By Emmanuel Mogbede The Tinubu-Kashim Coalition in the U.S. has called on political parties’ leadership to accept in good faith, INEC’s declaration that all diaspora chapters of Nigerian political parties were illegal. The group’s Convener, Mrs Adeola Alakija-Awogbemi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja […]
By Muftau Ogunyemi Akure, Oct.7, 2024 (NAN) Maj. Gen. Kevin Aligbe, Commander Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army, says failure will not be tolerated among officers in the rank of captain at the practical promotion exams in the country. Aligbe, who was the examination president, made this known on Monday in Akure during the opening […]
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called on the world to support Israel in the fight against its enemies, as he spoke during a ceremony to mark one year since the Hamas terrorist attack. ‘This is a scar on humanity. This is a scar on the face of the Earth,’’ he said on Monday at the […]
The past year in the Middle East has been an “unrelenting tragedy,” the United Nations said on Monday. Monday marks the anniversary of the terrorist attack by the Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia and others, where more than 1,200 people were killed in southern Israel and around 250 were taken hostage to the Gaza […]
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government says it has begun preparations to evacuate Nigerians in Lebanon back to Nigeria. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, in view of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. “Further to the deteriorating situation in Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, the government […]
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved Cecolin®, a Hinan Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for use in a single-dose schedule. This is contained in a statement issued by WHO on Friday. The WHO said.that the decision was made based on new data on the product that fulfilled the criteria set out in […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on broad principles for cooperation on pandemic preparedness. This is according to a statement by the IMF, a copy obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on […]
By Martha Agas The Federal Government has set up a committee to investigate the taxation and operational disputes between the Osun Government, and Segilola Resources Operating Limited(SROL), a subsidiary of Thor Explorations limited. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, made this known in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, […]
By Okon Okon The Federal Government has said that it is targeting four million barrel per day (bpd) of oil production, and 10 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas production by 2030. Mrs. Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser (SA) to the President on Energy, made this known in a statement made available to the News […]
By Fortune Abang Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, Senior Advisor in charge of Missions of the Presidency of Burundi on Friday, called on Nigerian entrepreneurs to explore the abundant business opportunities in the East African country. Mfumukeko issued the advice during a visit to Nigeria by a high-powered delegation from the East African country. – The envoy […]