Abdul Samad Rabiu, chairman of BUA Group, says his company intends to reduce the price of cement in the country. The BUA founder said the planned reduction is part of efforts to support the federal government’s quest to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians. “I came to intimate His Excellency on the affairs of our cement…
On Friday, President Bola Tinubu nominated Yemi Cardoso as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Cardoso’s nomination comes three months after Godwin Emefiele was suspended as governor of the apex bank and Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, the deputy governor, operations directorate, was appointed to fill his shoes in an acting capacity. Olayemi…
In a recent interview with Toke Makinwa, the media personality Ojo recounted her initial visit to her ex-husband’s house. She said she was taken aback by his living conditions in a ‘face-to-face’ apartment. Ojo explained that she had grown up in a financially comfortable family with all the basic amenities. She added that she encountered…
President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday leave Abuja for New York to attend the 78th UN General Assembly holding from Sept. 19 to Sept. 23 A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja. The trip will be Tinubu’s first UNGA outing. He…
By Ayomide Otitoju A new report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF highlights the global prevalence of developmental disabilities among children and young people shedding light on the urgent action needed to address disparities in their access to healthcare health outcomes and exposure to social determinants such as poverty. The report…
By Ayomide Otitoju Amid devastating loss of life due to disasters and conflict, there is often unfounded fear and misunderstanding concerning the dead. It is therefore important that communities have the tools and information they need to manage dead bodies safely and with dignity. This is in part to help survivors along the path to…
the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a laboratory confirmed human case of infection with a swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) variant virus in the province of North Brabant Netherlands. this is the first human infection caused by influenza A(H1N1)v virus reported in the Netherlands in 2023….
……WHO urges world leaders to commit to progress on pandemic prevention preparedness and response and to secure health for all end TB and reinvigorate SDGs WHO is urging leaders meeting at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78) in New York to put health for all on the highest political agenda…
…as Aso Rock cabal blocks Obazee from submitting report to Tinubu, moves to secure tenure extension for acting CBN Gov . Preliminary report indicts acting CBN Gov Shonubi, Emefiele, others. Report reveals Shonubi as architect of controversial currency redesign policy, mastermind of Naira scarcity. Anti-corruption group urges Tinubu to implement Special Investigator’s report, suspend acting…
