Dr Iorfa Tor-Ayiin, a Consultant Family Physician at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurd, has advised Nigerians to undertake regular medical check-ups to prevent Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Tor-Ayiin gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the closing session of the 9th Annual Abuja Cardiovascular
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) known as Jennifer Etuh Foundation, has enrolled no fewer than 1000 widows into the Kaduna State contributory Healthcare Scheme as part of efforts to empower vulnerable women in society. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beneficiaries were selected across 11 districts in Kagoro
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalisation appreciated by 1.63 per cent and 1.64 per cent to close the week at 149,433.26 and N95.264 trillion respectively. These are compared with 147,040.08 and N93.722 trillion recorded in the previous week. As a result, stock market investors gained N1.542 trillion for the
Foremost Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says all the 36 states in Nigeria collectively increased their health budgets to ₦2.36 trillion in the 2025 fiscal year. The forum’s Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, disclosed this in his address at the third edition of the Primary HealthCare Leadership Challenge Awards Night
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday in Lagos, inaugurated the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s Education Scholarship Initiative. Shettima, while inaugurating the initiative, called on stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the N100
Operation HADIN KAI troops have repelled ISWAP terrorists’ coordinated attack on Forward Operating Base Mairari in Borno, delivering a decisive blow to the group’s operational capability in the area. This is contained in a statement by the Media Information Officer, OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, on Saturday. Uba said the assault,
Hon. Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, says the state is constructing quality roads that will stand the test of time. Akinmade told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Saturday that roads completed by the current administration were built
Hundreds marched through Guinea-Bissau’s capital on Friday, protesting last month’s military coup and demanding the release of opposition leaders, as regional heads prepare to meet on Sunday to address the crisis. Protesters clashed with security forces in Bissau, burning tires and calling for the release of Domingos Simoes Pereira, head
The Ogun State Government has continued to take deliberate and measurable steps that place youth empowerment at the centre of its approach to community security, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said. Akinmade made this known while delivering the keynote address at
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Wike Celebrates 58th Birthday, Says No Regret Supporting Tinubu
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says he has no regrets openly supporting President Ahmed Tinubu, since 2022. Wike said this at a special event organised to celebrate his 58th birthday anniversary in his Abuja residence on Saturday. The minister stressed that his position had