NCDC Raises the Alarm as Lassa Fever Kills Two Health Workers, 15 Infected
By Momodu Favour The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised concern over a surge in Lassa fever infections among healthcare workers, confirming that two health personnel have died while 15 others have tested positive amid the latest outbreak of the viral disease. In an advisory released on Monday, the agency disclosed that […]
Digital-First Strategy Key to ₦40.7tn Target, Says NRS Boss
By Momodu Favour The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has declared that Nigeria’s ambitious tax reform agenda can only succeed through a fully automated, digital and data-driven revenue system. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a forum themed “Harmonising Revenue Systems and Implementing New Tax Laws,” organised by the […]
Tinubu Hails BUA’s MoU with UAE Firms as Signals for Industrial Breakthrough
By Momodu Favour President Bola Tinubu has commended the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria’s BUA Group and two United Arab Emirates-based firms AD Ports Group and MAIR Group describing the agreement as a major milestone in Nigeria–UAE economic relations. The MoU was signed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United […]
Women Storm National Assembly, Demand Passage of Reserved Seats Bill Before 2027
By Momodu Favour Scores of women on Monday staged a peaceful rally at the main entrance of Nigeria’s National Assembly, calling on federal lawmakers to fast-track the passage of the Women Reserved Seats Bill ahead of the 2027 general elections. The demonstrators, drawn from civil society organisations, professional bodies and advocacy groups, described the […]
Nigeria Renews Support for South Sudan Peace, Urges Machar’s Immediate Release
by Momodu Favour President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the full implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the appeal at the […]
U.S. Freezes Assets of Eight Nigerians Over Link to Boko Haram
By 𝔸bdulrazak Tomiwa The U.S. has frozen the assets of eight Nigerians linked to Boko Haram and ISIL. A 3,000-page document from the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identifies these individuals to enforce counter-terrorism compliance and block their financial interests within U.S. jurisdiction. OFAC explained that this publication is “designed […]