News as it breaks
The U.S. Embassy has encouraged Nigerian students to seize opportunities for higher education in the United States, highlighting innovation and leadership as central to this year’s EducationUSA College Fair held at Shehu Musa Yar’adua Center, Abuja. Speaking at the event, Brian Neubert, the Public Diplomacy Officer at the US Embassy,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised urgent concerns over the rising global burden of mental health conditions and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), warning that nearly 1 billion people worldwide are affected by mental health issues. Speaking ahead of the High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health at the United…
A group under the Aegis of Concerned Citizens of Gwoza Local Government Area in Borno State has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the lingering humanitarian crisis facing thousands of displaced persons from the area since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2013. Speaking at a press…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has appealed to state governors to engage with students by appointing their representatives as special advisers. The association said the engagement of students’ representatives would make state governors understand their needs and concerns. The association’s Senate President, Akinteye Babatunde, in a statement made available…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has urged Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State to improve security and promote infrastructural development in the state. Audu made the call in a congratulatory message to Ododo in Abuja on Sunday for his inauguration as the fifth governor of the state, along…
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, Garus Gololo, has asked President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, to call his political loyalists to order over Benue State politics. The PUNCH reports that the National Assembly caucus from Benue State,…
A Nigerian-British Mayor of Southwark in London, Michael Situ, has urged Nigerians coming into the United Kingdom, particularly youths and students, to be aware of the laws of the country before travelling. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed this in a statement by the Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols…
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students has urged the Federal Government to fix the nation’s refineries to enable the country to end fuel importation. This is as NANS decried the continued fuel importation under President Bola Tinubu, saying that this will continue to hurt the economy and…
The President urged Nigerians not to take the liberty they now enjoy for granted as it was obtained through great sacrifice.
