Day: May 22, 2022

The Nigerian Government and the International Labour Organisation ILO, have launched a project called the “Nigeria Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project”The aim of the project is to mobilise government, Workers and Employers organisations …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its primary elections to nominate candidates for the 2023 general elections will commence as officially scheduled on Sunday, May 22.The party, in a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature, …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received 129 Nigerians stranded at Agadez, Niger Republic on Saturday in KanoNEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, gave the figure when he received the returnees.The News Agenc…

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) says it is mapping out strategies to ensure that 83 million vulnerable Nigerians have easy access to adequate provision of health insurance premiums under the country’s healthcare reforms.Dr Omolayo Taiwo, He…

The ambition of Dr Pat Asadu representing Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal constituency to return to the House of Representative in 2023 for the fifth time suffered a setback on Sunday.He was beaten to the third place at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PD…

Alexander Adewale and Kafayat Omisore emerged champions respectively in the male and female categories of the 44th CBN Senior National Tennis Championships on Saturday in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the final match of the mal…

Rev. Hyacinth Alia, a Catholic priest, and governorship aspirant on the platform of APC in Benue, on Sunday pledged to represent the Church well in his political and personal conduct.Alia was reacting to his suspension by the Vatican through a letter s…

The Embassy of Turkey in a bid to strengthen ties with Nigeria has organised a week-long event, where both countries can learn more about each other’s culture through food.Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, speaking at the inaugural dinn…

GENEVA— The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been …

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has condemned the killing and beheading of Mr Okechukwu Okoye, a member of the state House of Assembly and Director of his campaign organisation, Mr Cyril Chiegboka.The heads without (trunks) of Okoye and Chiegboka were …