Gavi, UNICEF allocate 18m doses of malaria vaccine to 12 African countries
Gavi, the vaccine alliance, says it has allocated 18 million doses of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine to 12 African countries over the next two years. The World Health Organisation (WHO) endorsed the widespread use of the malaria vaccine on October 6, 2021. In a statement on Wednesday, Gavi said while at […]
Tinubu pledges to support $5bn floating LNG production plant
President Bola Tinubu says he will support the development of the country’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. Tinubu gave the assurance when he received a group of joint venture (JV) partners, led by Julius Rone, group managing director of UTM FLNG, at the presidential villa, Abuja. The delegates were accompanied […]
Tinubu meets Abdullahi Adamu, Omisore at Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu has met with Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Iyiola Omisore, secretary of the party, at the Aso Rock Villa. They arrived at the Villa a few minutes before 5 pm and were ushered into the president’s office. The agenda of the meeting was […]
Tribunal: Tinubu, APC close defence after calling Bamidele as witness
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, closed their case in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Testifying as the respondents’ star witness, Opeyemi Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central, told the court that Tinubu was never indicted, charged or convicted for criminal […]
NBS: Nigerians paying more as prices of yam, rice, beans skyrocket
As the prices of essential food items continue to skyrocket, Nigerians face an uphill battle in their fight against poverty. The soaring food inflation has exacerbated the poverty situation in the country, leaving many struggling to meet their basic needs. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), […]
Mmesoma: Reps to investigate ‘forgery’ of UTME result
The house of representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged forgery of the unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result by Ejikeme Mmesoma. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Wednesday, following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Awaji-Inombek Abiante, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Rivers. Since […]
Keyamo: EU mission report on 2023 polls is one-sided narrative
Festus Keyamo, former minister of state for labour and employment, says the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) report on the 2023 polls is a “reflection of a one-sided narrative”. The EUEOM in its final report on Nigeria’s general election, accused Keyamo of sharing fake news on February 12 by promoting information “published […]
Egbetokun deploys police commissioners, tasks them to prioritise well-being of citizens
Kayode Egbetokun, acting inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the deployment of thirty-five (35) commissioners of police to various state commands and formations across the country. On June 30, the Police Service Commission (PSC) approved the deployment of eight commissioners of police to state commands for Borno (Godwin Aghaulor), Kwara (Adelesi E. Oluwarotimi), […]
PHOTOS: Tinubu meets Anyim, Metuh in Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu has just finished a meeting with Anyim Pius Anyim, a former senate president and ex-secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), at the presidential villa, Abuja. Anyim was accompanied to the meeting by Olisa Metuh, a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Both men arrived at […]