The president, World Medical Association, Dr Osahon Enabulele, has disclosed that Nigeria needs over 250,000 medical doctors to meet the World Health Organisation’s doctor-topatient ratio. He revealed that Nigeria has fewer than 100,000 registered doctors, which he described as “grossly Read more…
The National President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr Bitrus Pogu, has said the Federal Government should establish a Fulani colony in Sambisa Forest instead of creating one in Venue State. He also insisted that the core North has Read more…
Flight operations would be grounded across airports nationwide as four major aviation unions have indicated readiness to join the indefinite strike which would be embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday, Read more…
Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, on Friday, shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government in a desperate effort to avert the planned nationwide strike from October 3. According to Read more…
Normalcy has returned to the federal Ministry of Works, as the minister, David Umahi has apologised to the members of staff and promised to improve their welfare. Recall that the minister, at about 8 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, locked Read more…
Ukraine was forced to relocate some of its missile production facilities outside of the country due to the threat of long-range Russian strikes, Aleksey Danilov, the head of the National Security and Defense Council, has said. In an interview with Read more…
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to Nigeria, almost after two weeks away from the country, he will be greeted by harsh socio-economic conditions that have deteriorated within the period. Tinubu had departed Nigeria on September 17 for New York, Read more…
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has appointed two Nigerians, Osagie Imasogie and Chineye Ogwumike, to the 12-member advisory council on African Diaspora Engagement in the US. Imasogie and Ogwumike were part of the 12 members of the Read more…
The presidency has refused to speak on whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had returned to the country after his participation at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting or not. As of press time, yesterday, calls Read more…
The new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Michael Cardoso, and the four CBN deputy governors nominated by President Bola Tinubu assumed office last week. The deputy governors are Emem Usoro, Muhammad Abdullahi-Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor and Bala Read more…
The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and deputy governors of the apex financial institution. The nominees are Mr. Olayemi Cardoso for appointment as Governor of CBN. Read more…
President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country as a result of the coup that removed the democratically elected president. Niger’s junta said in response that Read more…