Eid El Maulud: Governors, PDP, Wike, First Lady Preach Peace, Seek Nigeria’s Progress

Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha and Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja As Muslims across the world yesterday marked this year’s Eid El Maulud, some key political figures in Nigeria used the occasion to call... Read more »

Fuel scarcity imminent, as NUPENG, Dangote face-off festers

…says tanker drivers to shun depots from Monday The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has warned of an imminent fuel supply crisis across the country, as its dispute... Read more »

Coalition pledges commitment to improved primary healthcare in Kaduna

The Chairman of the Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC), Dr. Mustafa Lecky, has reiterated the coalition’s commitment to ensuring functional and accessible Primary Healthcare (PHC) services across Kaduna State. Lecky made this... Read more »

Deputy Speaker Kalu, Edun resolve indigenous contractors crisis with Fed Govt

Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu on Thursday, successfully brokered a resolution through his intervention, bringing an end to the standoff between the Federal Government and indigenous contractors. This came after the contractors, owed... Read more »

Cross-border trading cannibalising Africa’s travel market

By Chinelo Obogo    [email protected] For a long time, the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has raised the alarm that Africa’s travel industry is under siege, as cross-border trading, driven... Read more »

Portugal Releases First Details Of 16 Killed In Funicular Crash • Channels Television

  Investigators probing the fatal derailment of one of Lisbon’s famous funicular trains released early details Thursday, confirming that foreign visitors were among the 16 people killed. Portugal was observing a day... Read more »

C’river govt renovates, equips 82 primary health centres

The Cross River State Government states that the ongoing renovation and equipping of 82 Primary Health Centres across the 18 local government areas of the state aim to completely transform the state’s... Read more »

UN Rights Experts Say IOCs’ Asset Sale Lacks Transparency, Hurts Cleanup Efforts

The United Nations (UN) rapporteurs on human rights and environmental issues have expressed concern over the cleanup exercise of the damaged Niger Delta environment following the divestment of assets by some international... Read more »

Tinubu seeks NASS backing to fast-track State Police

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday said his administration would work closely with the leadership of the National Assembly to remove political and bureaucratic bottlenecks stalling the operationalisation of state police in... Read more »

Tinubu Directs SGF To Issue Service-wide Circular On Health Insurance Implementation Across MDAs 

* Canvasses constructive engagement with private sector to avoid disruption of businesses under NHIA, 2022  * Appoints governing council members, VC for federal universities of education in  Kano and Zaria Deji Elumoye... Read more »