A Benue State-based businessman and philanthropist, Tertsea Naje, has awarded scholarships to over 200 students in tertiary and secondary institutions to encourage them to study harder. He also assisted widows, supported farmers with fertiliser and other farm inputs to boost food security in the state. Naje, who is the director of Natex Integrated Services Nigeria […]

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers while allegedly conveying a stolen cow in a vehicle in Kiru local government area of Kano State. The suspects, identified as Jamilu Saadu, 45, and Nura Abdullahi, 37, were arrested at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday at a mining […]

Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, Baze University Vice-Chancellor, is a renowned communication scholar and journalist. He speaks with CLEMENT IDOKO on the need for government to support private universities to drive quality education, issues of graduate unemployment, partnerships, and the focus of Baze University on research, innovation, and community service, among others. Yours is a private university […] The post Why govt must support private universities to drive quality education —Baze University VC appeared first on Tribune Online.

Ten people have been killed in another fatal auto crash involving a trailer at Badeggi in Katcha local government area of Niger State. An eyewitness of the accident said the trailer driver was en route the Baddegi-Bida Road to Lagos from one of the North Western states when the crash occurred. The account revealed that […]

The National President of the Retired Army, Navy and Air Force Officers Association (RANAO), Major General Hussaini Abayomi Salihu (Rtd), has expressed appreciation to the President C-in-C of the Armed Forces of Nigeria(AFN), His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for improving the welfare of members of the AFN, particularly the current increase in salaries of serving […]

The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the claim by Barrister Mohammed Sani Abbas that he emerged as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections, saying the issue of the party’s ticket in the state remains unresolved. The Kaduna State Chairman of the party, Evangelist Mordecai Sunday Ibrahim, […]

The Kwara State government has commenced distributing about 2,000 computers to public senior secondary schools in the state to equip teachers and students with digital literacy skills. At least 70 public schools across the state’s 16 local governments would receive 25 gadgets apiece in the first phase of the educational intervention. The project is being […]

Former Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state and chieftain of the party, Alhaji Saidu Ugohoh, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for retooling the economy and providing fresh hope in the last three years, as well as consistent efforts in stamping out insecurity. He expressed concern that […]

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development with funding from International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), has begun the training of 60 victims of Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State on income generation, saving skills, business management, care giving and safeguarding. The three-day training which began yesterday in Maiduguri with the theme, […]

The federal government through the outgoing head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has commissioned 100 Renewed Hope Mass Transit Electric Buses acquired for federal civil servants, describing the initiative as a practical demonstration of the government’s commitment to workers’ welfare and productivity. Walson-Jack, who spoke yesterday at the […]

Dr Bolaji Lateef Salako, a consultant clinical radiation oncologist at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, explains how chemotherapy works, why it does not spread cancer, the truth about side effects, why patients should complete treatment, and how misinformation is costing lives in this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA. Excerpts: What exactly is chemotherapy, and how does […] The post Chemotherapy doesn’t kill, ignorance does, Salako, oncologist, warns appeared first on Tribune Online.

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has unveiled a grassroots mobilisation movement, “Tinubu Again” to campaign for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. Matawalle said the movement would take the campaign to the grassroots through door-to-door mobilisation, with the aim of persuading Nigerians to support Tinubu and other […]

South-East leaders and stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have endorsed Chief Martin Agbaso’s candidacy for the 2027 Imo State governorship election. They called for the return of the governorship seat to Owerri Zone. At the South-East Leaders and Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja, they said the move was aimed at ensuring equity, inclusive governance […]

The attack occurred on 26 August 2011 when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle into the UN House in Abuja and detonated explosives. The blast devastated parts of the building and killed UN staff members and other people at the complex.

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has traced over N3.6 billion in suspected criminal proceeds converted into cryptocurrency. The assistant inspector-general of police in charge of the NPF-NCCC, AIG Akaninyene Ezima, disclosed this yesterday during a press briefing in Abuja. Ezima said the successes were achieved through intelligence-led investigations, digital forensics, financial investigations, […]

Pensioners in Adamawa State have begun receiving a minimum monthly pension of ₦50,000 following the implementation of the increase approved by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The development fulfils Governor Fintiri’s earlier promise to improve the welfare of retired workers in the state by raising the minimum monthly pension to ₦50,000. The increase is expected to […]

Residents of Bauchi State have been advised to take precautionary measures against the spread of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis, popularly known as “Apollo”. The contagious eye infection is characterised by redness, pain, swelling and discharge from the eyes, and can spread rapidly, particularly in crowded environments. Speaking on the development yesterday, a consultant ophthalmologist with the […]

Presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said Nigerians should not have to pay more than ₦605 per litre for petrol under an Accord administration, arguing that the price could eventually fall to as low as ₦200 per litre if Nigeria gets its production costs and exchange rate right. Olawepo-Hashim said the […]

Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, yesterday urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State to work as a team ahead of the 2027 general elections. Saraki, who addressed the party’s members in Ilorin, the state capital, told them that the strength of the party lies in its ability to unite members, […]

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that his sterling performance in the delivery of legacy projects will give the All Progressives Congress (APC) an advantage in the forthcoming general elections, as candidates of the ruling party will be leaning on his track record when they go out on electioneering campaigns. Fubara stated this […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lambasted former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, for alleging that those in power “stole the economy” after stealing the 2023 election. Atiku, who is challenging President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, accused the APC-led administration of worsening the country’s […]

Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its anti-smuggling campaign under Comptroller Aliyu Gambo, recording major seizures and revenue recoveries while targeting illicit drugs, prohibited goods and Customs fraud across Nigeria’s South-Western borders, writes TOLA ADENUBI. Since assuming the leadership of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, in […] The post Inside Custom’s push to sanitise South-western borders appeared first on Tribune Online.

According to the report, Africa had an estimated 5.72 million health workers in 2024. Despite growth over the past decade, the figure represents only about 46 per cent of the workforce required to meet the continent's health needs.