The Yobe State Government said, on Wednesday, that repentant Boko Haram insurgents are assisting in counterinsurgency operations in the state. Governor Mai Mala Buni’s Special Adviser on Security, Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retd.), said this while briefing newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abdulsalam was reacting to concerns raised by some […]
As part of its activities to commemorate this year’s 2024 World Environmental Day, the Anambra State Government is celebrating the day with the launching of House-House Tree Planting to curb erosion threat in the state. Engr. (Dr) Felix Odimegwu, the State Commissioner for Environment, disclosed this in a statement in Awka, on Thursday. According to […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the swift approval of a 300% increment for judicial officers by Federal Government, urging the latter to use the same energy to address the plight of other Nigerian workers. The NLC made the clarion call in a post via its official X handle on Thursday. “See the speed […]
The House of Representatives member representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West, a federal constituency of Oyo state, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide, has called for an urgent, upward review of the minimum wage in Nigeria, stating that the monthly minimum wage is grossly inadequate for the average Nigerian worker. Speaking on the floor of the House during Plenary […]
Celebrity barman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has disclosed that the insecurity in the Southeast forced him to relocate his business to Lagos State. In a recent interview with BBC Igbo, he lamented that the fear of kidnapping and killing had driven away customers who used to visit the East […]
Nigerian footballer Victor Boniface has generously donated a substantial sum to an elderly carpenter who recently went viral for his struggles while carrying out his carpentry work. The heartwarming video, which captured the elderly man labouring through his tasks, was shared on social media by a good Samaritan who urged netizens to help improve the […]
The Senate has passed a bill aimed at prescribing improved salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial office holders in Nigeria. The bill was read for the third time and passed on Wednesday. This development followed the consideration of a report from the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, presented by its […]
The Federal Government has announced plans to call for entries to produce a new national anthem with an authentic Nigerian melody. This was disclosed by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Wednesday in Abuja. During the presentation of the official version of the new national anthem, the Director General of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, addressed journalists to clear […]
In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, Ms. Cristian Munduate, the UNICEF representative for Nigeria, discusses difficulties affecting Nigerian children and the role that communities, the government, and mothers need to play in achieving the best possible outcomes for them. What has to be altered to guarantee that Nigerian children receive high-quality medical care? A: We really […]
Sexual problems are widespread and may adversely affect mood, well-being, and interpersonal functioning. In marriages and relationships, the absence of libido would mean no procreation (reproduction) and ultimately the extinction of the human race. So, it has assumed the status of a serious medical and social problem. Studies have shown that mostly menopausal women suffer […]
