Two siblings, Samuel and Samson Ogoshi, have been extradited to the United States to face trial for allegedly running a global sexual extortion operation, leading to the death of a teenage US citizen,  Jordan DeMay. The extradition of the siblings followed a judgment by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court. The Solicitor-General of the Federation signed the final …

The Federal Government has promised to provide health coverage to over 50 million Nigerians, especially the vulnerable and the elderly people by 2027. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Salma Anas-Ibrahim, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the National Healthy Ageing Summit with the theme “Decade of healthy ageing in Nigeria: Situation, challenges, and transformative pathway.” …

Medical doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on health with a view to addressing the sector’s problems to make it attractive to professionals. NMA’s Ekiti State branch also called for the allocation of at least 15 per cent of the national budget to health as …

Stakeholders in the education industry have tasked the current administration to, as a matter of urgency, take charge of the training of teachers as part of moves to ensure the right training of teachers in the country. Furthermore, they said without qualified and motivated teachers, children stand very little chance of realizing their potential. On the sidelines of Afrelib Academy’s …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that coastal communities in his state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean and called for the Federal Government’s assistance on the matter. Diri raised the alarm on Wednesday when he visited the Odioama community in the Brass Local Government Area to assess the level of devastation from ocean …

The estimated number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Niger and Plateau States in 2023 alone has risen to about 548,751, figures collated on Sunday from various local and international organisations showed. It was also gathered, on Sunday, that the Federal Government, through its National Emergency Management Agency, has commenced the distribution of relief items under the Special National …

Indigenes of three Delta communities of Eku, Abraka and Obiaruku, including, commuters, transporters, and business owners said they were suffering as a result of the deplorable state of the Eku/Abraka Road and Abraka/Obiaruku roads in Ethiope-East and Ukwuani Local Government Areas of Delta State. The transporters said their vehicles were getting damaged daily as they visited mechanic at least twice …

The Federal Government has directed the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) in the Federal Tertiary Hospitals (FTHs) to implement the “no work, no pay” policy on the striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). It also directed the hospitals to maintain an attendance register for all resident doctors willing to work. The letter obtained …

The Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the World Bank, has trained no fewer than 300 students of the Federal Science and Technical College in the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, in skill acquisition. The training which was done under the World Bank’s Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Project, was aimed at addressing …

The Federal Government has condoled the government and citizens of Cote d’Ivoire on the death of their former president, Henri Bedie. Bedie died on Tuesday at age 89. In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli described Bedie as an astute career diplomat and a politician who would be remembered by his country. …