The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDCP), Dr Jide Idris, has disclosed that the country recorded 832 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and Mpox between January and April. Idris, who made this disclosure at the national health security press briefing in Abuja on Friday, 2May, 2025, noted that the country also recorded 135 deaths from the diseases in 2025. NCDCP DG said the agency remained steadfast in its mandate to protect public health by providing timely, transparent, and accurate health information,. According to him, the agency, in collaboration with state health authorities and partners, continued…
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Popular Nigerian actress-turned-politician Funke Akindele has revealed her political plans following a previous unsuccessful attempt. The actress was the running mate to Abdulazeez Adediran, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. Following their defeat by Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Funke Akindele took to her social media page to delete all politically related posts. However, responding to her loss during her latest interview at the inaugural live edition of the ‘WithChude’ podcast, the actress — who had remained silent on political matters since 2023 — announced plans to contest again. “I need to…
The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall has advised the media to approach the use of artificial intelligence (AI) with caution, stating that as it can empower fact-based reporting, so also can it accelerates disinformation, deepen surveillance, and silence truth. Fall, in a statement issued on Friday to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day, said we celebrate the brave men and women who work in the media in Nigeria as journalists, reporters, producers, cameramen and women, and all other media workers. He said: “You are a very important sector of a democratic society, helping citizens…
For dastardly killing a 22 year old lady , Oluwabamise Ayanlowo who boarded his BRT bus, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos State High Court. Justice Serifat Sonaike in her judgement delivered on Friday 2 May, 2025 said the Lagos State Government, through its prosecutors proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offence February 26, 2022 on the Ajah – Lekki Expressway. Andrew had been arrested in the course of investigation after Oluwabamise’s gruesome murder and was subsequently arraigned on four counts charge of rape, conspiracy with others at large and…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦300.4 billion on the back of strong performance posted on the core earnings lines of interest income which grew y-o-y by 41.1% and fee income up by 41.2%. The strong performance enabled the group to douse the impact of the ₦331.6 billion fair value gains recognised in Q1-2024 which did not recur in Q1-2025. The Group’s loan book (net) increased by…
The Palace of the Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland has announced a series of activities that will culminate in the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, as the 41st monarch of the Kingdom. This was announced in a statement by Chief Shola Oshunkeye, Chairman, Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Coronation Committee. The former Deputy Governor of Osun State and billionaire business mogul was named as successor to the departed Owa, His Imperial Majesty, Dr. Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II, on December 27, 2024. According to Oshunkeye, the 10-day programme of activities that…
The Accounting Manual developed for use by all accountants employed by the Lagos State Government has been described as a document that will attract more investors to the state and further portray Lagos as a business-minded and forward-thinking government. This was asserted by top government functionaries during a five-day retreat organized for Directors and Heads of Finance and Accounts across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), held at Lakowe Golf Resort, Lagos. The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Finance, Hon. Femi Saheed, who represents Kosofe Constituency II, at the opening ceremony stated that once the final draft of the…
Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba Socio-Political Organisation has warned those labelling the present administration of President Bola Tinubu as Yoruba government to stop such profiling, stating that such act is tantamount to playing Russian roulette with our national destiny. Afenifere in a statement signed on Friday by its National Organising Secretary Abagun Kole Omololu, said: “We have taken due note of the recent expose by Dr. Sandra Duru, detailing her conversation with the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, particularly her shocking admission of a clandestine plot to sabotage the administration of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, which the conspirators have stereotyped…
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced a price review for its products and services. Some of the services offered by the Commission include: modification like date of birth, name , address , phone number , Diaspora Enrolment, and verification service, among others A statement on Thursday by the Commission’s Head, Corporate Communications Unit, Dr. Kayode Adegoke read: “The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform the general public of a price review for its products and services. After a decade of maintaining the same pricing structure, NIMC has conducted a comprehensive review to ensure alignment with current operational…
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI); the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and other stakeholders are collaborating to change the landscape of Migration in Nigeria. The stakeholders met in Abuja on Wednesday to provide a policy framework for migration governance for the country, with the purpose of making it safe, orderly, and a source of pride. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee for Component 3 of the Support to Migration Governance in Nigeria, UNODC Country Representative,…