The Federal and State Governments have restated their commitment to HIV sustainability and response. They made the commitment on Monday at the national-state engagement meeting in Abuja. Speaking at the …
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18 million Lagosians to receive preventable disease vaccines
The Lagos State Government says no fewer than 18 million residents are expected to be vaccinated for preventable diseases under its Non-Polio Supplemental Immunisation scheduled to start Oct. 19. The …
Read More »PDP factional chairmen clash as govs fail to resolve crisis
As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party persists, new factional acting National Chairman Yayari Mohammed has challenged the rival National Working Committee led by Umar Damagum to act on …
Read More »AEDC restores power after outage
The power outages Nigerians experienced on Monday evening have been restored in some parts of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company franchise areas. A News Agency of Nigeria check revealed that places …
Read More »Mbappe’s rape report not good for France team, says Deschamps
France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday that a report claiming captain Kylian Mbappe was being investigated for rape in Sweden “is not a good thing for the national team”. “Everyone …
Read More »Police to prosecute three officers dismissed over Kwara Poly student’s death
The Kwara State Police Command has announced that it will prosecute the three police officers found guilty of the alleged killing of an ND11 student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, …
Read More »Nigerians earning over ₦100m may pay 25% tax if new bill is passed
Wealthy Nigerians earning ₦100 million and above monthly may soon face a 25 per cent personal income tax rate if a new bill is passed The post Nigerians earning over …
Read More »Senator Zwingina to be buried October 22 — Family
The family of former Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has announced the burial plans for the late lawmaker, who died on 3 October 2024, aged 70. Zwingina was the Director-General …
Read More »Kwara court jails BDC operator for illegal operation
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Yakubu Aminu to two hundred hours (about nine days) of community service without an option of fine …
Read More »Venture capitalist laments harsh terrain for investors in Africa
African startups are grappling with considerable liquidity risks due to a lack of follow-on capital which threatens their long-term survival. The Managing General Partner of SOSV, an American venture capital …
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