Health experts are urging the government and NGOs to intensify efforts to provide accessible reproductive health services, particularly in rural areas and high-fertility states. Nigeria’s fertility rate has declined in recent years, with the 2023–24 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) showing women now bear an average of 4.8 children, down from 6.3 in 2008….
The former president noted that Western liberal democracy was not working for the country. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that adopting local culture in Nigeria’s democracy will go a long way in strengthening the country’s democracy. Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the valedictory service organised in honour of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of…
Oluyede participated in several operations, including the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Mission in Liberia. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed…
At the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E) window, the Naira traded between ₦1,684 and ₦1,575 against the dollar. The Naira on Wednesday slightly depreciated at the official market, trading at ₦1,631.17 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the Naira declined against the dollar by 72 kobo. This…
The witness said that all emails he sent to the bank account officer and instructions given were as directed by Emefiele. A former Secretary at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), John Ogah, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the immediate past CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, allegedly directed payment of money into…
Shettima also underscored the immense potential of the five billion dollar global carnival market to assist in Nigeria’s economic growth agenda. The Federal Government is positioning the country’s carnival industry to tap from the global carnival market, estimated at five billion dollars. Vice-President Kashim Shettima said this on Wednesday during a meeting with a delegation…
The officer was dismissed despite his colleagues, including an inspector who had been his line manager for nearly five years, attesting to his behavioural history. The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police has dismissed a Nigerian-British office, Shola Balogun of Bromley Police Station, for biting his colleague at a birthday party in Bexleyheath, Kent. Shola was found…
Nwachukwu said that the Nigerian army appreciates the vigilance of the communities and the lawmaker’s commitment to the safety of the people he represents. The Nigerian Army has described the claim by the Niger State House of Assembly that insurgents have taken over its Training Area in Kontagora, as untrue. The Director of Army Public…
Gumi recalled that in September 2014, a prominent religious leader was allegedly linked to a private jet used to convey $9.3 million in cash to South Africa for the purchase of arms. The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace to stop the issuance of airstrip licences to private individuals…
Also reacting to the incident, Joy Nwankwor, a native of the area, said the victim, who was a businessman, was murdered on Tuesday Night. The Police Command in Ebonyi says a man, said to be Michael Nnaji was found dead in the Ngbo-Amaka area in Ngbo Community, Ohaukwu Local Government of the state. DSP Joshua…
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