The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked speculations that she said she came “under attack” after her visit to President Bola Tinubu. GISTS VILLA recalls that the WTO boss met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. After her visit, rumours broke on social media … Read more
Resident doctors serving at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, on Wednesday, bemoaned the non-payment of their salaries for three months. It could be recalled that the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, had earlier fixed today, Wednesday, for a nationwide protest over the issues affecting their members. However, the protest was called … Read more
In what appears as a strong move to pacify the Niger Republic coup leaders, the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has met with the military junta in Niamey. Although a call put through to the Emir did not receive a response, Telegraph reported that the coup leaders were extremely happy with Sanusi’s visit. … Read more
The National Population Commission (NPC) said it has put everything in place to conduct the 2023 population and housing census. Clifford Zirra, NPC Federal Commissioner in Adamawa, disclosed that the commission now awaits instructions from President Bola Tinubu to start the exercise. Zirra spoke on Wednesday in Yola during an interactive session with media executives … Read more
Rhissa Ag Boula, a former rebel leader and politician in Niger, has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup. Ag Boula disclosed this position in a statement on Wednesday. According to him, his new Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR) aimed to reinstate ousted Niger’s democratically elected … Read more
Zamfara State has recorded 21 cases of poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV2) from January to date which experts blamed on the security challenges affecting the state. This was disclosed by the chairman, Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care, His Royal Highness Samaila Mera, the Emir of Argungu, at a one day meeting with traditional … Read more
President Bola Tinubu is currently in a meeting with ex-governors Nyesom Wike and Nasir El-Rufai at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, Daily Trust reports. According to the paper, Wike arrived at the State House around 1:40 pm, while El-Rufai entered the presidential wing of Aso Rock around 2 pm. DAILY POST reports that both … Read more
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has called for the reversal of the confirmation of former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, as minister. The former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) made the call in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday. According to … Read more
The wife of the Jigawa State Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi has urged the state government to consider the immediate implementation of six months maternity leave for lactating mothers and two weeks for husbands whose wives just had a baby. Mrs Namadi made the call on Wednesday at a world breastfeeding week event in the … Read more
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Zamfara State has expressed deep concerns over the worsening insecurity situation in the state, saying the citizens were reaping thorns in their apple farms. The party lamented that the way and manner the Governor Dauda Lawal-led administration is handling security issues in the state was condemnable, alleging that the … Read more