The Nigerian government has once again issued a new advisory on how to cope with the prevailing heat wave in the country.
The latest advisory by the Federal Ministry of Environment follows an earlier warning by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line has been vandalised.
A statement by the TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, noted that the incident reduced bulk power supply flexibility...
The Gombe State Government, north-east Nigeria, has announced the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), an infectious disease associated with the inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes.
The government said six persons have, so far, died of the disease. Five...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reassured the public that there will be no job losses in the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, which aims to streamline government agencies and parastatals.
Mr Idris made this statement in...
The Nigerian government has said it is addressing the challenges posed by the exodus of healthcare workers abroad.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, a professor, said on Wednesday that the federal government has recruited more...
The police in Jigawa State have paraded the son of a popular Dutse restaurant owner, Esther Adekanla, as her alleged killer.
Mrs Adekanla was killed on 15 January at her residence.
The police commissioner in the state, Ahmad Abdullahi, said the...
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Benneth Igweh, has assured the people of Bwari Area Council, especially students and staff of Veritas University, Bwari-Abuja, of adequate security in the area.
He said the command has...
President Bola Tinubu will soon issue an executive order to address the rising cost of drugs and pharmaceutical products in Nigeria, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammed Pate, has said.
“The rising cost of pharmaceuticals is a...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court, sitting in Zuba, has expressed displeasure at the frequent adjournments in the trial of an anti-Tinubu protester, Obiajulu Uja, for a criminal offence.
Mr Uja was arrested in April last year when he...
A free Surgical Intervention Programme for indigent people, initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has begun with surgical operations performed on patients at the state hospitals in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro.
The programme had begun with the registration...
