Nnaji explains resignation, denies wrongdoing

A former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has said his resignation from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet was as a decision to protect his integrity and prevent distractions to the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He had resigned from his post on Tuesday, amid controversies surrounding academic records and allegations of certificate forgery. […]

Science minister Nnaji resigns over alleged certificate forgery

President Bola Tinubu on Monday evening accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, following some allegations of certificate forgery levied against him. “He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria,” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed […]

Natasha resumes at Senate, calls Akpabio dictator

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed legislative duties at the National Assembly after months of suspension, describing Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as a “dictator.” Her return followed the unsealing of her office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji. […]

National Obstetric Fistula Centre, NOFIC, BENIN CONDUCTS ONBOARDING EXERCISE FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

The National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC), a Federal Government-owned health institution in Benin City, has conducted an on-boarding programme for its newly-recruited employees. The employees were made up of permanent staff, contract, locum and absorbed staff from the Edo State public service.In his address at the event, the hospital’s Medical Director, Prof. Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye disclosed […]

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Corps member’s assault: Soludo sacks vigilantes, orders prosecution

The Anambra State Government has dismissed eight operatives of the Agunechemba Security outfit over the brutal assault and public stripping of a female corps member, Miss Jennifer Elobor. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this at the agency’s headquarters in Awka on Wednesday. Emeakayi said the government acted […]

Ex-Super Eagles star Brown Ideye retires from football

Former Super Eagles striker, Brown Ideye, has announced his retirement from professional football. Ideye confirmed his decision in a post on X via (#brownaideideye) on Tuesday. He wrote, “After much thought and consideration with mixed emotions, I’ve decided to retire from professional football. “I will first like to thank God for the talent and the […]

DIALYSIS SUBSIDY:FG lists federal hospitals where dialysis costs ₦12,000

The Federal Government has said patients in the Northwest are not excluded from its kidney dialysis subsidy scheme. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in a statement released on Wednesday, was reacting to reports suggesting otherwise, clarifying that the initiative is already being piloted in 11 federal tertiary health institutions across the country. The […]

Illegal mining funds banditry; costs Nigeria $9bn annually – Police

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ajao Adewale, has revealed that illegal mining has become a powerful cartel-driven enterprise bankrolled by influential Nigerians, fuelling banditry and costing the country an estimated $9 billion (N13.7 trillion) annually. Speaking at a media parley organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council on “The […]