The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to restrict its free daily internet data for students to approved educational platforms. NATCOMS President, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Ogunbanjo welcomed the Federal Government’s initiative to provide 100 megabytes (MB) of free daily internet data to five million students, describing it as a positive development that would improve access to digital learning resources. He, however, said there was a need for strict controls to prevent students from accessing inappropriate online…
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Stakeholders have called on the National Assembly and state governments to accelerate legislative and policy reforms to strengthen sustainable domestic health financing and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on donor support. The call was made on Thursday in Abuja during the National Convergence on Sustainable Health Financing, organised by the Senate Committee on Health in collaboration with the Caywood Brown Foundation and other partners. The stakeholders urged the speedy passage of pending health financing bills, increased investment in the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), expansion of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) levy, and the domestication of health financing reforms across the states.…
The Cross River Government says it is transforming the livestock sector into a commercially driven economy to create jobs, attract private investment and strengthen food security. Mr Liyel Imoukhuede, Special Adviser to Gov. Bassey Otu on Livestock Development, disclosed this in an interview with reporters in Calabar on Thursday. Imoukhuede said the administration was moving livestock production beyond informal animal rearing to an integrated value chain covering production, processing, logistics, marketing and investment. “We came into office with a clear understanding that Cross River’s livestock potential is enormous, but potential alone does not create jobs, income or food security. “We…
The World Food Programme (WFP) says investing in women farmers is part of the broader investment in Nigeria’s agriculture and an ambition to generate greater prosperity in the country. WFP Deputy Country Director Edouard Thiam said this on the sidelines of a High-level Dialogue and Farmers Market held in Abuja on Thursday to commemorate the International Year of Women Farmers (IYWF). Thiam noted that women make significant contributions to the country’s agricultural sector and stressed the need to strengthen those contributions through higher production, higher incomes and greater value within the agricultural economy. He said the programme prioritises buying food…
The Population Association of Nigeria (PAN) has pledged to sustain its partnership with the National Population Commission (NPC) to advance population policies and national development despite the death of its chairman. PAN President, Prof. Enang Ebingha, made the pledge on Thursday during a condolence visit to the commission in Abuja following the death of its chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf. Ebingha said the association would remain committed to supporting the commission in achieving its objectives and advancing population policies that would contribute significantly to sustainable national development across Nigeria and beyond. He said PAN had held consultations with Yusuf and other…
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, says Vice President Kashim Shettima holds northern governors in high regard. Nkwocha said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, clarifying recent remarks by Shettima concerning the support President Bola Tinubu received from northern governors. He said Shettima recognised the individual and collective contributions of northern governors and other APC leaders to the party’s success and Tinubu’s emergence in 2023. Nkwocha explained that Shettima’s reference to six northern governors who supported Tinubu concerned political consultations and alignments before the APC presidential primary in June 2022. “The Office…
Dr Akinsanya Olusegun-Joseph, a cardiologist, says non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, are among the leading causes of premature deaths globally. Olusegun-Joseph spoke at the 2026 World Patient Safety Day organised by Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), with the theme, “Safe Care for Non-Communicable Diseases.” He said NCDs accounted for more than 75 per cent of deaths globally, emphasising the need for sustained attention to patient safety and healthcare delivery. Olusegun-Joseph, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine, University of Lagos, and Consultant Cardiologist at LUTH, said the event would focus attention on patient safety and accelerate efforts to…
The Federal Government (FG) has called for stronger sanctions against wildlife crimes, saying inadequate punishment has contributed to the depletion of Nigeria’s wildlife population. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, said this during the eighth Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society of Nigeria (WISON) in Abuja on Thursday. The conference was held in collaboration with the National Park Service (NPS). Lawal said several wildlife species that were abundant in the 1960s had disappeared or become endangered due to bushmeat consumption and indiscriminate killing. He stressed the need for sanctions capable of deterring people from killing or trafficking wildlife, particularly…
King Charles has warned AI executives about the existential dangers posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands. He made the remarks at a summit he convened at Dumfries House in Ayrshire to discuss how AI could be used to benefit society. Participants at the meeting included Kanishka Narayan, the UK’s AI Minister, the Pope’s adviser, and representatives from AI companies including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic. The summit comes amid recent warnings from technology industry figures about the rapidly evolving capabilities of advanced, or “frontier”, AI models and the need for regulation. “Those who have created these technologies are…
Air Peace has disagreed with the flight delay figures contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) report for August, saying it did not reflect the airline’s total flight operations. The airline noted that the report also failed to put into perspective the factors responsible for the delays recorded during the month under review. This is contained in a statement signed by its Chief Operating Officer, Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, on Thursday in Lagos. Recall that the NCAA, in the report, indicated that Air Peace delayed 1,330 of the 1,864 flights it operated in the month and cancelled seven. Olajide, however,…