In furtherance of his landmark effort to achieve the full end-to-end modernization of the nation’s electric power transmission grid as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution and amended structure of the Governing Board of the FGN Power Company, which is tasked with implementing the accelerated performance agreement…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of the Director-General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr. Vincent Isegbe, to serve in the same capacity for another five-year term in office. The President expects that the Director-General will build on the service’s recent performance, after it ranked in the top three agencies of the…
President Bola Tinubu celebrates the pivot of the nation, Nigerian women, on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day. President Tinubu acknowledges the role of women in nation building, emphasizing that without a scintilla of doubt, Nigerian women are elemental to the development, growth, and greatness of the nation. The President affirms that in…
A 33-year-old man accused of causing grievous harm to his neighbor by allegedly removing his scrotum during a fight appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Dominic Kenneth, the defendant, pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him. According to the Prosecutor, ASP Christian Okonofua, the incident occurred on March 1, around 12:20…
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to extend mercy to deserving inmates as a strategic move to alleviate the congestion in correctional centers across Nigeria. Embracing a motion initiated by Chinedu Okay (APC, Ebonyi), the House called upon the Federal Ministry of Justice to expedite justice delivery in the nation, streamline bail…
A tragic incident unfolded on February 22 when Chidimma Susa Ezenyili, a 37-year-old Nigerian woman working as a caregiver in the United Kingdom, collapsed while tending to 86-year-old Ian Hale on Scott Road. Despite efforts to save her, Ezenyili passed away two days later. Ezenyili, a lawyer by profession in Nigeria, had migrated to the…
In 2023, a staggering 8,565 individuals lost their lives while traversing migration routes worldwide, marking the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, as reported by the United Nations. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) declared the 2023 death toll a tragic escalation of 20 percent compared to the previous year, underscoring the pressing…
Nikki Haley has withdrawn from the Republican primary race for the November 2024 US presidential election, effectively ceding the GOP nomination to Donald Trump. The former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador, who was the only woman seeking the Republican nomination, announced her decision on Wednesday morning, March 6. In her remarks, Haley refrained from…
The Taraba State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Gbangsheya Buma, has officially declared the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state. According to Dr. Buma, nine suspected cases were reported at the Federal Medical Center, FMC, Jalingo, with eight individuals testing positive for the viral hemorrhagic fever. He assured residents that the State Ministry of Health…
In a Facebook post, activist Deji Adeyanju has urged for the dismissal of Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, citing him as “clueless” and responsible for setting Nigeria back by ten years due to his alleged incompetence. Adeyanju expressed frustration over the state of power supply across the nation.
