People of Benue State have staged a protest over the repeated killings of their members by armed herdsmen and bandits. The Benue State indigenes blocked the highway leading from Makurdi to Lafia in Nasarawa State with some dead bodies of their kinsmen who were killed by armed bandits an attack on a camp of displaced persons. The…
Another batch of nearly thirty million doses of Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be delivered to Nigeria anytime soon. The anticipated Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses are being facilitated through the African Union. This was confirmed by the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Doctor Faisal Shuaib. Doctor Shuaib also said vaccine…
The Federal Government has admitted that Nigeria is facing a serious economic challenge. As a result of this challenge, state governments have been advised to look for means to increase their internal revenue generation. This was made known by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. Ahmed, who spoke on a television programme yesterday,…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has briefed President Muhammadu Buhari how he handled the affairs of state when the President traveled to United Kingdom for medical checkup. The briefing by Professor Osinbajo came five days after President BUHARI returned to Abuja from London, where he spent sixteen days at the Abuja House. The Special Adviser to…
The Federal Government has played down criticism over the decision by Twitter to set up its African headquarters in Ghana instead of Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the decision by the social media company was not based on business consideration or driven by commercial interest. Lai Mohammed, who was responding to questions…
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors have asked the Federal Government to honour the agreement it reached with the union. NARD also warned that if the government failed to keep its side of the deal over the next four weeks, it would resume its suspended strike. NARD President, Doctor Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, gave the warning during…