The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has announced the deployment of 35 medical professionals, including nurses and doctors, to Zanzibar, Tanzania, to address both educational and professional gaps in the country. Speaking at the event held on Tueday, 29 April, 2025 in Abuja, the Director General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, highlighted that the initiative aligns with the agency’s mandate of sending volunteers to African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) nations in need of expertise. “Today is a historic day for the corps and to honour the directive of President Bola Tinubu, using soft power diplomacy, the corps is sending 35…
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Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 approved the proposed final dividend payment of N4.00 per share, bringing the total dividend for the 2024 financial year to N5.00 per share, with a total value of N195.67 billion. They gave the approval at the 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. Speaking at the meeting,the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, thanked the shareholders for their unflinching support and commitment, which have been responsible for the bank’s stellar performance over the years. According to Ovia, despite challenges globally in 2024, Zenith Bank was able…
The former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, has said that he would support a candidate from the southern part of Nigeria for the presidency in the 2027 general election. The two-time Governor of the state, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), disclosed this on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 in Benin City when he led leaders of the party and others to the residence of the former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie, on a condolence visit over the death of his wife, Lady Helen Owie. Igbinedion said that after the turn of the…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has stated that he is not disturbed by the defection of his running mate in the 2023 presidential election, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), just as he also denied leaving the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). Atiku, speaking through his media aide, Paul Ibe, said it is undemocratic to begrudge anyone for choosing where to belong politically. “Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, bears no grudges; he has said that, and he means it. “As a democrat, he subscribes to the universality and constitutionality of the freedom of association, which is one of the pillars of…
Ifeanyi Okowa, former Delta State Governor, has claimed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is preparing to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okowa was Atiku’s running mate on the PDP ticket during the 2023 presidential election. However, Okowa defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) last week. Speaking on Arise News on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 he was asked about his communication with Atiku before he departed from PDP. Okowa replied, “I actually did communicate with him that we were going to have stakeholders meetings this week (in the last week) and…
The Lagos State Government has officially launched its annual Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) Roll-Over Exercise for the 2026–2028 planning cycle, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable development and effective governance. Speaking at the opening session of the workshop on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025, held at the LCCI building, Ikeja, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Mrs. Olayinka Ojo welcomed stakeholders and emphasized the importance of the MTSS as a cornerstone in the State’s planning framework. Mrs Ojo stated that the strategy is to ensure that all projects and programs initiated by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are not only well-prioritized and realistically costed but…
The Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over the shortage of medical doctors in its health facilities due to the ongoing brain drain popularly known as ‘Japa’ syndrome. The Executive Secretary of the State Hospital Management Board, Dr. Abdulraheem Abdulmalik, made this disclosure while speaking during the 2025 first quarter inter-ministerial press briefing in Ilorin, the state capital. Abdulmalik said despite Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s approval for recruitment, the state is struggling to find qualified doctors willing to work. “We’ve been given the go-ahead to recruit, but the challenge is that there are simply no doctors to hire. Doctors are…
The Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme Board has fixed Monday, May 5, 2025, for the commencement of the verification exercise for pensioners enrolled in the scheme. State Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad K. Dagaceri, made this disclosure during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Pension House on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 According to Daceri, the exercise is not to victimise or witch-hunt any pensioner, but rather to maintain an updated payroll system, rectify minor irregularities that have developed over the past three years, and enhance the accuracy of the pensioners’ payroll. He added that the initiative…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a deadly Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack that killed at least 26 people near Rann, a remote town in Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. The tragic incident occurred around 11 a.m on Friday,25 April, 2025 along the Furunduma axis, a route frequently used by commuters and displaced persons in the insurgency-hit region. According to local residents and security sources, the explosion initially claimed 17 lives, including four women, six children, and seven other passengers. However, search and rescue efforts over the weekend led to the discovery of…
A General Court Martial of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025, sentenced Air Craftman Benard Kalu to death by hanging for the killing of his colleague-girlfriend, Corporal Oladipupo S. A. Kalu shot and killed Oladipupo at her Corporal and Below Quarters, Compound 9, Air Force Base, Makurdi on the allegation that she was having an affair with another man. Kalu, 21, after breaking into Oladipupo’s home in the early hours of the fateful Sunday, shot her on the neck at close range, and also attempted to kill the man he met in the apartment. But his…