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The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, has emphasised the urgent need for the availability of trained biomedical engineers in hospitals across Nigeria, highlighting the critical role these professionals play in maintaining medical equipment and ensuring the effective delivery of healthcare services. She warned that the absence of adequately trained biomedical engineers in many hospitals has resulted in poor maintenance of medical devices, which can compromise patient care […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Uche Nwosu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing an executive order directing that revenues generated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) be remitted directly into the Federation Account before any allocation is made to the company. Nwosu, who previously served as Chief of Staff to former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, described the directive as a landmark reform aimed […]

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the deaths of two individuals following a fatal collision involving two fully loaded 40-foot container trucks along the Cele inward axis of the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway at Mile 2, Lagos, on Thursday. In a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA disclosed that one of the deceased was the driver of one of the trucks […]

Britain’s former prince, Prince Andrew, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, marking an extraordinary development in modern British royal history. The arrest forms part of an ongoing police investigation into allegations linked to material emerging from the case files of convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Authorities confirmed that a man in his sixties from Norfolk had been taken into custody in connection with the […]

At least five persons have been feared dead and four others injured following a violent reprisal attack by suspected bandits in Zamfara State, further deepening concerns over insecurity in the region. The incident reportedly began with a dispute involving a notorious bandit leader and a resident of a rural community. According to accounts from the area, the kingpin had allegedly sent the resident on an errand to retrieve a phone […]

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has reportedly submitted a comprehensive 19-point proposal to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as part of ongoing discussions surrounding a potential contract extension. Chelle, who took charge of the Nigeria national football team in January 2025 on a two-year deal with an optional additional year in the federation’s favour, is said to be seeking improved contractual terms aimed at strengthening his working conditions and […]

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act (Amendment) 2026 into law, clarifying that electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria is intended to complement, not replace, the existing manual process of voting and collation. The signing ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja around 5:00 p.m., with principal officers of the National Assembly in attendance. The presidential assent came shortly after both chambers of the legislature passed […]

More Nigerians gained access to foreign exchange in 2025, significantly increasing their spending on business travel abroad by 366 per cent to $672.27m in the first nine months of the year, compared to $144.19m recorded during the same period in 2024. Figures contained in the Balance of Payments section of the December 2025 Quarterly Statistics released by the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that business travel expenditure reached $231.7m in […]

Opposition political parties and several civil society organisations have strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment), describing the development as a major setback for Nigeria’s democratic evolution and warning that it could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections. President Bola Tinubu signed the amended Electoral Act into law around 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, in the […]