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By Katherine Abayomi The Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has commended the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030 was officially approved in June 2025 with the objective of halting and reversing…
NBA Condemns Mob Killing In Edo, Calls For Probe Tracy Ohovwore, Benin city The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the gruesome murder of traveling hunters in the Uromi community of the Esan North Local Government Area, Edo State. It was discovered that the victims were reportedly traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano when they…
Stakeholders Insist Failed Governance Leads Community Level Terrorism. The explosion of terrorism and banditry in the country has been traced to the failure of governance, especially at the community level, which is the closest to every citizenry. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Community of Practice for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Knowledge, Innovation,…
Prince Woke The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, in Rivers State has highlighted the importance of Hand hygiene in preventing infections and promoting healthy living. The Public Relations Officer of NMA in Rivers State, Dr Siene Oluwatosin Orogun, in a statement on May 5, 2025, in commemoration of World Hand Hygiene Day, stated that the critical…
By Tracy Ohovwore Environmental advocacy groups, including the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, have called on the Federal Government to urgently ban the use and distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their by-products in Nigeria. The demand was made during…
Be Ready for Tougher Action – CGC Adeniyi Assures Fuel Smugglers …As Operation Whirlwind Seizes 28,300 Litres of PMS Emamuzo Iboma In a press briefing held at the Customs Training College on Monday, March 3, 2025, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, warned smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) that they will face increased…
The United Kingdom has awarded 85 Nigerians, the prestigious Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships to study a wide range of master’s degrees and PhD programmes in the UK in 2025. This year, 39 scholars and a fellow received the Chevening scholarships, while 45 scholars have been awarded the Commonwealth scholarship so far. A pre-departure ceremony was…
Tuggar Arrives Kuwait on Historic Visit Nigeria is aiming to strengthen diplomatic ties with Kuwait, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, arriving in the Gulf nation for a landmark working visit. The visit, is from 5th to 8th February 2025, marks the first time a Nigerian Foreign Minister has visited Kuwait since…
Group Calls for Establishment of Federal Medical Centre in Southern Kaduna The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently prioritize the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in southern Kaduna. They insist that this crucial initiative will save countless lives and significantly enhance healthcare delivery across the region….
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday granted presidential pardon to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and former FCT minister in the Babangida regime, Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd). While Vatsa was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, Macaulay was twice convicted by the colonial authorities in Lagos. In 1913, while in…
Kebbi Governor Appreciates KSRelief, NEMA for Food Support to Vulnerable Households The Governor of Kebbi State, Dr. Nasir Idris, has appreciated a Saudi Arabia-based international humanitarian organization, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), for providing food assistance distributed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to vulnerable persons in the state. Speaking at…