The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has sanctioned Kenya Airways over the cases of a Nigerian passenger, Gloria Omisore, and two others. In February, NCAA summoned Kenya Airways to its headquarters in Abuja over a social media video showing a heated exchange between Omisore and a Kenya Airway...
•Pastor Chris Oyakhilome The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has cautioned against excessive salt consumption following a viral video where Pastor Chris Oyakhilome advocated increased salt intake. The ministry, through the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Alaba Balogun, emphasised that while sodium is essentia...
To bridge the gap between traditional and modern healthcare, the federal government has inaugurated a Ministerial Committee on the Phytomedicine Value Chain. This committee aims to integrate traditional medicine into Nigeria’s mainstream health system and harness its economic potential, reports Daily Independent. The committee, inaugurated by ...
•Pat Utomi and Tinubu Prominent economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, highlighting the failures...
•Dame Pauline Tallen Former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Dame Pauline Tallen, in this interview, regrets the escalation of killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country, especially the Middle Belt. The former Minister of Women Affairs, consequently, calls on Nigerians to have humanity in them, while noting that the federal gove...
The federal government has commenced the implementation of the e-visa regime, which was rolled out yesterday, Thursday, May 1. The government insisted on penalties for those who stay beyond the number of days approved for them by the authorities, reports The Nation. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service...
•Sagamu-Iperu Road The federal government yesterday issued a stop work order on the 12-kilometre Sagamu-Iperu Road by the Sagamu Interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Works Minister David Umahi gave the directive during an inspection tour of ongoing federal road projects in Lagos and Ogun states, reports The Nation. He expressed displeas...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen The Mutual Union of Tiv in America (MUTA) has called on the Benue State Government and the Federal Government to help reclaim lands allegedly occupied by suspected armed Fulani herders. The group also urged the governments to ensure the safe return of displaced persons to their ancestral homes, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...
•Nigerian workers The federal government has declared tomorrow, Thursday, May 1 a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day. Workers Day is celebrated every year on May 1. Announcing this in a statement dated April 29 and made available to the press today, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, commended Nigerian workers for their...
•Minister of Education, Tunji-Alausa The federal government has cancelled the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA). It described the scheme established to enable Nigerian students to study in partner countries like China, Russia, Algeria, Hungary, Morocco, Egypt, and Serbia as a “waste of resources,” reports The Nation. Education Minister Tunji...
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