The Federal Government says it has mobilised $2.2bn in external finance for the Nigeria health sector renewal investment initiative. This came as President Bola Tinubu approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement signed FridayContinue Reading
The Spokesman to Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, has said his principal is governing the state without drawing credit facilities and without taking security votes. Olawale, in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Friday, said the clarification was in response to figures credited to some opposition politicians, who had allegedContinue Reading
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has condemned artificial inflation induced by market middlemen, lauding traditional rulers in the state for their approach to stop activities of those fixing prices of food items. In a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, on Friday, Adeleke also tasked theContinue Reading
A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the chances of restructuring the country under President Bola Tinubu’s administration are slim. Odinkalu noted that owing to the “mechanics of presidentialism,” it remains unlikely that a sitting president would champion the devolution of moreContinue Reading
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday said despite the hardship Nigerians are facing due to the Federal Government’s economic reforms, they should prioritise constructive action over protest. Shettima made this appeal when he announced the FG’s participation in the Grand Challenges Nigeria Project during a high-level meeting at the PresidentialContinue Reading
A herbalist based in Oba-Oke, Osun State, Ganiyu Kehinde, arrested by the police for killing his friend, Emmanuel Collins, has said he committed the act in a bid to get human parts that would be used for money rituals. Kehinde was among the suspects arrested across the state for variousContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress chapter in Kebbi State said on Friday that it will not participate in the planned August protest organised by some youth in the country. Chairman of the union in the state, Murtala Usman, in a statement made available to newsmen, said that the union and herContinue Reading
As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially opened on Friday, President Bola Tinubu has sent his warm wishes to Team Nigeria, consisting of 88 athletes who will be representing the country in 12 sports. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, onContinue Reading
The ECOWAS Court of Justice ruled that the Nigerian government violated the rights of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, October 2020 Read Full ArticleContinue Reading
The Borno State government has reintegrated 8,490 repentant Boko Haram members with low risks and minors back to society through the Borno Model process. Read Full ArticleContinue Reading