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The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called on the elites to rise up and speak the truth against forces of division in the country. He explained that this has become necessary to preserve the unity of the nation as Nigeria cannot afford a war. “We cannot afford a war in this country … it […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC. According to the INEC boss, the […]

Nigeria on Tuesday reported one COVID-19 death and 156 new infections in 11 states. The death toll from the disease in Nigeria has reduced recently with only two fatalities recorded in about two weeks. With one new death on Tuesday, the fatality toll rose to 2,063 in total. This is according to an update published […]

One in seven pregnancies worldwide ends in miscarriage, and eleven percent of women endure a failed pregnancy at least once in their lifetime, experts said Tuesday. Some 23 million miscarriages occur every year, according to data pieced together from around the globe by an international team of 31 researchers. But the actual tally is sure […]

Members of the House of Representatives have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency on security. Considering the present situation, they believe this will ensure the fast track of all measures towards restoring peace in the country. The call formed part of the resolutions reached at the closed-door session to […]

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against travelling to countries that are recording a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially India where they largely go to for medical tourism. It also listed South Africa, Turkey and Brazil in the travel advisory. The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, formerly Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, also […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday announced that another tariff review for Nigeria’s 11 power distribution companies would hold in July. It disclosed this in its notice of Minor and Extraordinary Review of Tariffs for Electricity Transmission and Distribution Companies, a development that might lead to a rise in the tariffs payable by electricity […]

The federal capital territory (FCT) fire service says all public and private structures without fire alert systems linked to its emergency monitoring centre will be sealed off. In a notice obtained by TheCable, the agency said the move follows a recent resolution passed by the national assembly. In March, the house of representatives, following a […]

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Saturday joined other Nigerians in condemning the killing of three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna. He said the murder of the students was another confirmation that the country is at war. He asked President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help to deal with the situation. Soyinka, in a […]

Nigeria needs over a trillion naira to effectively combat malaria in the country, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. He explained that of the total sum, the country required more than N350 billion naira to fight the disease in 2021 alone. Ehanire, the Minister of Health, disclosed this on Friday a news conference in Abuja, the […]

The naira exchanged to the dollar at the rate of 480/$ at the parallel market on Friday according to the Bureau de Change operators. At the Importer & Exporter forex window, it reached a high of 435/$ before closing at 410/$. The Central Bank of Nigeria recently disclosed that the naira depreciated at the official […]

The Presidency may have ruled out the possibility of sacking the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. The Presidency said Pantami’s ordeals was not about his past utterances but about his current job as a minister. This is just as the House of Representatives said members were ready to debate the issues around […]

A couple from Anambra State, Chika and Chinyere Nwokike, have welcomed quadruplets after sixteen years of childlessness.  Mrs Chinyere gave birth to two boys and two girls last month. A priest with the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Obum Martin shared the good news on Facebook and wrote; “#Godisfaithful #16yearsPatienceWaiting #ItsQuadruplets. Great is God’s […]