Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region should be integrated into the military and federal agencies for gainful employment, according to a stakeholder, Tonye Bobo, leader of the Third Phase amnesty programme. Bobo who spoke to our correspondent on Saturday in Yenagoa stated that training ex-agitators without employment was a waste of time and resources pointing…
The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has expressed satisfaction with the readiness of the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency to embark on pilgrims’ vaccination against preventable diseases such as diphtheria, polio, and measles. The Executive Secretary of the board, Imam Abdurrahman expressed satisfaction when he visited the state Medical Store in Bauchi Specialist…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has vowed to secure the safe return of students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, who were abducted from the university campus on Thursday. Ododo made this known when he visited the CUSTECH campus on an assessment of the security situation in the wake of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has debunked insinuations that it has resolved its differences with the Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party, vowing not to back down on its plan to kick out the embattled national chairman. The Deputy President of NLC Political Commission, Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Sunday…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede, on Saturday, called on compliance officers of banks across the country to desist from unauthorised disclosure of EFCC’s investigation activities and requests from banks to their customers. Olukoyede, in a statement by Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in Ibadan, Oyo State,…
Ekiti State Government has begun the second phase of disbursement of over N400m grant to 922 Micro and Small Enterprises in the state to alleviate and mitigate financial constraints and other economic challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Tayo Adeola, said in a statement in…
Data from the World Health Organisation has estimated that 138.9 million Nigerians require interventions against Neglected Tropical Diseases. This is according to the latest epidemiological and programmatic data for 2022, which were gathered, compiled, and analysed in 2023, and obtained from the WHO on Saturday. The body also said NTDs are endemic in Nigeria as…
The Nigerian Correctional Service has faced criticism for its delay in publishing the database containing information on the remaining 100 inmates who escaped from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State, 18 days later. The delay in publishing the database has drawn sharp rebuke from concerned stakeholders, who argued that timely dissemination of…
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, extended his congratulations to the National Leader of the Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation Afenifere, on his 98th birthday. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu poured encomiums on Pa Fasoranti, describing him as a “mouthpiece of the people.” The statement is titled…
Following weeks of aborted moves and protests to remove the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, concerned chieftains of the party have explained the reason President Bola Tinubu steered clear of the drama. The embattled chairman was purportedly suspended by the APC executive of Ganduje ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local…
The rising cost of drugs caused by inflation has further hampered access to health services in the country with many sick Nigerians unable to afford medication, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Amid the soaring costs of food, utilities, and other essentials, many find it difficult to afford the necessary prescriptions, forcing indigent patients to seek alternative herbal treatment. Nigeria’s…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of being the mastermind of the current charged political atmosphere in Rivers State. The former PDP national chairman made the accusation on the heels of Wike’s incessant feud with the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi…