs Veronica Okolo, the Director, Nursing, FMoH, said. She told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the nursing and midwifery sector needed...

Minister of Information, Alhaji  Lai Mohammed, has said that the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) will compete with the likes of Cable News Network (CNN) if the $500 million loan his ministry is seeking for is approved. The Minister said this when he appeared before the Senate committee on local and...

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Monday called for an urgent review of the privatisation of the power sector, to find a lasting solution to Nigeria’s energy crisis. SERAP’s Executive Director, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

When Nigeria closed its land borders in August 2019 to curb smuggling, particularly that of rice, many citizens were skeptical that the Federal Government’s decision would be favourable to the masses. However, barely six months after the border closure, many have begun to see huge positive impacts of the `radical’...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the family of Senator Ignatius Longjan who died at a Turkish hospital in Abuja on Sunday. Lawan also condoled with the government and people of Plateau State over the sad loss of the Senator who represented Plateau South Senatorial District until...

  In order to continue to provide top-notch savings and investment solutions, AXA Mansard Investments, a leading multi-expert asset manager in Nigeria has partnered with Nigeria’s foremost all-in-one lifestyle, Jumia One to bring AXA Mansard’s Money Market Fund closer to the public and to make it easier to invest. In...

  A non-governmental organisation, Center for Law and Civil Culture (CLCC), has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to immediately unravel the local and foreign sponsors of the terrorist groups in Nigeria in order to face justice for the killings of innocent citizens across the country. Apparently miffed...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised some key Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) leaders at Alafa Yagayaga on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja,...

  commends Zulum for rewarding Borno teacher   A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana has challenged Nigerians to demand improved health care from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also commended the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umar Zulum, for rewarding...

  says APC celebrating Ajimobi's maladministration insists Makinde’s policies turning state around for better The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop celebrating the maladministration represented by the immediate past government of Senator Abiola Ajimobi. The party in...