By Cecilia Ologunagba The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has called for increased humanitarian aid in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war. Pedersen arrived in Damascus over the weekend and held meetings on Sunday with key figures in the region. Among those he […]
By Abdullahi Mohammed The Borno Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Baba Mallam, has blamed the rate at which Nigerian women die during child birth on indecision by most families. Mallam spoke on Monday, when he received a donation of two tricycle (keke) ambulances from an international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Doctors Without Borders, in […]
By Deborah Akpede The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos says it has detained two suspected international fraudsters that allegedly specialised in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana. The AIG in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayaode, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Fayoade said that the suspects allegedly offered […]
By Nathan Nwakamma The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Monday said the reported oil leak from the Bonny Oil Export Terminal will not affect oil export. SPDC noted that the incident affected only a section at one out of the three loading buoys which has been isolated. Mrs Gladys Afam-Anadu, […]
European Union foreign ministers plan to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss recent developments in Syria and Georgia also wars in Ukraine and the Middle East as well as the political situation in Belarus. Ministers are set to adopt the 15th round of new sanctions on Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in […]
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in the housing sector have called for reforms like property tax to address the growing issue of unoccupied houses, and tax relief to encourage developers to build more houses. The stakeholders said this at the 6th Edition of the African Housing Awards organised by the Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) […]
By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Dec.13,2024(NAN) The West African Democracy Solidarity Network(WADEMOS),and partners, have tasked the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS),on reforms to institutionalise presidential term limits to curb tenure elongation. WADEMOS in collaborations with Tournons La Page (TLP)and Afrikajom made the call at a panel discussion ahead of the ECOWAS Heads of States […]
By EricJames Ochigbo A coalition of experts, farmers, women and youth groups, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called for a ban on the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria. The group, operating under the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance and led by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), submitted a […]
By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja, Dec. 13, 2024 (NAN) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, over an alleged duping of 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars. EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to […]
By Babajide Awoyinfa The annual Festival of Unity organised by the National Arts Theatre has begun, with stakeholders praising the new management for ensuring continuity of the event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2024 edition has the theme: “Rebranding Boundless Opportunities: Celebrating Unity and Inclusivity”. Speaking at the event on Tuesday […]