The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has announced a shakeup in its workforce. The Commission’s Board has equally approved the appointment of Alidu Shutti as the Director of Administration. NAHCON’s Deputy Director, Information, Fatima Sanda Usara, disclosed this in a statement made available to the newsmen. The decision arose from the resolutions of NAHCON…
Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has threatened legal action against the Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, if she is prevented from resuming plenary on Monday. Natasha’s threat was contained in a letter dated September 10 and signed by her counsel, Chief Michael Numa, SAN. She vowed to seek legal redress against any…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted counterfeit malaria drugs worth over N1.2bn in Lagos, intensifying its crackdown on substandard medicines across the country. In a statement posted on its social media handle on Friday, the agency said it seized 277 cartons of counterfeit and unregistered Malamal Forte malaria drugs…
The Nigerian Government said its investigation indicted an Air Peace pilot and co-pilot for taking hard drugs and alcohol. This is according to a preliminary investigation report released by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau over the Air Peace runway excursion after landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport on June 13th, 2025. NSIB’s Director of…
Lagos State has restated its commitment to ending the scourge of malaria, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu declaring that the state will not rest until malaria becomes history. The governor made this known during the Mid-Term Review of the Pathway to Malaria Pre-Elimination in Lagos State. The review session brought together national policymakers, international development partners,…
The House of Representatives has begun a probe into the disbursement of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFund, in the South East. Chairman of the Joint Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing, Banking and Other Ancillary Institutions, Anti-Corruption, and University Education, Paul Sunday Nnamchi, made this known at the South East Zonal…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Oyo State Government will officially launch its sub-national African Continental Free Trade Area implementation strategy tomorrow (Friday), becoming the first Nigerian state to formally adopt and implement the continental trade framework in Africa. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on International Trade and AfCFTA, Neo Theodore-Tlhaselo, announced this while briefing…
At least 35 people were killed and more than 130 were injured after Israeli air strikes targeted multiple locations in Yemen on Wednesday, a day after Israel bombed a residential building in Doha, Qatar, in an apparent attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders. According to Yemen’s Ministry of Health on Thursday, the strikes hit densely populated…
The Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission, FCT-CSC, has disowned a job recruitment advert. The advertisement said applicants can apply to fill 3000 vacancies in the FCT civil service. But the FCT-CSC said the 3000 vacancies advertised are non-existent. A statement signed by FCT-CSC management described the publication as fake news. The statement read: “The…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued the Federal Government a fresh 24-hour ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands, following the expiration of its earlier 10-day deadline on September 10. The decision followed a six-hour meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, held virtually on Wednesday. The President of NARD, Dr. Tope Osundara, said…