The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the head of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Munirudeen Oyebamiji, have been called by a committee in the House of Representatives. The committee wants to question them about the Baro Port project in Niger State.
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Yakubu Gowon University (previously called University of Abuja) and some international partners have received over £5 million to support sickle cell disease research in sub-Saharan Africa
Mrs. Ngozi Ugochukwu, a mother of six and one of the people who survived a collapsed three-storey building in Umuahia, Abia State, said she had no warning or feeling that something bad was going to happen.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, held a key meeting on Tuesday with the Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Mr. Martin Chungong. The meeting took place at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has warned that anyone applying for a visa with the main aim of giving birth in the U.S. to secure American citizenship for their child will be denied entry. This has sparked fresh calls in Nigeria for better hospitals and stronger economic development.
The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno State has named its newly built medical ICT institute after President Bola Tinubu.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned that it will take action against Health Maintenance Organizations’ (HMOs) under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS) if they fail to pay healthcare providers on time.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF Nigeria) has opened a new wellness centre in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. The centre will offer free screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) have asked the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on the problem of hard drugs.
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, said that using information and communication technology (ICT) is very important to improve animal production and tracking in the country.