The Lagos State Government, through Health District III, has stepped up efforts to improve access to family planning services, with a focus on residents in riverine and other hard-to-reach communities. The Permanent Secretary, Health District III, Dr. Monsurat Adeleke, said…
Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, and Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, have called for stronger regional cooperation and coordinated security operations to tackle banditry, kidnapping and other security threats across the North-West. They made the call on Wednesday, August…
The Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Accesstech Innovation and Research Centre GTE Ltd., Mr Opeolu Stephen Akinola, has urged the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Segun Aina, to reintroduce computer-based testing (CBT) for…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have welcomed the allocation of 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the country responds to the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved projects worth about N540 billion for the upgrade of the National Hospital, Abuja, and the construction of a new cancer research and treatment centre. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has begun moves to improve the way migration and macroeconomic data are produced and shared across West Africa. The ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Research and Statistics is holding two regional workshops in…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has awarded N20 million each to the best graduating students of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. Sanwo-Olu announced the cash gifts on Wednesday during LASU’s 29th and 30th Combined…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Nigeria, Dr Pavel Ursu, has joined the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohammed Fall, and other UN agency leaders on a high-level mission to Maiduguri, Borno State, to recognise humanitarian workers and assess…
By: Peter Emmanuel | The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating the security and information environment needed for peaceful, credible and transparent elections in 2027. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Tuesday…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable for the conduct of primary elections ahead of the 2026 legislative bye-elections in four states and elections in four State House of Assembly constituencies recently restored by the Independent National Electoral…
