House of Rep summons Minister over delay in release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani over delay in the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date. Also summoned is the Director-General, National Identity Card Management Commission, Mr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, after which it urged the committees on Population and Anti-Corruption to report […]
14 soldier dies in Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of Cholera outbreak
At least 14 soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 500 others have been affected by a CHOLERA OUTBREAK in south-eastern Haut-Katanga Province. Gen Eddy Kapend, commander of the 22nd military region, Mura military training centre, confirmed the deaths during a meeting with a delegation from the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) office […]
President Tinubu tasks Security Agencies to step up action and end Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian military and other security agencies to intensify efforts at containing the multi-dimensional security challenges in the country. The President who was represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, gave the charge yesterday during the induction ceremony of two TK-129 ATAK Helicopters and a King Air 360i Aircraft at Nigeria […]
CBN Governor promises Nigeria’s inflation rate will drop in 2024
The CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, says Nigeria’s inflationary pressure will drop from 28.92 per cent to 21.4 per cent in 2024. Speaking during his addressed to the House of Representatives, Cardoso said the projected decline in the country’s inflationary is due to inflation-targeting policies of the Federal Government, and improvement in agricultural productivity as well […]
FG sets machinery in motion to help curtail the hardship experienced by citizens
Worried by the rising cost of living and worsening food crisis in Nigeria, resulting in protests in parts of the country, the federal government has set the machinery in motion to intervene in order to ameliorate the hardship experienced by citizens. Addressing newsmen after a meeting of the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention […]
Nigerian First Lady advocates for more serious fight against FGM
The first lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has advocated for more serious fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, Nigeria’s first lady urged parents and guardians across the nation to […]
Invite to Super Bowl, Usher press conference stream
Tune in on Thursday, February 8th, 6pm UK. Here’s the invite from Apple Music and check all their Usher activity here – Apple Newsroom UK ——————————– Don’t miss the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Press Conference featuring an interview with USHER and Apple Music Radio’s Nadeska Alexis. Thursday, February 8 at 10am PT / 6pm GMT Tune in live or […]
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro dismisses concern about Bafana Bafana’s penalty-saving goalkeeper
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has underlined that he is not thinking about South Africa’s penalty-saving specialist Ronwen Williams ahead of Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal clash between the Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana. The Mamelodi Sundowns glovesman etched his name into the history books as the first goalkeeper to ever save four penalties […]
King Charles III diagnosed with cancer
King Charles of England has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. Buckingham Palace clarified that it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The type of cancer has not been revealed, but according to a palace statement, the King began “regular treatments” on Monday. Buckingham Palace […]
Protest Rocks Minna as Residents Block Roads Over High Cost Of Living
Some aggrieved Nigerians blocked major roads in Minna, the Niger State capital yesterday, to protest the soaring cost of living and worsening economic condition of the people under the present administration of President Bola Tinubu. Chanting songs, the protesters, including women and youths, said, “The rising cost of food items and poor government effort to […]