PARTICIPANTS of the Legislative Internship Programme (LIP) for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have called on the government and stakeholders to ensure the full inclusion of PWDs in governance, particularly in legislative processes. The call was made on Friday at a reflection meeting organised by The All-Rights Foundation (TAF Africa) in Abuja, marking the conclusion of […]
THE Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has dismissed allegations that it sold 270 newly constructed housing units along the Ningi-Kano Road to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Mr Nwamadu Herbert, the State Controller of the Ministry, refuted the claims while addressing newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
THE Federal Government is set to adopt new strategies aimed at curbing the rising incidents of boat mishaps across the country’s inland waterways. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, said this on Friday in Abuja while receiving the report on Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria. The report was presented by […]
PROFESSOR Leroy Edozien of Health Law at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) in Ondo State has disclosed that patient safety incidents, also referred to as ‘medical accidents,’ lead to more than three million deaths globally every year. According to him, one in 24 people die from unsafe hospital care, and a national survey of […]
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has ranked Nigeria as the second-most affected country by cholera in West and Central Africa, with over 3,000 suspected cases and dozens of deaths reported in the first half of 2025. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, disclosed this on Wednesday, warning that the outbreak […]
BY SEGUN ADENIYI MY alma mater, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has recently been in the news for what can only be described as a masterclass in how not to major in minors. First, in June 2025, the University Council approved a ‘revised dress code’ that reads like a manual for moral fascism. Then, after the […]
THE Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, on Friday met with leaders of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and officials from the Ministry of Labour in a bid to end the ongoing nationwide warning strike by nurses and midwives. The closed-door meeting in Abuja is part of ongoing negotiations following a […]
PETER Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has strongly condemned recent claims accusing him of plotting a coup against President Bola Tinubu, calling the allegation “a dangerous joke taken too far.” Obi’s media aide, Valentine Obienyem, issued a statement on Thursday, July 31, 2025, in response to a petition reportedly filed […]
THE Nigeria Police have successfully rescued six law students from the Yola Campus who were abducted on July 26, 2025, while traveling from Anambra State to Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria. The abduction took place late Saturday evening along the dangerous route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue State. In a statement […]
SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Chief Dan Okenyi, a former Clerk of the Assembly and former Commissioner for Lands, Survey, and Urban Development in Delta State. In a statement released through his Chief Press Secretary, Nkem Nwaeke, the Speaker described […]