By Chioma Obinna The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima had on the 2024 World Toilet Day launched the revised Clean Nigeria Campaign, CNC, Strategic Plan to eradicate open defecation by 2030, with nearly 48 million Nigerians still practicing open defecation. The CNC Strategic Plan aims to declare all 774 local government areas open defecation-free by…
By: Wale Akinselure, Ademola Adegbite, Gabriel Oshokha, Bola Bamigbola and Stephen Angbulu The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday detained a former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, and six others as investigation into the stampede at a funfair in Ibadan on Wednesday continues. The police also confirmed 35 children dead, with…
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor The Federal Government and 21 of the 36 states of the country have allocated N3.846 trillion of their 2025 budgets to healthcare. The figure represents a miserly 6.02 per cent of the N63.898 trillion they proposed to spend next year. This is a far cry from the World Health Organisation,…
Tukur Muntari and Ted Odogwu The Kano State Government has announced January 31, 2025, as the final deadline for landowners in the state to register or renew their Certificates of Occupancy. Failure to comply will result in the revocation of land titles. This directive was issued by the Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Abduljabbar…
By Princess Etuk The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed grief over the tragic boat accident that occurred on December 15, 2024, in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. This was contained in a statement signed by the ministry’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Muhammad Zakari, on Tuesday….
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member deployed to Kebbi State, Tayachibiyacha Ebal, has slumped and died at Dakin Gari Orientation Camp. It was reported that the NYSC member suddenly slumped and was immediately rushed to camp clinic for medical attention. She was later taken to the Federal Medical Centre,…
The 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Award took center stage on Monday night, with the best talents in African football emerging winners. The prestigious event, held in the vibrant city of Marrakesh, Morocco, celebrated outstanding achievements across the continent. Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman claimed the spotlight as he succeeded his compatriot and teammate Victor Osimhen…
By Sunday Nwakanma Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Monday approved the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Omenuko Bridge at Ozuabam in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of the state. The bridge serves as a link between Abia North and Abia Central Senatorial Zones. For decades, the dilapidated structure has posed a severe safety risk to…
By Gbenga Odogun As part of its efforts to achieve universal health coverage, the Kogi State Government said it has so far enrolled 167,000 persons in its health insurance scheme. The Executive Secretary of the state Health Insurance Agency, Adekunle Aledare, disclosed this on Monday in Lokoja, the state capital, shortly after defending the agency’s…
By Bola Bamigbola The Osun State Government has pledged to review the grievances raised by the Forum of Contributory Pensioners over the N10,000 monthly palliative offered to them following the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers. At the signing of the agreement for the new minimum wage implementation, the Osun State Commissioner for…
