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Senate President Ahmad Lawan has berated Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, and Olorunimbe Mamora, minister of state for health, over their absence at a summit on COVID-19. Mahmuda Mamman, permanent secretary of the ministry of health, was also a no-show at the summit which took place in Abuja on Monday. While delivering […]

Sarafa Ishola, Nigeria’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), has described the travel restrictions imposed on the country as “apartheid”.  Following the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant by South Africa, a number of countries in Europe banned travel from countries in Africa. On Saturday, the UK announced that it would add […]

Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says Nigeria has enough vaccines that can cover over 70 percent of the country’s population before the end of 2022. Mustapha said this at the national COVID-19 summit which was held at Muhammadu Buhari Conference Centre in Abuja. The summit was tagged […]

Aung San Suu Kyi, former leader of Myanmar, has been sentenced to four years in prison by a special court.  She was found guilty of inciting dissent and breaking COVID restrictions under a natural disasters’ law. Suu Kyi has been in detention since the country’s […]

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says a report that N18 billion was moved by the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) through the country’s financial system is stale. On Sunday, the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, a body established by the Economic Community of West African States […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says it recorded zero revenue from crude oil export as fuel subsidy gulped another N199 billion in October. Despite recording zero revenue from oil export, the state-owned oil firm said the country produced an average of 1.417 million barrels per day in the month of September. […]

Obiamaka Chidinma Azubike, the ex-student of Olashore International School (OIS) in lloko-ljesha, Osun state, has called out the school for allegedly denying her justice after being sexually abused about 17 years ago. Source: Top Stories

Nearly 180,000 persons have signed a petition seeking justice in the case of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a student of Dowen College who died from internal injuries after being allegedly bullied by his colleagues. Source: Top Stories

As the December 19 deadline for presidential assent draws near, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that it is “generally” satisfied with the electoral act as amended by the national assembly, TheCable understands. Presidency sources informed TheCable on Sunday evening that INEC told the president the bill has […]