INTERVIEW: Gates Foundation country director explains why it took this long to get malaria vaccines
‘MAYOWA TIJANI, TheCable’s editor-at-large, speaks exclusively with Jérémie Zoungrana, the Nigeria country director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), on issues around vaccines and immunisation in commemoration of World Immunisation Week 2023. Zoungrana tells TheCable why it has taken this long to develop a malaria vaccine, explains the need for the uptake […]
FG: Varsities have offered to admit Nigerian students returning from Sudan
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says universities in the country have made offers to admit Nigerian students returning from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa spoke on Thursday on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme. Although she said the safe return of the stranded students was the priority at the moment, […]
Wike: Tinubu will visit Rivers for projects inauguration May 3
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says President-elect Bola Tinubu will inaugurate projects in the state next month. Wike spoke on Wednesday while inspecting some completed projects in the state. He said the president-elect will inaugurate the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and magistrates court building in Port Harcourt on May 3 and 4. “To […]
Newspaper Headline: Nigerian students lament slow evacuation from Sudan
Reports on the evacuation process of Nigerians in Sudan dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
ISWAP abducts 3 humanitarian workers, security guards in Borno
The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly abducted three humanitarian workers and two security guards of the Family Health International (FHI360) in Borno. FHI 360 is a US-based nonprofit human development and non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people According to Zagazola Makama, […]
Tinubu, Shettima move to Defence House ahead of inauguration
Bola Tinubu, president-elect, and Kashim Shettima, vice-president-elect, have moved into the Defence House in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT), ahead of their inauguration in May. Bayo Onanuga, director media and publicity Tinubu/Shettima campaign, on Wednesday, tweeted that Tinubu and Shettima have moved to the Defence House. Tinubu returned to the country […]
Apo Six: FEC approves action plan to protect human rights
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an action plan to promote and protect human rights in the country. The plan, which will be effective from 2022 to 2026, was formulated by stakeholders in the ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Wednesday after the weekly FEC meeting, […]
FG: Buses evacuating Nigerians from Sudan cost $1.2m
The federal government says the 40 buses evacuating Nigerians from the civil unrest in Sudan cost about $1.2 million. According to NAN, Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, spoke on Wednesday. The minister said the high cost of the evacuation was to provide security cover for the Nigerians’ journey to the Egyptian […]
FG: No Nigerian life lost in Sudan civil unrest | They are very safe
The federal government says no Nigerian has died in the ongoing crisis in Sudan between the country’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to NAN, Zuberu Dada, minister of state for foreign affairs, who spoke on Wednesday, said the government has begun evacuating Nigerians stranded in Sudan in batches. Dada […]
‘They’re cheaper’ — DMO says Nigeria reducing debt service cost by accessing World Bank loans
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria is actively reducing debt service cost by accessing World Bank loans. The office took this position in a statement on Wednesday, while clarifying issues relating to the nation’s indebtedness to the multilateral organisation. Nigerians have continued to express displeasure over the federal government’s incessant borrowings, […]