FG Revitalises 901 PHCs, Vaccinates 26 Million Children Nationwide — Dr Aina
Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Muyi Aina, says the Federal Government has announced the revitalisation of more than 901 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across Nigeria. Speaking at a press briefing to begin the World Vaccination Week, Dr Aina who said extra 2701 primary healthcare centres are undergoing renovation nationwide, expressed joy […]
President Tinubu Inaugurates National Census Committee
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an 8-man committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census, mandating it to submit an interim report within three weeks. Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who represented him at the event yesterday, said the census is crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective decision-making in healthcare, education, […]
NPFL Fines Nasarawa United ₦6m
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), yesterday, fined Nasarawa United N6 million and banished the team to Gombe as punishment for their fans’ unruly behaviour during their week 33 game against Plateau United, at the Lafia Township Stadium, over the weekend. The NPFL said the sanctions followed confirmed reports of an assault on a Plateau […]
Ghana Orders Foreigners Out of Local Gold Market by April 30
Ghana has ordered foreigners to exit its gold trading market by the end of the month. Finance minister Cassiel Ato Forson said in January that the creation of GoldBod as the only entity allowed to buy, sell, and export artisanal gold, would allow Ghana to benefit more from gold sales while maintaining the national currency’s […]
Nigeria Expands Contactless Passport Application
Nigeria Immigration Service has launched the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system in the U.S., Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil. A statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, and posted yesterday on its official ‘X’ page noted that while the new system begun in the U.S. on April 11, Jamaica, […]
Nigeria Submits ECOWAS Tariff Offers for AfCFTA
Nigeria has officially gazetted and transmitted the ECOWAS Schedule of Tariff Offers for Trade in Goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the AfCFTA Secretariat. This move comes ahead of the 16th Council of Ministers Meeting on Trade scheduled for today April 15 in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and marks […]
Nigerian Football Legends Chukwu, Bassey Die Hours Apart
Christian Chukwu, a veteran Rangers Int’l FC of Enugu player popularly known as “Chairman” has passed away at the age of 74. His demise was announced at the weekend, that he died at the Eastern Niger Medical Centre where his remains had been deposited at the morgue Chukwu, was the first Nigerian captain to lift […]
SEC: Unregistered Digital Asset and Forex Platforms Now Illegal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the Investment and Securities Act (ISA 2025) has made it illegal for anyone to operate digital asset exchanges or online foreign exchange trading platforms without registration. In a statement yesterday, the SEC clarified that it is an offence in Nigeria for any entity that is not registered by […]
Unity Cup 2025 Set for Gtech Stadium
Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium will host the Unity Cup 2025 involving Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament will kick off with the first semi-final between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, May 27, while the second semi-final between Nigeria and Ghana will hold the following day, May 28. All four teams […]
Barcelona Thrash Dortmund 4–0 in UCL Quarter-Final First Leg
Barcelona claimed a 4-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final first leg last night. Barcelona now heads to Germany next Tuesday with a significant advantage. In the other quarter-final clash, Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. In Tuesday’s first legs, Arsenal won 3-0 at home to holders Real […]
