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By Gami Tadanyigbe  The Hon. Minister of Health for State, Dr. Izeak Adekunkle Salako, has paid a courtesy visit to the National Secretariat of the Joint Health Sector Union and Assembly of Health Care Professionals to help improve healthcare services in the country. The Minister, who was received by the JOHESU Chairman at the National Secretariat in Abuja, called for regular consultations with JOHESU to help address numerous challenges faced by the Union. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Ndace has offered the organisation’s platform to the Nigeria Police to address misinformation, disinformation and fake news concerning security in the country. Ndace disclosed this when he and his management team paid a visit to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun on Thursday in Abuja. The VON boss commended Egbetokun for demonstrating quality leadership in steering the ship of the Nigeria Police. Ndace added that his team was at the Force Headquarters to identify with the police and Kayode in particular. According to him, it is easier for some people to look at the Nigeria Police from an uninformed perspective. Ndace said that police officers have heavy wounds in the cou...

New board members of NSITF with Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment during the inauguration in Abuja By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has inaugurated members of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Governing Board. Mr Muhammad Dingyadi, the Minister of Labour and Employment, performed the inauguration on Friday in Abuja. He said the board would play a significantrole in shaping the future of the agency towards effective leadership and success of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He said it would also help to reposition the country’s economy for a better tomorrow. “Today, we are celebrating the inauguration of the chairman and members, individuals with exceptional skills and experience, as board memb...

By Joan Nwagwu The European Union (EU) has provided 13 million Euros to Nigeria to expand its social protection system. Mr Gautier Mignot, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, made this announcement during the launch of the Sustainable Social Protection System in Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. Mignat explained that the funding would support the expansion and digitalisation of the National Social Register as part of the project, which would be implemented by UNICEF and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). “It will include improved mechanisms to create a strong, responsive system that serves as a tool for policy planning toward poverty reduction, while also being interoperable with other related databases. “We are fully aware of the importance of social protection in addressi...

•As Eze Worlu-Wodo Inaugurates Palace For Akpor Kingdom Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara,said:" one important fact of life: God does not start a thing and end half way." "It doesn't matter what the situation might be today, I assure you that we will come up again stronger and better. Continue to follow my footstep, and that footstep remains, the path of peace. We need it because if anything happens, we are the greatest losers. The governor said despite the ensuing political circumstances against his administration, Rivers people will emerge stronger, eventually, urging the people to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the overall interest of the State. The Governor, therefore, urged his teeming supporters, and indeed, well-meaning Rivers people, not to be dishearten...

The President, Society of Nigerian Artists, SNA, Muhammad Sulaiman, has announced that the artwork by a 14-year-old Nigerian autistic artist, Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, would be unveiled 2 April, 2025. The record-breaking painting, titled “Impossible is a Myth,” measures 12,303 square meters and will be made public in Abuja.The painting recently broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Painting in the world. The previous record, which was held by Emad Salehi, stands at 9652 square meters.It was created using acrylic paint on a massive canvas. The project spread over 12 weeks to complete the project.This achievement, Sulaiman said, reflects Kanyeyachukwu’s unique perspective, artistic talent, and unwavering passion for self-expression.He also disclosed plans to embark on an inter...

In what seems a season of harassment in Nigerian political space, the Gombe State Acting Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Comrade Adamu Abubakar Modibbo, has insisted that he was verbally harassed by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya during their flight from Gombe to Abuja on Monday (10/03/2025). The SDP Chairman was reacting to the denial of the incident by the Director-General, Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, Ismaila Uba Misilli. Misilli had denied the verbal attack on the SDP Chairman by his boss, describing it as, "a lie from the pit of hell". According to him, "There was absolutely no confrontation or assault at the airport involving the Governor, absolutely non". He added that, "Such baseless propaganda is an attempt at cheap blackmail and will take you n...

The United States "will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine", a joint statement from the US and Ukraine, shared by the US state department, says. This follows Ukraine claim that they are 'ready to accept interim ceasefire' In a joint statement from US and Ukraine, shared by the US state department, Ukraine says “it is ready to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire after today's peace talks.”The proposed ceasefire will be extendable by mutual agreement of both parties, and is subject to acceptance and implementation by Russia, the statement adds.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio added that they will "take this offer now to the Russians" and they "hope" they will say yes."The ball is in their cou...

The House of Representatives Tuesday directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to shutdown porn websites nationwide.The lawmakers suggested that the internet providers must block access under the new directive.Member representing the Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal constituency, Dalhatu Tafoki, sponsored the motion, calling it a step to “protect societal values.”He said, “I would like to move a motion for the need to block internet websites hosting pornographic content and sanction the internet service providers responsible for the posting. The House notes that cyber pornography is fast becoming a global problem, and no concrete steps have been taken to cut its phenomenon in Nigeria.“Nigeria is a highly religious country, and all the major religions in the country forbid nudity and o...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Tuesday dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by the Court of Appeal which quashed an order of perpetual injunction that barred the Commission from investigating Dr. Peter Odili’s tenure as governor of the state.The dismissal by a five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice John Okoro effectively cleared the pathway for the Commission to investigate Dr. Odili’s eight year rule of the oil-rich state and brought to an end EFCC’s long-standing legal battle to probe the administration.The legal dispute took off in 2007 when Odili, who served as Rivers State governor from 1999 to 2007, obtained an order of...

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Oyo State and former gubernatorial aspirant, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, will hold his yearly Ramadan lecture on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The lecture will occur on March 15, 2025, at the Watershed Event Centre, Green Spring area, Old Ife Road, Ibadan. The event will feature a public lecture titled: "Mirror of Life & The Aftermath (Digi Aye Pelu Atunbotan Re)" at 10:00 a.m. prompt. The lecture will be delivered by a renowned Islamic scholar, Shaykh Sulaimon Muhammadul Awwal Amubieya, the Mudeer Daarul Hadith Ibadan. The event will be held under the distinguished Chairman of His Royal Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland. Alhaji Olaide Abass, the State Chairman of the APC, will be the Fathe...

The Allah Mako Foundation Group, under the leadership of the General Coordinator and Chairmanship aspirant Oto Awori LCDA in Lagos State, Hon. Abdullahi Kayode Allah'Mako, has launched its maiden Ramadan Public Lecture, as part of his ongoing efforts to contribute to the advancement of Islam. The inaugural edition of the Ramadan Public Lecture is scheduled to take place by 11am on March 20, 2025, at Number 271 Ojo Igbede Road, beside Total Filling Station Ajangbadi. The guest lecturer for the event is Fadilatul Imam Muhammad Taofeeq Arogundade, the Grand Chief Imam of Oto Awori Kingdom, Oto Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos. According to a press statement released on Wednesday by the Director of Media, Oyeniyi Esan, the Ramadan Public Lecture is one of several in...

Sponsor: Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (Delta North) BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as follows: The Nigeria Data Protection Act, LFN, 2023 (in this Bill referred to as "the Principal Act") is altered as set out hereunder: Section 5 of the Principal Act is altered by the addition of a new article P, which shall read:“S, 5(p)The Commission shall mandate all data controllers, data processors, or operators of social media platforms to establish and maintain a physical office situated within the territorial boundaries of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Failure to comply with this requirement for a continuous period of 30 days shall render the entity liable to a prohibition from conducting operations within the jurisdiction of Nigeria.” Section...

Sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (Delta North) By Marian Okpe - Abuja. Notes that in 2014, the people of Idumuje-Unor, Idumuje-Ugboko, Nkwu-Nzu, Ugboba, Idumuogo, Untidy, Ubulubu, Anioma, and Ogodo towns in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, initiated a legal action at the Federal High Court, Asaba, seeking the restoration of the Aniocha North II State Constituency Further Notes that although the Federal High Court dismissed the originating summons, the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, on November 22, 2017, delivered judgment in favor of the people, ordering the restoration of Aniocha North II State Constituency and directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct elections in the constituency; Aware that INEC filed an app...

By Joan Nwagwu The Ministry of Labour and Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Youth Development and Sapphital Limited for skills development, job placement and entrepreneurship. Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment said this during the signing of the MOU on Tuesday in Abuja. Onyejeocha said that the signing was under the Renewed Hope Agenda, to strengthen the Nigeria's workforce and expand job opportunities in the country. According to her, today's MOU between the Federal Ministry of LaboUr and Employment and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development marks a significant step in that direction. "Through LEEP platform, we are creating pathways for skills development, job placement, and entrepreneurship...

NNPC Limited has noted recent reports circulating on social media regarding the alleged unilateral termination of the crude oil salesagreement in Naira between NNPC and Dangote Refinery. To clarify, the contract for the sale of crude oil in Naira was structured as asix-month agreement, subject to availability, and expires at the end of March 2025. Discussions are currently ongoing towards emplacing a new contract. Under this arrangement, NNPC has made over 48 million barrels of crude oil available to Dangote Refinery since October 2024. NNPC has made over 84 million barrels of crude oil available to the Refinery sinceits commencement of operations in 2023. NNPC Limited remains committed to supplying crude oil for local refiningbased on mutually agreed terms and conditions.

Peer Learning meeting of Trade Union Organisations in the Ghana-Nigeria Migration corridor held in Abuja By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has partnered with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana to intensify efforts promoting fair, orderly, and regular labour migration. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, made this announcement during the opening remarks at a Peer Learning meeting of Trade Union Organisations in the Ghana-Nigeria Migration Corridor, held on Monday in Abuja. Ajaero expressed that the NLC shared the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) vision of exploring collective strategies to promote fair migration with the support of social partners. He explained that the meeting would focus on identifying concrete steps for enhancing labour migration wi...

A former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement on Monday, expressing his dissatisfaction with the APC’s leadership style. El-Rufai claimed that after voicing his concerns in public and privately about the party’s capricious trajectory in recent years, he has decided to look for another political platform to pursue progressive values. “As a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have fond memories of working with other compatriots to negotiate the merger of political parties that created the APC,” he said. “It had been my hope since 2013 that my personal values and those of the APC will continue to align up to the ti...

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, has invited the Martin Amaewhule-led house of assembly members to a meeting. The Amaewhule faction of the assembly is loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers state. The sit-down is scheduled for Monday at the government house in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The invitation is contained in a letter dated March 7, 2025, and issued by the office of the secretary to the state government. In the letter, Fubara acknowledged receipt of the supreme court’s judgment restoring the Amaewhule-led assembly. “And he has, therefore, directed to invite you and your colleagues, the Honourable members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, to a meeting,” the letter reads. The meeti...

The US Secret Service shot a man allegedly "suicidal" near White House on Sunday while Donald Trump was in Florida at the time, according to the authorities. According to statement released by the Secret Service, the shooting occurred around midnight, just a block from the White House, with no other injuries reported."On Sunday March 9th, an adult male was shot by US Secret Service personnel following an armed confrontation with law enforcement in Washington DC," the statement shared by spokesman Anthony Guglielmi read. The incident is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division's Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer involved shootings in the District of Columbia," it added. Further describing the incide...