By Henry Umoru, Abuja The National Assembly Joint Committee on Health has urged the Joint Committee on Appropriations to provide take-off grants for newly established hospitals across Nigeria to ensure their effective operation. The call was made yesterday when Senator Ipalibo Banigo, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health, submitted the harmonised report of the […]

The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi has achieved a medical milestone with the successful fitting of its first body-powered transhumeral prosthesis on a herdsmen attack survivor, Mrs. Blessing Agidi.

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Plateau State Police Command has arrested 27 suspects in an intelligence-led operation targeting criminal flashpoints across the state. The suspects were apprehended late Tuesday night in Alheri, Apata, Busa-Buji, and Angwan Suya areas at about 11:05 p.m., according to the command’s spokesperson, Alfred Alabo. He said police operatives recovered […]

Amupitan gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with RECs and meeting with swearing-in of the new REC representing Abia, Dr Chukwu Chukwuemeka Joseph.

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Opposition figure, Faduri Joseph, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), presenting himself as a youth-driven alternative to Nigeria’s entrenched political elite. Speaking at the declaration event in Abuja, Faduri said his decision came after what he […]

Ondo State governor, Dr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has declared that no government can legitimately claim success if it fails in its primary responsibility of protecting its people.

The newly appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday formally assumed office, pledging sweeping reforms anchored on professionalism, accountability, and community partnership to restore public confidence in the Nigeria Police Force.

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Benjamin Kalu, on Wednesday, said that no individual, including President Bola Tinubu, owns the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Chief Anayo Arinze, has expressed shock at the attack on the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi.

The Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) has called for prudence as Nigeria’s capital market records a sustained bullish run, warning that unchecked speculation could threaten market stability.

Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild said Wednesday that it had taken “measures” to protect its clients and staff after its chief executive was revealed to have links with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set a target of N23.8 billion as internally generated revenue (IGR) for the 2026 fiscal year, representing an increase of N4 billion over its 2025 projection.