FG approves African Medicines Agency treaty ratification
Feb. 4, 2025 The Federal Government has granted approval to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to ratify the African Medicines Agency treaty. Prof. Ali Pate, the Minister of…
The killing game, by Pius Mordi
For a country not known to be in conflict with an external aggressor, Nigeria has turned into a huge killing zone. According to the National Bureau Statistics (NBS), over…
Africa Energy Bank targets mid-year launch with South Africa indicating interest
February 4, 2025 The proposed Africa Energy Bank, which aims to fund oil and gas projects across the continent, is set to start operations by mid-year this year, with South…
Gov. Okpebholo inaugurates Ambrose Alli University governing council
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday inaugurated the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma Governing Council, charging them to restore the institution’s lost glory. Speaking at the inauguration in Benin,…
Shell reports oil spill in Nigeria after saver pit overflows
February 4, 2025 Shell reported an oil spill on Tuesday in Ogale, near Port Harcourt, after a saver pit overflowed during flushing operations in the Niger delta region. The oil…
Enugu tanker explosion: Death toll rises to 23 as 2 more victims die – FRSC
Feb. 4, 2025 The death toll from the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 21 to 23 as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety…
NAPTIP hands over 21 trafficked minors to Niger Government
Feb. 4, 2025 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, on Tuesday, handed over to the Niger State government 21 trafficked minors in Abuja. The victims, all…
Ogun State Government Suspends Monarch over Public Assault
Feb. 4, 2025 The Ogun State government has placed a six month’s suspension on a Monarch, the Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi involved in the viral video…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of monies in naira, other currencies Recovered From Ex-First Bank’s Staff to FG
Feb. 4, 2025 Justice A.O.Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N1,168,602,877.44, $392,818.01 and £35,070 recovered from one…
Married woman claiming to be single ditches suitor after collecting N607,600: Arraigned
A 31-year-old woman, Ajayi Esther, on Tuesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting the sum of N607,500 from him. The…