Новости за 10.10.2023

The United States said it has no evidence of direct Iranian involvement in the devastating attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. The US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said this known on Tuesday. Austin noted that Tehran has backed Hamas — which launched a coordinated ground, air and sea assault from Gaza on Saturday

The Federal Government has said it will invest in 8,000 primary healthcare centres with the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the 2022 National Health Insurance Authority Act operational guidelines. The Operational Guidelines is the secondary

The European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday, urged Israel not to cut “water, food, or electricity” to Gaza. The EU also called for humanitarian corridors for those trying to flee the territory, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said. The representatives of the 27 EU countries held emergency talks after the surprise attack by Hamas and

The Federal Government on Tuesday, launched the operational guidelines for the 2022 National Health Insurance Authority Act as part of efforts to ensure all Nigerians have access to affordable healthcare services. Speaking during the launch in Abuja, the Director General of NHIA, Muhammad Sambo said the operational guidelines is crucial to clarifying the roles, responsibilities,

The Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe has urged residents to pay attention to their sight and take advantage of the health insurance scheme for accessible and affordable health care. Dr Fasawe said this on Tuesday at a programme organised by the Federal Capital Territory Administration

The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday, said 45 persons have died while  171,545 persons have been displaced as a result of widespread flooding experienced across the country in 2023. This was disclosed by an official of the agency, Dapo Akingbade, during a monthly meeting of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene in the Emergency Working

President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives to ratify the Niger Delta Development Commission’s chairman and its governing board. President Tinubu said the ratification was in compliance with section 2(2) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment etc.) Act. You may recall that on August 29, the President endorsed Mr. Chiedu Ebie

Amid the ongoing conflict, Palestine has petitioned the United Nations, demanding that Israel leave its territory. The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdallah Shawesh, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, attacked Israel in a shocking move. Over 1,500 people have been confirmed dead in

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company has denied claims that one of its officials was involved in cable theft that threw the Ugbegun Community into darkness for the past six months. The royal father of Ugbegun, Samuel Obade, had accused an official of BEDC, called Charles of stealing cables. The royal father said the police failed

The United States has suspended nearly $200 million assistance to the government of Niger Republic. On 26 July 2023, a coup d’état occurred in Niger when the country’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup

The operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, has announced an increment in the Car Park and Lounge Services tariff at the airport terminal. BASL said the tariff review was in light of the new economic reality in the country, noting that the decision had long been delayed in solidarity

Following the incessant banditry attacks and insecurity in Niger State, the Senate has called for more military presence in the state. The Senate on Tuesday also raised an alarm of an impending food crisis if the current alarming insecurity situation was not immediately checked. The Red Chamber stated this while deliberating on a motion by

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday extended heartfelt congratulations to the Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Makinde, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Tinubu’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu celebrates Methodist Prelate Emeritus Makinde at 80.’

Israeli ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has said Nigerians in the country as well as citizens of other countries are safe. Israel is reeling under a deadly attack by Hamas militants who stormed the border fence under barrage of rocket fire on Saturday morning and killed more than 900 people inside Israel. In response, Israel

Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reduced the 24-hour curfew previously imposed on Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas affected by communal clashes to 12 hours. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, on Tuesday, announced the downward review of the curfew period. It also explained that the decision

…issues 14-day ultimatum to non-compliant contractors Minister of Works Dave Umahi, on Tuesday, alleged that some “elements within” are sabotaging the Federal Government’s plans to redesign and construct yet-to-be-completed federal roads using reinforced concrete. He also stated that ‘those elements’ would be sent to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and gave all contractors, yet to

The Senate on Tuesday commenced the process of amending the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act of 2023. The Bill which was introduced by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele seeks to relocate the agency from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Presidency. Specifically, Senator Bamidele’s proposal targets Sections 9(3), 14(1), 21(1), 22(1), 26(1),

A Nigerian US-based lawyer, Mr Chris Okobah, on Tuesday, charged the Independent National Electoral Commission to improve the nation’s electoral system to stop the judiciary from deciding the fate of election results. Okobah, speaking in Asaba, said the court has become a refuge for the political elite who manipulate the electoral system to achieve their

The Niger Delta Development Commission and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to leverage shared aspirations and collaborate on diverse fronts in the delivery of sustainable development projects in the region. At a brief signing ceremony at NLNG’s Corporate Head Office, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NLNG,

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has restated his administration’s commitment to repositioning the education sector in the state. The governor said that the repositioning would include the provision of necessary impetus to improve infrastructure and environment in the drive to boost learning outcomes. Oyebanji spoke in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday while receiving the winner

The Kogi State Police Command on Tuesday paraded three suspects for false alarm that led to the lynching of a man accused of snatching their manhood. The suspects, Harish Abdurasheed,18; Yakubu Mohammed, 25; and Haruna Adamu, 28, all of Hausa descent living in Ayetoro Gbede, were said to have been arrested at Ayetoro Gbede in

An Edo State High Court in Benin has ordered the remand of the 54-year-old Head of Tactical Teams of Edo State Security Network, Mr. Osarenren Johnson (aka Small Baba), over alleged murder and other crimes. Small Baba was arrested alongside others by the police command over the killing of eight people in Okhunmwun Community in

Residents of Odo-Ijesa community in Osun State have called on the state government to remove the recently installed Oluodo of Odo Ijesa, Oba Olufemi Olayinka, saying due process was not followed before he was installed. Some residents of the town had staged a peaceful protest within the community, denouncing the appointment of Oba Olayinka and

Six petrol retail outlets and an illegal gas refilling plant in Uvwie and Udu Local Government Areas of Delta State were on Tuesday sealed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Warri Zonal Office. The NMDPRA Head of Operations in Warri office, Mr Goziem Chukwurah, led a surveillance team of the regulatory authority

A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed, to seven years imprisonment. The court also ordered him to pay back $2,178,900 and N1.65bn to the Army properties and NAPL. Mohammed was tried on 18 counts bordering on forgery, misappropriation