By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has advanced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS) in a bold move aimed at strengthening military medical readiness and expanding Nigeria’s overall healthcare training capacity. The strategic initiative was firmed up at a high-level meeting convened by the Minister of Education,…
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review program, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who has warned that about 50 per cent of low-income countries are in or approaching debt distress, requiring urgent action. Another headline features the House of Representatives mounting a robust…
…to counter City Boys’ narrative By Nnamdi Ojiego Following the unveiling of a new civic platform, the Village Boys Movement in Abuja on Thursday, fresh political lines are forming ahead of the 2027 presidential contest as supporters of President Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi step up rival grassroots mobilisation efforts. Addressing supporters at the launch,…
Nigerian legislative lawyers seeking to introduce an alternative to the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, have petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, insisting that the Blue Silk ranks are not regulated by the Legal Practitioners Act, 1962. The Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, had introduced the Blue Silk ranks…
Leading fintech company OPay has been awarded Brand of the Year 2025 at the 9th Annual Daily Asset Awards, held on 5 February 2026 at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja. The award recognises OPay’s substantial impact on Nigeria’s financial services sector, its commitment to trust, innovation, and its role in expanding access to digital financial…
Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said no country can deprive the Islamic republic of its right to nuclear enrichment, after US President Donald Trump again hinted at military action following talks in Geneva. “The basis of the nuclear industry is enrichment. Whatever you want to do in the nuclear process, you need nuclear fuel,”…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LASWAMO) has sealed a public toilet on Savage Street, Ebute Metta, for allegedly discharging untreated sewage into a public drain. Officials shut the facility on Wednesday after inspectors confirmed the violation. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the enforcement action on Thursday,…
Britain’s former prince Andrew has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, police said Thursday. “As part of the investigation, we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office,” the Thames Valley force said in a statement, without naming…
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright renewed his threat Thursday to pull out of the International Energy Agency, saying Washington would press the organisation to abandon a net-zero agenda “in the next year or so”. Speaking on the last day of an IEA ministerial meeting in Paris, Wright said the 52-year-old agency should return to its…
By Haroon-Ishola Balogun Ramadan fasting is not a burden placed on the Ummah of Muhammad (s.a.w); rather, it is a divine gift designed to purify the soul, discipline the body, and draw the believer closer to Allah. Allah clearly states the purpose of fasting in the Qur’an: “O you who believe! Fasting has been prescribed…
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