The Niger Delta Development Commission has presented relief materials and palliatives to the various communities in Delta State “that were negatively impacted by the 2022 flood disaster.” The presentation was made to community leaderships, including women groups and youth groups drawn from the 25 local government areas of Delta State, on Friday at the Sapele…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has organised the first quarter health and safety training for sanitation workers in the state, aimed at prioritising their health, safety, and overall well-being in the course of duty. Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, noted that the Authority recognised the health hazards associated with manual sweeping, hence…
LAGOS – Ahead of it’s inaugural flight to Gatwick International Airport, London, Air Peace has crashed the airfares on the route. The airline, which commences the direct flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on March 30, 2024, said it has crashed the return economy class ticket to N1.2 million, while the return business…
World Health Organization (WHO) has commenced a comprehensive package of intervention to improve the tuberculosis situation in Borno state.WHO state coordinator, Dr. Ibrahim Salisu, made this known at the opening of a 10-day capacity building workshop for sixty Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy control programme officers in the state. He said the training which would be…
It is no longer news that Nigerians, mostly the youth are desperately in search of greener pastures, as this has led to great increase in the number of Nigerian youth migrating to the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, among others, in what is commonly known as ‘Japa’ back here at home. Migration data released by…
House of Representatives has called on the federal government to investigate and curtail the spread of an unidentified disease already killing people in Nafada local government area of Gombe State, North-East Nigeria.The House urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as a matter of emergency to urgently deploy its personnel to ascertain the…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, on Tuesday, summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to unfailingly appear before it on March 5, 2024 over issues relating to alleged leakages with the e-payment solution platform, REMITA. The Reps fumed that Cardoso’s failure to appear before the committee during previous sittings…
The Lagos State Command has arraigned Omorogbe Jennifer Soni for assaulting a police officer in Ajah, New Telegraph reports. A spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement made available to journalists. According to Hundeyin, Omorogbe has been remanded to the Kirikiri Female Correctional Centre until the next hearing…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), has urged politicians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to give the Minister, Nyesom Wike, the time he requires to do his job as the head of the FCT Administration. The group made this remark following a recent comment made by Ireti Kingibe, the Senator representing the FCT, who accused the former…
Renowned Nollywood actor, Charles Inojie, has announced the conclusion of the popular family show, The Johnsons. Inojie shared the news via his Instagram page on Tuesday. He wrote, “Thank you, Africa. After 13 years of absolute magic, 13 years of awesomeness, 13 years of being Africa’s most-watched show on television, and 13 years of being…
