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Uba Takes Over as NYSC Acting DG

The National Youth Service Corps has announced the elevation of its Director, Information and Communications Technology, Christy Uba, as its acting Director-General. She may be making history as the first woman to be appointed head of the NYSC since its establishment about 50…

24/11/2022

Ban Ex-Governors From Contesting National Assembly Polls – NIDLS DG

The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof Sulaiman Abubakar, has called for the amendment of the constitution to bar former governors from seeking elections into the National Assembly to avoid turning the Senate into a ‘retirement…

22/11/2022

EFCC Paid Me N40 Million Entitlement After Bawa’s Conviction – Applicant

An All Progressives Congress(APC) House of Representatives candidate in Ekiti South Federal constituency 1 for the 2023 general election, Air Vice Marshall Adeniyi Ojuawo(retd) has described the conviction of the chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa for contempt of court…

21/11/2022

Removal of History From Curriculums Can Never Erase Memories of Biafra – Soyinka

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says removing history from the Nigerian education curriculum cannot erase memories of the Biafran war. Soyinka said this on Sunday while speaking at the 24th edition of the Lagos Book and Arts Festival organised by Book Kraft. The…

21/11/2022

Many Hospitals Overprescribing Antibiotics – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says many patients in the hospitals are overprescribed antibiotics that have a higher risk of bacterial resistance selection which is above the 60 percent target set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). NCDC…

21/11/2022

Nigeria, China Agree to Strengthen Ties on Academic Research, Publicity

Nigeria and the Peoples’ Republic of China have reiterated their agreement to work closely in a bid to strengthen diplomatic and other relations including sharing ideas on academic, research and publicity as they have launched the maiden edition of China’s contemporary world…

21/11/2022

Why Nigerian Visa Applications are Rising – UK Envoy

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the number of Nigerians applying for visas to the United Kingdom has increased in recent times. Laing made the disclosure on Sunday in Abuja when she featured at the News Agency…

20/11/2022

SERAP Asks Buhari To Probe Spending On ‘Social Intervention Programmes’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry to thoroughly, impartially, effectively and transparently investigate spending on all social safety-nets and poverty alleviation programmes and projects executed between 2015 and…

20/11/2022

Kogi Threatens to Sue EFCC Over Harassment of Officials

The Kogi government has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over the alleged harassment of state officials. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, issued the threat in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja. Fanwo said that…

18/11/2022

NAFDAC Gets New Acting DG

A director of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr Monica Eimunjeze, has taken over as Acting Director-General of the agency. This is following the expiration of the tenure of Professor Mojisola Adeyeye as the DG of the agency. A…

18/11/2022

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