Callistus Okafor, national factional chair of the Labour Party (LP) has berated Julius Abure for holding a national working committee (NWC) meeting. Abure had presided over a NWC meeting on Tuesday and a communique was issued after. In the communique, Abure said Alex Otti, governor of Abia, called for an emergency national executive committee (NEC) […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday refuted claims made in a recent video circulating online suggesting that Nigerians should avoid bread due to the alleged use of saccharine in its production.https://live.primis-amp.tech/content/video/amp/videoIframe.php?s=114290#amp=1 In a press release signed by the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye, the agency, clarified […]
Isaac Bristol, the detained individual alleged by Nigerian police to be behind the anonymous X whistleblower handle PIDOMNigeria, is in a critical condition. His health has steadily deteriorated since his abduction by the Nigeria Police Force on August 5 and subsequent torture in solitary confinement. An anonymous source within the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) […]
Shafi’u Umar Tureta, an aide to Aminu Tambuwal, a senator, has been remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly insulting Ahmad Aliyu, governor of Sokoto, on Facebook. Tureta was charged before a magistrate in Sokoto on Monday. According to Premium Times, Fatima Hassan, the magistrate, barred journalists from covering the proceedings. The police’s first information […]
The government of the United States of America donated 10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria on Tuesday. Jynneos is a vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of smallpox and mpox in adults aged 18 years and older who are at risk of mpox infection. Speaking during the official […]
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos have transitioned to a new visa services provider. The decision was announced through the Embassy’s official website. It was earlier disclosed that for those with non-immigrant visa interviews scheduled on or before August 16, 2024, no additional action is required; and that individuals […]
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency and Adeola Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. […]
In a bid to tackle degree certificate racketeering, the Federal Government has revealed that only eight universities in Togo and Benin Republic are accredited to award degrees to Nigerians. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Mamman stated that a staggering 22,500 Nigerians […]
Education Minister Tahir Mamman says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. The minister stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said the Federal Government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which administers the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National […]
