THE President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, has decried the deplorable state of correctional facilities in the country. Speaking at CBCN’ first plenary in 2025, in Abuja on Sunday, Ugorji called for urgent…
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for the takeover and conversion of the newly reconstructed state General Hospital Kumo into a Federal Medical Centre (FMC). Yahaya gave the commendation in a statement issued…
THE Federal Government has adopted Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun, as a federal university. President Bola Tinubu approved the adoption on Friday. The president thanked the Ogun government for inviting the Federal Government to take…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny and hazy skies over the northern region throughout the period. According to…
THE National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has responded to concerns raised by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) regarding the outsourcing of quality assurance activities. The response was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Fatimah…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has denied a report by a media house that it indicted the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) over the distribution of counterfeit medicines to Nigerians. This is contained in…
NIGERIAN activist and former Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has taken to his official X account on Saturday to react after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejected the proposal that was submitted by the National Population Commission, NPC. According to Punch,…
SUSPENDED Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has strongly condemned her six-month suspension from the Nigerian Senate, describing it as a violation of natural justice, fairness, and equity. The Senate imposed the suspension on Wednesday, citing a breach of its Standing Orders…
GOVERNOR Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has finally bowed to the judgement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria by formally recognizing Rt. Hon Martins Chike Amaewhule as the authentic speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He equally has…
SENATOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo North has said that Senate President Godswill Akpabio once had great respect for Senator Natasha Akpoti and even called her the “princess of the Senate.” Speaking during a Senate meeting covered by Symfoni TV, Oshiomhole…
