The Federal Government on Tuesday introduced the Human Papillomavirus vaccine into the routine immunisation system. The vaccination targets over seven million girls, which is the largest number in a single round of HPV vaccination in the African region. The PUNCH reports that girls aged nine to 14 yearsContinue Reading
Four Governors of South-West States on Tuesday met with their ailing Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, in his private residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The governors who visited Akeredolu are Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti). Akeredolu has remained in IbadanContinue Reading
The Police Service Commission (PSC) Chairman, Solomon Arase, has praised Nigerian youths for showing intent in their pursuit of a career with the Nigeria Police Force. He said this while revealing that the PSC had received 288,266 applications to join the force within a week. Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press andContinue Reading
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence on Tuesday found the medical director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye guilty of raping his wife’s niece. The judge held that the evidence of the victim and that of the doctor who examined her wereContinue Reading
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $3.45 billion World Bank loan application for financing power projects among others in the country. Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, disclosed this during the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday. Edun the councilContinue Reading
Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was announced by the APC in a post on its X account on Monday. Dikeh was the Rivers State deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in the 2023 general election. TheContinue Reading
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu had approved additional funding for the training and empowerment of adolescent girls in the country. Mamman disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at theContinue Reading
A Christian cleric of the United Methodist Church identified as Oscar Mukahanana reportedly committed suicide following the leakage of his adultery scandal on the church’s WhatsApp group. The cleric who was a Reverend at the Harare East District Superintendent in Zimbabwe, engaged in an extra-marital affair with a femaleContinue Reading
The CEO of Mezovest, Mr. Tosin Thompson, has called on the Federal Government to price local gas for local demand in Naira He said this at the Avalon Policy Dialogue on Gas where he spoke extensively on how efficiencies in the gas sector can lead to wealth and job creation.Continue Reading
