President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years. Dr. Ilori is a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Ibadan, and a consultant family physician…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed skepticism about some reported kidnapping incidents in Abuja, suggesting that they may be fabricated. Wike, accompanied by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, was summoned by senators to discuss security measures in the FCT. He assured the lawmakers of enhanced security and infrastructure…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years. The appointment follows the exit of Mr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired. Dr. Mobereola holds a Ph.D, and an M.Sc in Transport…
During a visit to the palace of the Emir of Bauchi, Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, to commission an Alternative High School and ICT center on Tuesday, March 12, First Lady Remi Tinubu emphasized that, at over 60 years old, she no longer fears death. She recounted an incident where an Islamic cleric, Sunusi Abubakar, had…
President Bola Tinubu joined the Muslim faithful at the State House mosque for the Ramadan Tafsir (explanation of the Holy Qur’an) on Tuesday, appealing to Nigerians to pray for peace and stability in the country. Declaring open the annual Tafsir, President Tinubu advised the Muslim faithful to demonstrate kindness to one another and their neighbours…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State, emphasizing that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth. The project, an initiative of the Niger State government, is for the deployment of cutting-edge agricultural machinery and technology for…
The federal government has issued a directive requiring health workers seeking employment abroad to resign from their current positions before departing the country. Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, announced this executive order during a visit to the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, March 9. He emphasized that the practice of…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has officially announced the sighting of the moon, marking the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan 1445AH. According to a post shared by the National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria on Sunday, March 10, the Sultan has urged…
Three police officers, namely Inspector Francis Ahuean, Semiu Agbaakin, and Osagie Efford, associated with the FID-STS unit, have been apprehended following accusations of armed robbery, abduction, and extortion by an Abuja resident named Omoh Osoke. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday, March 10, that the trio is…
A vulcanizer identified as Abdullah Ayinla was struck by a stray bullet from a rifle seized by a prison inmate from a warder. The incident took place at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin around 8 am while some prison inmates were being escorted out of the facility. Ayinla, who sustained a gunshot wound to…
