COP28 focus on health draws $777 million to fight tropical disease
December 3, 2023 The United Arab Emirates and several charities at the U.N. climate summit on Sunday offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected…
COP28 contingent: Obi emphasises the need to tie spending to necessity, national Priority
Dec. 3, 2023 Mr. Peter Obi has called on the federal government to de-emphasise unnecessary ceremony and showmanship as a mode of government behaviour, while emphasising the need to tie…
Uncovered warehouse in Kano: Palliatives meant for families, widows of members of the armed forces, others
Dec.3, 2023 Kano State Government has uncovered a warehouse where food items meant for palliatives were being diverted in the state. The Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin-Tofa, who made this…
Attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau foiled – President Embalo saysÂ
December 3, 2023 Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has said that gunfire and clashes that had erupted in the capital of the West African nation on Friday were an attempted…
COP28 Nigeria delegates list: Separating facts from fiction
Dec. 3, 2023 By Temitope Ajayi The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies and strong…
NDLEA arrests 90 suspects, dismantles 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna
Dec. 3, 2023 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command , says its operatives have arrested 90 suspects and dismantled 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna. The…
Nigeria To Continue Engagement For Release Of Deposed Niger President – Says Minister
December 2, 2023 Nigeria will continue to engage with the government of Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf…
Abia govt. to redeploy some civil servants to teach in the state-owned schools
Dec. 2, 2023 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that some workers, who would be released by the ongoing verification of the civil servants, would be redeployed to teach…
NDLEA arrests suspected Indian hemp farmer in Sokoto
Dec. 2, 2023 The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has announced the arrest of a suspected Indian hemp farmer in Sokoto State. “It is the first such case in…
COP28: SANWO-OLU RALLIES GLOBAL FUNDING SUPPORT FOR LAGOS WATER NEEDS
December 2, 2023 …Adds…‘We need long-term financing to address water infrastructure shortage’ A long-term financing opportunity that will enable Lagos State Government to adequately meet the demand for safe water…