South Africa’s top police officer summoned over $20m Health Tender scandal
South African prosecutors said Wednesday they had summoned the head of police over a $20-million health tender, in a case that has rocked the country and pulled in a dozen other officers.
2027: Makinde, Wike camps begin reconciliation talks to save PDP
Now, under mounting pressure, both sides appear to be recalibrating, choosing dialogue over a damaging standoff.
NSIB, NCAA warn airlines against overwriting black boxes
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Wednesday, warned airlines and their crew members against overwriting Cockpit Voice Recorders, CVR, and Flight Data Recorders, FDR, during incidents or accidents.
Iranian media ridicules Trump, depicts him as Pinocchio in cartoons
Iranian newspapers on Wednesday ridiculed what they called Donald Trump’s “lies” about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio. A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming over a map of the Strait of Hormuz appeared on the front page of the conservative daily Javan, […]
Labour group urges FG to provide social protection, relief for informal sector workers
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Abuja – Workers in Nigeria’s informal sector have called on the Federal Government to introduce social protection and relief measures to improve living and working conditions for millions of Nigerians outside formal employment. The demand was made on Wednesday by the Federation of Informal Workers Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON) during a […]
World TB Day: AHF urges more funding against HIV, TB, other viral diseases
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has called for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB), following significant reductions in international donor funding.
