President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that Ghana will accept West African nationals deported from the United States, adding a fresh layer to the ongoing global debate over migrant rights and resettlement policies. Mahama revealed that Ghana had already received 14 deportees, including Nigerians and one Gambian. According to him, authorities have since facilitated their …
Nigeria has rolled out fresh initiatives to curb air pollution and safeguard public health as the nation joined the world in marking the third International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies in Abuja. Delivering the keynote address, Minister of Environment Balarabe Abbas Lawal described air pollution as the “leading environmental health risk” globally. He …
A heavy downpour on Thursday left parts of Abuja, particularly Guzape, Jabi, and Asokoro, waterlogged, raising fears of flooding as the rainy season peaks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The rain lasted several hours and quickly overwhelmed narrow drainage channels, turning major roads into streams. In Jabi, commuters abandoned vehicles after floodwaters reached knee …
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that 80 per cent of the capital component of Nigeria’s 2024 budget has so far been released. Edun disclosed this after a closed-door session with the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation in Abuja on Wednesday. The session, also attended by the …
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day nationwide warning strike, starting Friday, September 12, 2025, to press home their demands. The decision followed an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday, September 10, which stretched into the early hours of Thursday. General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, …
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has shortlisted 286,697 candidates out of 573,523 applicants for its ongoing recruitment exercise into 3,927 vacant positions declared in December 2024. Customs spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the shortlisted candidates will proceed to the next stage, a Computer-Based Test (CBT) scheduled for September …
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed underweight as the most prevalent form of malnutrition among school-aged children and adolescents worldwide. One in 10 children, or 188 million, now live with obesity, UNICEF revealed in its latest report, titled "Feeding Profit: How Food Environments are Failing Children." The surge in childhood obesity is …
Africa’s economic sovereignty is again under the spotlight following former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s warning against over-reliance on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. The ex-president’s comments, made at the Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Algeria, have sparked widespread debate, drawing reactions from economists, civil society actors, and ordinary Nigerians. “The World Bank is not …
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) have entered into a strategic partnership to tap into the skills and expertise of Nigerians abroad for national development. During a meeting at NiDCOM headquarters in Abuja, NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, and NiDCOM’s Chairman/CEO, …
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has received Presidential approval to include key pension initiatives in the 2026 budget proposal, aiming to improve welfare for Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) pensioners. The approved items include: Full implementation of the N32,000 pension increment Settlement of unfunded pension liabilities Proposed pension harmonisation policy Health insurance coverage for DBS …
