The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) have formalised a framework to enforce the directive, aimed at strengthening local manufacturing and aligning public spending with national economic priorities.

Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Mr. Terwase Orbunde, has rejected the outcome of Thursday’s governorship primary election in the state, describing the exercise as a disgrace to democracy and a threat to the unity of the party.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, on Friday called for unity among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State ahead of the party’s presidential primary scheduled for Saturday.

“I maybe wasn’t his best friend in the dressing room, or maybe I wasn’t always loved, but I had an incredible belief in his style of leadership.”

Renowned cancer specialist and Director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prof. Kunle Odunsi, has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s growing cancer burden, warning that one in every four people will develop cancer in their lifetime.

“Hypertension is a silent killer. Many people stop taking their drugs once their blood pressure becomes controlled, and that is dangerous. Once medication is abandoned, the blood pressure rebounds and complications such as stroke, heart disease, kidney failure and blindness can set in,” he warned.

The risk from the deadly Ebola outbreak has been raised to the highest level for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, as the toll continued to rise.

Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has warned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has derailed from its original purpose, pointing to a severe lack of intellectualism and internal debate within the ruling party.

Ram sellers in Kano livestock markets have expressed concern over low patronage in spite of high supply, with less than a week to Eid-el-Kabir.

Deputy Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly and the only female legislator in the House, Mrs Affiniki Dauda, has failed in her bid to return to the Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC).