FG Rolls Out Ambulances to Strengthen Emergency Response President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched 79 locally-assembled advanced ambulances for tertiary hospitals across Nigeria. The initiative aims to strengthen emergency healthcare services nationwide. Furthermore, it seeks to improve patient access to timely medical attention during critical situations. The ambulances were commissioned in Lagos on Tuesday. The…
Federal Charges Against Montana Virologists Authorities charged two scientists from a U.S. government lab on Tuesday. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe allegedly smuggled deactivated mpox virus vials into the country. Munster leads the virus ecology section at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana. Kwe works alongside him at the same facility. A federal court in Detroit…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has identified the user account through which a voter record was accessed and released without authorisation. INEC’s explanation comes after Lere Olayinka, media aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, published information showing that Emeka Ike, an aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Bwari/AMAC federal…
Failure to Meet Reform Milestones Nigeria’s electricity sector faces a major setback after the Federal Government canceled $717.7 million in World Bank funding. This decision ends the Power Sector Recovery Operation prematurely. Initially, the program aimed to fix chronic industry dysfunction and improve supply. However, Nigeria failed to meet critical reform milestones required for the…
Adeboye Calls for Urgent Action on Insecurity The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called on the Federal Government to issue a 90-day ultimatum to security chiefs to eliminate terrorists across the country. According to the cleric, the worsening security situation demands decisive and immediate action. Therefore,…
TAMPAN Confirms Janmole’s Death The Yoruba movie industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of actor Adeshina Okiki, widely known as Janmole. According to reports, the actor died after sustaining injuries in a tragic road accident. The President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, popularly…
ARD President Raises Concern Over Healthcare Crisis The President of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Dr John Omotoso, has described Nigeria’s health sector as being in a critical condition. He called on both the federal and state governments to declare a state of emergency in the…
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has appealed to protesting teachers in the state to trust the government’s efforts to secure the release of pupils and teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire LGA. The governor spoke on Monday as members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) continued protests over the abduction of schoolchildren and…
NSCDC Takes Disciplinary Action Against Volunteers The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has dismissed five volunteer personnel over allegations of misconduct, unprofessional conduct, and gross indiscipline. The affected individuals are Yakubu Mubarak Yusuf, Isma’il Muhd, Adamu Auwalu, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, and Ahmad Sarki. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced…
Deji Adeyanju, a lawyer and activist, has accused Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar of prioritising their personal political ambitions over the interests of other candidates and supporters. Speaking in an interview with Symfoni Media, Adeyanju said both politicians have consistently focused on their individual ambitions rather than broader national interests. “Because of personal interest and…
