By Abujah Racheal The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has described the death toll from Mpox as unacceptable, calling for urgent action to enhance cross-border surveillance. The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jean Kaseya, expressed concern over the Mpox situation at a news conference on Thursday, noting that in spite of […]
By Martha Agas A development economist, Mohammed Nezifi, has warned that the government will face pressure to increase workers’ wages following the recent hike in petrol prices. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, Nezifi stated that the government might face demands for wage increases or subsidies, […]
By Ibironke Ariyo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have taken into custody a wanted suspected drug baron, Ganiu Suleiman (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Friday […]
German authorities have detained a man on suspicion of planning a machete attack on soldiers in Bavaria, prosecutors in Munich said on Friday. The 27-year-old suspected Islamist from Syria is accused of planning to kill soldiers in the town of Hof, in the north-eastern part of Bavaria. He had already brought the weapons he intended […]
Pope Francis warned of the negative impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on the fabric of society during a visit to Singapore on Thursday. During a reception in the high-tech city-state, the head of the Catholic Church warned that AI should not make people forget about what is important, human relationships. Technology developments risk isolating individuals […]
Hamas has reiterated its readiness to implement the ceasefire agreement based on the U.S. proposal and rejected any new conditions on this agreement from any party. During a meeting with Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Doha, the Hamas negotiating delegation expressed its “continued positivity and flexibility” in reaching a ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip. […]
By Yusuf Yunus Mr Bayode Ogidan, an oil and gas pipeline expert, says gaps in infrastructure, weak regulatory enforcement and competing economic priorities have contributed to the continued gas flaring in Nigeria. Ogidan, a consultant with Mcdedict Global Services, made this observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. […]
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has warned officers against indolence and extortion of motorists on the highways. FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi Samuel Oyedeji gave the warning while declaring open a workshop for heads of operations held at the command’s head office in Lokoja. He warned that any officer […]
Hamas has rejected the U.S. accusation that it is the main obstacle to reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a statement by the senior Hamas official, the organisation said the accusation is “a blatant bias in favor of the Israeli position.” The Hamas official, Izzat al-Rishq said that John Kirby the White House […]
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba No fewer than 32,341 candidates have applied to fill the 206 health sector vacancies advertised by the Cross River Government. This is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday. According to the document, as at the Sept. 2 deadline for submission of application, […]