The Edo State Government has warned residents of the state, especially those in areas where Lassa Fever is endemic, against self-medication when they feel feverish. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, urged them to visit medical centres for proper diagnosis. He…
Abuja, Nigeria, October 24, 2018: Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Peter Obi on Wednesday in Abuja met with delegations from European Union (EU) and World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss the need to conduct free and fair elections in 2019 and how to grow the nation’s economy through collaboration. Obi who…
Leaders from coastal nations and small island developing states from the Commonwealth will surf a wave of optimism this week at a major United Nations summit which aims to deliver on a global promise to conserve and sustainably manage the seas. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland leads a delegation from the Commonwealth Secretariat, which is working…
The World Environment Day is here again, on Monday 5th May 2017 to be precise. Over the years, especially since 1974 when its celebrations actually started, this day has been used by the United Nations to stimulate worldwide awareness and sensitization of environmental issues as well as provoke political attention and actions. It has developed…
The Government of the United Kingdom on Wednesday deported 35 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 5.50 a.m. The deportees, comprising 30 males and five females, were brought back aboard a chartered…
Amid an unprecedented global trade slowdown, African policy-makers, negotiators and trade analysts will meet on 25-26 May 2017 in Mauritius to discuss priorities for reviving world trade and strengthening their trading capacity. Since 2014, world trade has declined by more than US$3 trillion with Sub-Saharan Africa’s combined exports falling by about 40 per cent –…
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has commended the Federal Government for its decision to set up modular refineries, describing it as a brilliant idea that will not only create more jobs but would also increase the economic fortunes of Nigeria. According to him, the refineries when fully on stream, will also curb the…
A former foreign minister from Ghana, Hanna Tetteh, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to The Bahamas for the country’s general election later this month. This is the first time the Commonwealth will observe elections to The Bahaman parliament. The general election is scheduled for 10 May 2017. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland announced…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria will continue to grapple with the crisis of severe and debilitating socio-economic problems unless it gets the structures of the federalism and governance right. Atiku stated this in a paper titled; “The Challenge of Unity, Diversity and National Development: Nigeria at a Crossroads’’, which he delivered at the formal…
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson is to proceed on a working visit to the United States of America. A Government House statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson says, while in the United States, Governor Dickson will attend the Sub-sea Nations and Africa Oil and Gas Conference, which is…
