The government of the United States of America donated 10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria today, 27th August, 2024. Jynneos is a vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of smallpox and monkey pox in adults aged 18 years and older who are at risk of monkey pox infection. Speaking during the official handover of the monkey pox vaccine to Nigeria in Abuja, the […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to embark on a visit to China in the first week of September, aimed at bolstering economic ties and securing investments for Nigeria. While briefing journalists at the State House, Abuja, on the significance of the planned visit, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the president’s itinerary includes site visits to prominent Chinese corporations, including Huawei Technologies and […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen 32 bank accounts allegedly linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria. The court order directs banks to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts and to apprehend the account holders or any persons transacting business on these accounts. Justice Emeka Nwite’s ruling was in response to an ex-parte motion filed by the Counsel to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, who […]
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger as of yesterday, August 22, 2024. This alert follows a report from the Niger Basin Authority in Niamey, Niger Republic, indicating that upstream activities in Niger and Mali have contributed to the situation. A statement signed by the Director General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, today noted, that Flood waters from these two […]
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths around 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left hand side of the President at exactly 11:45am. Justice Kekere-Ekun is assuming her new role as CJN following the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and her […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared the On-Street Parking scheme, otherwise known as the ‘Park-and-Pay’ scheme, to be illegal, citing fraud in the contract agreement between the managing contractors and the FCT. The Minister made this statement on today during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister. Report says the scheme, initially introduced in 2014, was reintroduced in […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Abuja on Monday evening for Paris, the capital of France, flying in the new Airbus A330, purchased by the federal government. In a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the new Airbus A330 replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Onanuga, the new aircraft was purchased far […]
A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after he tested positive to ingestion of cocaine. The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport last Monday during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. A statement by the spokesman of the […]
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer in Benue State. The students were on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. The students, said to be from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were traveling together when they were ambushed by gunmen around 5:30 p.m. in the Otukpo area of the state. […]
