Dr Clement Adesigbin, a Public Health Specialist, National AIDS/STIS Control Programme (NASCP) Federal Ministry of Health, says funding and political will are vital to elimination of viral Hepatitis in the country. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday that the two factors would encourage Civil Society …

Dr Isa Pantami, a ministerial nominee has said that many investors are scared of investing in the country’s IT sector because the nation’s image has been badly portrayed, especially in the media. The nominee, who is currently the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said this …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to without any further delay, secure the release of Miss Leah Sharibu and Grace Taku, a worker with International aid agency, Action Against Hunger, and five of her colleagues, abducted last week Friday in Borno State by members …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), yesterday announced it was withholding 180,205 candidates results, representing 11.33 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination but said the 2019 results showed a marked improvement from that of last year with 64 per cent pass by candidates. The …

The Senate on Friday screened seven ministerial nominees, bringing the number of cabinet nominees so far screened by the red chamber to 31 since Wednesday. The screening will continue on Monday. Meanwhile, the Senate has been acting in breach of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) by screening cabinet nominees who …

The Federal Government has obtained a court order to proscribe the Shiites’ organisation formally referred to as the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the proscription of the Shiites’ movement as protests by the Islamic organisation rock Abuja. Justice Nkeonye Maha issued the …

There was a mild drama on Friday when the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, asked the Director of Strategic Communication for the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo (SAN), who is a ministerial nominee, to recite the second stanza of the national anthem. The scene played out on …

The Presidency has condemned the latest video released by Boko Haram insurgents showing some abducted humanitarian aid workers calling on government and Nigerians to rescue them from their captors. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made the condemnation in a statement in Abuja. According …

Lagos State pilgrims, numbering 2,269, have completed their Umrah in Makkah, according to the state’s Amirul Hajj, Dr Abdul Hakeem Abdul Lateef during a lecture at the Lagos State House in Makkah. The Command Control Centre of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Madinah made the disclosure on Friday. …

A 28-year-old man, Moses Okechukwu, on Friday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. Okechukwu, whose address is not provided, faces a three-count charge of rape, sexual assault and trying to escape arrest, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, …