A kidnap victim A family of one of the 10 recently discharged National Youth Service Corps members abducted on the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Road have appealed to the federal government and security operatives to help rescue their son, Dapo. Dapo’s sister, Abigeal, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone yesterday, said the incident occurred ...
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed objections by six alleged coup plotters to the admission of statements and video recordings made during their interrogation by the military over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government. The judge upheld the federal government’s argument that the d...
As the federal government kickstarts disbursement of the new N50,000 cash relief intervention for poor and vulnerable households across the country, many vulnerable Nigerians are locked with the question of how they can benefit from it. Checks by our correspondent showed that the initiative is to cushion the effects of rising food prices and t...
•David Mark and ADC logo The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to warn the federal government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against actions that could trigger a crisis over the 2027 general elections. Mark m...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $45.8 million biosecurity and response system for five of Nigeria’s major international airports to strengthen the country’s capacity to detect and respond to infectious disease threats. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing journ...
The Federal government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has received 180 Nigerian returnees from Sebha, Libya. Their arrival was facilitated in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme coordinated by t...
•Ebola outbreak If no further confirmed or probable cases are detected and the country meets the conditions stipulated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the federal government has said Nigeria could declare the Ebola outbreak over as early as December 7, 2026. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pat...
•A member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) putting on protective gear The federal government says the Ebola patient in Nigeria is showing signs of recovery days after it confirmed the case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “The federal government has provided an update on the confirmed Ebola case in Nigeria, reporting that the patient [...
•Institute for advanced robotic and telesurgical operations  In a breakthrough for Nigeria’s healthcare sector, the federal government has adopted the newly inaugurated Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV) Robotic Surgery Academy as the nation’s 29th TETFund Centre of Excellence, guaranteeing full scholarship coverage for all enrolled trainees. Spe...
•Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd) [Centre] The federal government has pledged to preserve the history and legacy of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), including documenting Nigerian troops who died during peacekeeping operations in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Minister of Defence, Gener...
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