Against the backdrop of several postponements by the House of Representatives panel investigating the near collapse of Nigeria’s capital market, there have been widespread reports that the panel is cash strapped, hence unable to fund most of its ...
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati is one presidential spokesman who hardly reacts at every criticism against his principal. But last week, in this exclusive interview with GEORGE AGBA, he defended the actions of the presi...
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has sacked 15 members of its enforcement squad for corruption and compromise. Speaking to members of the squad before the disengagement of the 15 members, the Director, AEPB, Mr. Isa Shuaibu said their sa...
A recent survey in low- and middle-income countries have indicated that, about 3000 young people are newly infected with HIV daily This was revealed when youth leaders from around the world recently presented a set of youth-defined recommendation...
The establishment of an Abandoned Children’s Home and Shelter by the Enugu State Government inside the premises of the Family Support Programme (FSP) along Enugu Abakiliki Road about five years ago, elicited joy among members of the public, parti...
If he had died in penury, he was buried like a King. And if his friends and well-wishers had deserted him in his most trying moments, they came in their hundreds to bid him farewell. But many of them didn’t just say good-bye without grievin...
All babies should be screened at birth for heart defects using a cheap simple test that will pick up three out of four affected infants, claim researchers. Around 5,000 babies are born each year suffering from congenital heart disease, with around half...
Former Turkish armed forces commander Gen. Ilker Basbug failed to appear among defendants in a mass trial over suspected coup conspiracies, witnesses said. Basbug absence may be an apparent protest at the merging of his case with other coup investigati...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed May 9 for ruling on a bail application filed by Dr Sani Shuaibu, charged with diverting N439 million pension funds. Shuaibu, a former Director of Pension Administration in the Office of the Head of Service ...
The House of Representatives has queried the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), over the nomination of four of its members to its council by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Capital Market m...
With the rising claims of the efficacy of herbal medicines across the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it can only guarantee the safety of such drugs but not their efficacy. Mr Abubakar Jimoh, the ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja called on traditional rulers to preserve cultural values as they made effort to check insecurity in their domains. Jonathan made the call at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on Culture, Peace and...
The Lagos State government has sacked all striking medical doctors in the state. This is following the doctors’ refusal to end their strike, which has lasted for over two weeks. The doctors proceeded on an indefinite strike on April 24 after they...
A dismissed police officer, Iremirem Daniel, was on Monday docked before an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly wearing the Nigeria Police uniform. Daniel, 45, of Maza Maza area of Lagos, is standing trial on a two-count charge o...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Monday in Lagos that the army structure would be expanded to effectively counter terror attacks in the country. Ihejirika, who made the statement at the opening ceremony of the semina...