President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday,  urged Nigerians to persevere with his administration some more, saying he understands the pains they must be experiencing since the discontinuance of the petrol subsidy on 29th May. The President gave the assurance that the hardships of the moment would eventually give way to a more prosperous, equitable and inclusive economy. “You have endured; you …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against consuming the meat of sick animals as they may contain anthrax. This came on a day the House of Representatives urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to implement effective surveillance, vaccination, and awareness campaigns to contain the outbreak of anthrax discovered …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday, said about 1.6 million Nigerians are living in modern slavery daily. At a briefing in Abuja to commemorate the agency’s 20th anniversary, its Director-General, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi said: “Only recently did the 2023 Global Slavery Index opine that globally, it is estimated that 50 million people were living …

The Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof. Mohammed Sambo has said that the new NHIA Act 2022, is designed to make health insurance mandatory for all Nigerians even as the authority has trained Community Mobilisation Officers (COMO) of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), with a view to drive grassroots enlightenment on the health insurance scheme in …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the deaths of five Nigerian pilgrims participating in the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia. On Saturday during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, the head of NAHCON Hajj medical team, Usman Galadima said that 30 patients also have mental health challenges. He identified the delegates as two each …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), and the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have predicted a high probability of flooding across the country as a result of heavy rainfall in the months ahead. The agencies, which released their 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlookearly in the year, said they were taking proactive steps …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 108 stranded Nigerians from Tripoli, Libya. The returnees, who were assisted back to the country through a special intervention of the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, arrived aboard Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800, with registration number 5A-DMG, at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja. Among …

Nigerians have been advised to embrace cycling as alternative means of transportation in the midst of fuel subsidy removal in the country. At the celebration of the 2023 World Bicycle Day on Saturday, Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Joshua Adekanye said that it is advisable for the general public to make use of bicycles …

The National Population Commission (NPC) has reassured the public of the safety of its server and data as they prepare for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that a staff of commission’s Comptroller of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, Mr Sanusi Maigida said that the NPC server was hacked. Maigida had …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed plans to evacuate over 2,000 Nigerians in crisis-hit Sudan this morning. This came on a day management of Air Peace expressed its willingness to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the Horn of Africa country free of charge. This is even as the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa also …