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Senator Remi Tinubu, the President's wife, donated N1bn to support the efforts to eradicate tuberculosis from Nigeria by 2030. She made the donation in Abuja after being named the Global and National Stop TB Champion by the Global Stop TB Partnership. The PUNCH reports that the wives of 36 state […]

The legislator representing the Ajeromi/Ifelodun Constituency of Lagos in the House of Representatives, Kalejaiye Paul, has encouraged Nigerians to remain patient, strong, and optimistic, with a belief in a better Nigeria. The legislator mentioned that the government is paying attention to the desires of the people and creating policies that will benefit them. According to a statement […]

Human rights attorney, Femi Falana, has criticized the way state governments are giving out aid packages, saying it violates the rights of Nigerians. Falana made this statement at the Citizens Accountability and Rights Forum, an event organized by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, in the Ikeja area of Lagos […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima stated on Tuesday that the Federal Government plans to establish nutrition departments in specific federal ministries and allocate funding for nutrition activities to speed up the implementation of nutrition and related efforts in the country.

A group, the World Institute for Peace, on Saturday, gave the federal government a seven-day ultimatum within which the security agents must arrest and question Sheik Ahmad Gumi to determine the extent of his involvement in the insecurity ravaging the country. The group’s chairman, Lamina Kamiludeen, in a statement in Osogbo on Saturday, queried incessant […]

The government has begun renovating the former seat of power, Dodan Barracks, with a plan to finish the work by May 29, 2024. Senior government officials involved in the project told our correspondent that the work became necessary due to recurring floods and fast deterioration of critical components.

The Ministry of Solid Development Minerals has hired 2,220 security personnel to stop illegal mining and enforce mining laws. They will also work to prevent theft and other criminal activities around mining areas.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of adire/kampala and other local fabrics to protect the local market and earn foreign exchange for the country. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of the motion titled, “Call to revive and promote the traditional fabric industry of Adire/Kampala […]

The National President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has called on the Federal Government to pay the four months withheld salaries of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions. This was in reaction to the seven-day warning strike that SSANU/NASU began on Monday. The Joint Action Committee […]

Nigeria extended condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Ghana on the death of its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, who reportedly died in Abuja on Thursday after a brief illness. The Federal Government, in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, said …