To improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa, President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers.  The first initiative — the Healthcare Expansion Programme — is a major milestone…

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian Presidential jets seized following a French court order. The release comes after the company was informed that President Bola Tinubu needed the aircraft for an upcoming meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier, it was reported that…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in the audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on…

A heavy rainfall that started on Thursday night and continued till Friday afternoon has led to the collapse of a bridge in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to reports, the bridge, which links Mayalo, Sambawa, Gumbin-Kure, Uguwar Shuaibu, and Gandiji villages, collapsed on Friday due to continuous rainfall. …

The Federal government has asked Aviation unions to shelve plans to protest over the deduction of 50 per cent of the internal revenue of aviation agencies. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo made the appeal in a statement on Friday, August 16, assuring stakeholders and the unions of President Bola Tinubu’s…