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In a bid to stop the spread of Ebola, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has ordered an immediate lockdown and imposition of a dusk-till-dawn curfew for three weeks in two districts. Museveni announced that places of worship, markets, bars and entertainment will be closed and restrictions have been placed on movement in and out of the two central districts of Mubende and Kassanda for 21 days. The health ministry revealed that […]
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has raised concern over the rising food crisis in the country. A statement issued by NHRC Deputy Director, Public Affairs and External Linkages, Fatimah Mohammed, stated that the crisis has worsened access to healthy and nutritious food. The statement attributed the scenario to insecurity chasing farmers from their farms, coupled with many farmlands submerged in water due to flooding. It lamented that it had […]
Kaduna state government has earmarked the sum of N65 billion on education from the N291.9 billion 2023 propose draft budget. The State Commissioner for Planning and Budget Commission, Umma Aboki, revealed that the education sector has been an area of priority and the state had continued to appropriate at least 25 percent of its annual budgets to it. Aboki maintained that education had about 27 percent increase in the 2023 […]
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has reconstituted the state’s waste management task force. Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun, urged members of the newly reconstituted task force to hit the ground running. Adeosun charged members of the body to discharge their duties with absolute dedication to the state. The task force is to ensure that the necessary environmental laws in the state are obeyed.
Abiodun Oyebanji has been sworn in as the new governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the State, Oyewole Adeyeye, on Sunday. The Governor pledged to preserve, protect, defend and preserve the office as governor. He took over from Governor Kayode Fayemi, who doubled as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum.
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has urged the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on the rampaging flood in the state and other states in the country. Diri made the call at an emergency Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, on Sunday. He revealed that the essence of the meeting was to brainstorm with heads of various security agencies to assess the situation holistically and seek ways to […]
At least nine pupils died and two remain missing in southern Cambodia after a ferry capsized. District police official, Dim Samrith revealed that four people two students and two crew members were rescued on Thursday on the Mekong River southeast of the capital. Samrith noted that such an incident should not have happened, adding that the river was calm at the time of the accident. He added that the boat […]
Barcelona will celebrate Drake becoming the first artist to surpass 50 billion streams on Spotify by wearing a special shirt against Real Madrid on Sunday. The La Liga giants are sponsored by Spotify but will replace the streaming service's logo with the OVO owl logo of the Canadian rapper for El Clasico. It is part of Barcelona and Spotify's strategic aim to bring football and music together.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has called for the upgrade of the Commission to a full-fledged Ministry. Chairman of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the call when she appeared before the Senate Committee on the Diaspora and Nongovernmental Organizations. Dabiri-Erewa revealed that the call was necessitated by the volume of work in the Commission, noting that as a Ministry, it would afford them to be able to cater for […]
