The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals have announced a seven-day warning strike set to begin at midnight on Friday. It was reported that the decision was confirmed by the union’s National Chairman, Kabiru Minijibir, during a press briefing in Abuja. Minijibir outlined several key demands that the union expects the…
American rapper, Lil Durk has been reportedly arrested in South Florida and charged with murder-for-hire. This in connection to the 2022 killing of Saviay’a Robinson, cousin of rapper Quando Rondo. Robinson was fatally shot in Los Angeles, and authorities believe the incident is linked to ongoing gang disputes. The five other suspects arrested and charged…
House of Representatives has tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the need to sensitise Nigerians about the non-legal tender status of the old naira notes from the 1st of January, 2025. The resolution was passed in sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by the Leader of the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the extension of the amnesty period for owners and developers of buildings without proper planning approvals until December 31, 2024. The deadline, initially set for the end of October, has been extended to give more property owners the opportunity to regularize their buildings without incurring statutory penalties. The…
The former minister of communication, Adebayo Shittu, has said Nigerians don’t have the patience for trial-and-error ministers appointed based on political considerations. According to the former minister, the cabinet shake-up was more politically motivated than bringing in superior minds as ministers into the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Shittu was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady, has donated N40 million and various food items to support the victims of the devastating tanker explosion in Majiya village, Jigawa State, which claimed over 170 lives. This generous gesture demonstrates her concern for the affected families and communities. The House of Representatives also showed solidarity with a donation…
Vice President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York, the United States. According to a release issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on…
Nigeria has officially joined the BRICS economic bloc as a partner country, alongside 12 other nations, marking a significant step in deepening its global economic relations. The announcement was made at the BRICS summit held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, 2024, further consolidating Nigeria’s economic ties with emerging markets. In addition to…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has started settling its $6 billion debt to petrol suppliers, according to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. Speaking at an investors’ forum on the sidelines of the 2024 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in…
The country representative insisted that the widespread of cVPV2 globally reiterates the reality that as long as polio exists anywhere, all countries will remain at risk. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the circulating variant of poliovirus type 2 has decreased by 38 per cent in Nigeria within a year. The WHO’s Country…
