President Tinubu directs release of funds for vaccines purchase
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for children and adults. Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of GAVI led by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sania Nishtar, at the State House, on Thursday, President Tinubu said […]
President Bola Tinubu signs Amended Student Loan Bill into law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the amended Student Loan Bill into law after it was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. The bill titled; “Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2024” was signed into law by President Tinubu yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja in the presence […]
Nigerian Police clears air on cross dressing
The Nigerian Police has clarified that there is no provision of the law which empowers the police to “arrest Cross Dressers in the society.” Spokesman of the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who stated this in an interview on Channels TV, as monitored by our correspondent, also highlighted some police operations across the country […]
House of Reps summon KFC for discriminating against physically-challenged ex-gov’s son
The House of Representatives Committee on Disabilities has invited the management of a popular food outlet, Kentucky Fried Chicken, over the alleged ill-treatment of Mr Adebola Daniel, son of former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel and a person living with a disability. The committee’s Chairman, Bashiru Ayinla, disclosed this yesterday while briefing House of Representatives […]
Hoodlums Rob East-Bound Passengers, Set Bus Ablaze in Ogun State
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed an attack by some daredevil armed criminals who looted a commercial bus at Oke Ado Junction, in Ijebu Imushin, along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed that the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday. The passengers were said to be on […]
FG adopts a virtual means of evacuating crude oil
The Federal Government has adopted a virtual means of evacuation of crude oil that involves the utilization of barges and trucks for the transportation of crude from the point of production to injection/storage points for eventual transportation to export terminals. It said the Alternative Crude Oil Evacuation Systems was implemented to avoid production deferment, losses […]
APC inaugurates Hope Uzodinma and others to spearhead party activities
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed and inaugurated 6 governors, including Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Governor of Kwara state, Lagos, Kaduna amongst others to spearhead party activities across the country’s geopolitical zones. Addressing the Zonal Coordinators at the party’s Secretariat yesterday in Abuja, the APC National Chairman Abdulahi Ganduje, said […]
President confers national posthumous awards on slain military personnel
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national posthumous awards on 17 slain military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta State. At the burial of the officers and soldiers at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, the President also announced scholarships to university level, and house gifts in any part of our country for the children and […]
President Tinubu places three-month restriction on foreign trips for public officers
President Bola Tinubu has temporarily halted ministers, agency heads, and other government officials from embarking on publicly funded foreign trips. Contained in a letter dated March 12, 2024, signed by the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, and addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, the restriction will […]
FG puts plans to complete Benin-Lokoja road
The Minister of Works, David Umahi says the Federal Government has put plans in place to complete the construction of the Benin- Lokoja road project within six months. Umahi who made this known on Thursday during a meeting with the contractors handling the road projects, said that federal government had device means to hasten the […]