The Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Agency for Control of AIDS (YOSACA), Dr. Jibrin Adamu Damazal, said inadequate funding is one of the most critical challenges in the fight against HIV in the state. Speaking during an event at the Government House in Damaturu to mark World AIDS Day 2024, Dr Damazal revealed that […]
•Adekunle Gold displays Man U jersey Afrobeat singer Adekunle Gold has opened up about his frustrations as a Manchester United supporter. In a video message shared by his wife, Simi, on social media, he humorously expressed his struggles with being a fan of the struggling Premier League club. According to him, every aspect of his […]
•Victor Boniface Nigerian forward, Victor Boniface has broken silence over the ordeal of the team after being delayed at the Al Abraq International Airport in Libya for more than 12 hours after landing yesterday. The Super Eagles landed in Libya for their qualifier against the host nation, but their chartered ValueJet flight was diverted at [&...
The National Hospital in Abuja has lamented that the brain drain plaguing the health sector has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500. This is in spite of its 25 years of medical breakthroughs and significant staff expansion, reports NAN. Prof. Muhammad Raji, Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, discussed these challenges in an...
•#EndBadGovernnaceInNigeria protesters in Sokoto The people of the Samaru community in the Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State are mourning a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Muhammad, who was allegedly shot dead by soldiers on the first day of the nationwide hunger protest. Our correspondent, who visited the community and the home of the slain ...
•Emir Sanusi The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed sadness and concern over the hunger nationwide protest that turned violent in Kano, resulting in loss of lives and property destruction. He described the incident as “sadden and pathetic” and a setback for the state’s socio-economic development. Emir Sanusi addressed the pr...
•Hoodlums loot the NCC Industrial Park in Kano State The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, just days before its scheduled launch. The Digital Innovation Park, designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT), was repo...
Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says one of his friends who started investing abroad four years ago, has been taunting him over the back and forth with the government in recent times. Dangote has been having issues with the government over his refinery project in Lagos, reports Daily Trust. He had earlier narrated how a […]
•Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has lamented the paucity of funds in her minister, saying she will approach her colleague, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to seek support in paying some contractors who executed projects for her minist...
•Afe Babalola The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has expressed worry over the effects of economic hardship on lawyers in the country. Babalola stated this today during the 13th edition of the Annual Aare Afe Babalola Public Bar Lecture, instituted by Ado-Ekiti branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),...